How to Argue About Politics With Your Family This Thanksgiving

Ah, Thanksgiving — a time of happiness and warmth, when families come together to put aside their differences and celebrate the love that binds them with delicious food and thoughtful conversation. Kidding! The hallmark of a successful Thanksgiving for most people has traditionally been ignoring Aunt Martha’s obvious drinking problem…

Boycott the Miami Marlins

A new nationwide movement, promoted by firebrand columnist Shaun King, launched this week with the aim of punishing businesses with leaders who gave money to white-nationalist-enabling President-Elect Donald Trump.  King’s campaign, called the DJT Resistance, has focused on the biggest Trump givers, such as New Balance, Yuengling, and Herbalife.

A Five-Step Program to Regaining Trust in the Miami Dolphins

Hold onto your butts, South Florida — the Miami Dolphins are almost definitely not bad. They might not be good, but after a four-game winning streak that has swooped down and saved their season from the fiery pit of mock-drafts-in-November hell, we can pretty much guarantee the Fins aren’t that bad.

In Trump’s America, It’s OK to Give Up

Last night, in the midst of a liberal social media meltdown over Donald Trump’s increasing likelihood of winning the presidency, actor George Takei launched a rallying cry. “We must stand up defiantly to any dark or divisive acts, and look out for the most vulnerable among us. It is more important than ever.”

Five Questions Entering Tonight’s Miami Heat Season Opener

Ready or not, another Miami Heat season kicks off tonight when the Miami Heat travels to Orlando to face the Magic in the 2016-17 season opener. Tonight’s game marks a new era for the Heat and its fans, one that, for the first time in a dozen years, will not include Dwyane Wade.

Uncle Luke: Voters Should Keep Carlos Gimenez as County Mayor

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez doesn’t hold grudges. Five years ago, I endorsed his opponent, Julio Robaina. But Gimenez and his staff never held it against me. If I asked him to address inner-city issues, he and his staff followed through. On Election Day, Gimenez will face Raquel Regalado, a county…

Luke’s Gospel: End the NFL’s Twerking Ban

The National Football League has a problem with players from Miami expressing themselves. How else can one explain the recent crackdown on Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, who was a formerly a star athlete at Miami Norland Senior High? During the first quarter of the Steelers’ October 10 game…

Miami Dolphins Need to Drop Ryan Tannehill Now

The Miami Dolphins season is over, and so is Ryan Tannehill’s time quarterbacking this team. The Dolphins 30-17 loss to the hapless Tennessee Titans on Sunday dropped the Dolphins to 1-4 on the year, and for all intents and purposes left them out of the playoff picture. No person in…

University of Miami Football Will Beat FSU This Weekend

The University of Miami Hurricanes are slowly making their way back to national prominence under new head coach Mark Richt and senior quarterback Brad Kaaya. Now comes the undefeated team’s real test. This Saturday, the U will take on the Florida State Seminoles, a rival school that the tenth-ranked Canes…

Luke’s Gospel: Kaepernick Protest Bears Fruit in Miami

The way Booker T. Washington High football coach Tim “Ice” Harris tells it, police sometimes stop his players on their way home from practice. Then the cops force these amazing young athletes to lie on the ground. Officers just assume they’re criminals. Ice’s description of his players’ treatment was just…

I Am Naked Donald Trump

Hey, everyone. It’s me, Naked Donald Trump. You probably heard about my appearance yesterday in Wynwood, perched on top of a III Points billboard. Just about every news organization in town came to check me out. People seemed pretty excited. Maybe a little too excited – they yanked me down…