Without a doubt, last week was a difficult one for the newspaper industry. With the Tribune Company filing for bankruptcy, the Miami Herald up for sale, and even the vaunted New York Times taking out a $225 million loan against its new Manhattan offices, it’s hard to imagine what the future will bring.

Seasoned journalist and Fred Astaire author Joseph Epstein offered his opinion over the weekend in the Wall Street Journal, musing on the fate of the newspaper and its stake in the beloved yet perennially luckless Chicago Cubs. Check it out here.