In “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” the classic children’s book by Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel, the nasty Grinch, whose heart is “two sizes too small,” tries to stop Christmas in Whoville.

On Trump’s social media posts, he keeps depicting himself in fantasy roles: Superman, Jesus, the Pope, Sci-Fi leader of dystopian death machines & a larger than life military commander. His fantasies are sometimes “official,” communicated to the American public directly under White House insignia, and they frequently come in waves of multiple fantasies at one time. Over Labor Day he indulged and made it public 37 times.

Fort Lauderdale Realty Group is taking a different approach to the economics of real estate in South Florida, introducing programs designed for sellers, buyers, landlords—and the agents who represent them. 

There was a time when businesses could put up a sign, buy an advertisement, develop a loyal customer base and expect those customers to keep coming back. 

Republican Senator Thom Tillis, former Senate Armed Services Committee member, has accused Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth of mismanaging the Pentagon, and is recommending Trump fire him. Tillis wrote on X that Hegseth is “intimidated by competence” and “retreats to ginning up culture wars instead of soberly attending to the vital work of our national defense and the health and well-being of our fighting force.”

In 1978, shortly after I began my “Book Nook” column of book reviews, I conducted an unscientific poll in which I asked readers and passing acquaintances what their favorite book was.