Matthew Hennessey
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New York, NY, United States
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Magdalena by Matthew Hennessey
Magdalena loves potatoes. Doesn’t matter what kind. Red, yellow, Idaho, Irish, boiled, baked, or . . . . → Read More
St. Michael, Pray for Us
The prayer to St. Michael the Archangel is a reminder of the existence of the devil and the presence of true evil in the world. → Read More
Techdaddy Doesn’t Know Best
We don’t need the future that Silicon Valley is selling. → Read More
When the Heavyweight Champions Ruled America
City Journal managing editor Paul Beston joins Matthew Hennessey to discuss Paul’s new book, The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring. For much of the twentieth century, boxing was one of the country’s most popular sports. Even long after the sport’s heyday, the men who dominated the ring still hold a place in American culture. The Boxing Kings chronicles the history of the… → Read More
Rambling Shambling Brian Doyle
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Generation X, Millennials, and Technology
Matthew Hennessey joins Aaron Renn to discuss the fading of the baby boom generation, the rise of tech-savvy millennials, and the challenge for those in-between, known as Generation X. → Read More
Generation X Needs to Save America from Millennials
The influence of Gen X is getting lost as the business world turns to younger workers. Though one of its own sits yet again in the White House, the baby-boom generation, 78 million strong, is finally preparing to depart the scene. Theirs is a 40-year legacy of war, debt and cultural... → Read More
Zero Hour for Generation X
With baby boomers fading and millennials asserting themselves, it’s time for Gen X to step up. → Read More
Everything in Its Place
Our daily blog content exclusive to the web hits on hot topics in both religion and public life and will keep you informed and entertained all week. → Read More
Pack Your Bags
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Hambone’s Joint
My first job was at Hennessey’s, the bar my parents owned. When I was 12, I’d go there with my father on Saturday mornings to break down cardboard boxes. Rinsing ashtrays and scraping gum off the floor was the entry level. It was a sticky-elbows joint, and my dad—Jim, known as Hambone—was deep in his element. Some called him Ham; some called him Bone. We didn’t use soap in the mop bucket, just… → Read More
Banking On It
Somehow, in an age of faceless tellers and international hackers, we trust that our money is safe. → Read More
Obama’s Shame
On his way out the door, the president commutes the sentence of an unrepentant terrorist. → Read More
Another Anniversary
Fifteen years after 9/11, timeless truths endure. → Read More
Policing Wikipedia
The NYPD has admitted that someone using an IP address registered to the department made edits to the Wikipedia page of Eric Garner, the 43-year-old Staten Island man who died last year after officers used a chokehold to subdue him → Read More
Ending Broken Windows?
It's hard to miss the irony: the same people who have called for an end to Broken Windows-style policing in New York City now blast cops for engaging in a → Read More
Tomorrow's Weather Today: Whiz Kids Democratizing Meteorology
Jacob Meisel, a 19-year-old Harvard sophomore, is one of a new breed of online entrepreneurs who, armed only with Google, Twitter, and Microsoft Excel, are changing weather forecasting. → Read More
Matthew Hennessey: Remembering when smokers weren’t demonized
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Mad About Millennials
Millennials are still forming their identities. They are still figuring out what they want. → Read More
Hauling Trash in NYC for Twice the Price
How do private waste-hauling firms manage to pick up and dispose of trash so much more efficiently than the sanitation department? → Read More