Trump’s woo-woo factor

5 years ago

Listening to the drumbeat of fear, despair and disgust from some precincts on the Left gives me today’s topic: If…

The man who remade America

5 years ago

Like most (all?) of you, I have no memory of the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a 1 percenter born…

9/11 and the high price of peace

5 years ago

Is there someone who doesn’t want peace? What a crazy notion.  We all want peace, but are we as willing…

Philly stints on homeless animals

5 years ago

The woman who just resigned as the leader of the city animal shelter, and the man who oversees it, recently…

Love is all around

5 years ago

This is another case where I find something that tickles me, and I want to share it with you. So…

Return of the horseless carriage

5 years ago

The familiar clippety-clop of horseshoes on asphalt in Society Hill could become a thing of the past. At some point,…

Root of the dental problem

5 years ago

Ice cream broke my tooth? Sounds a little like “man bites dog,” but it happens. The other night, after a…

Straight dope at the Hall of Opium

5 years ago

This is a lost column, written in 2011 before the opioid explosion, but not published until now.  "What do they…

Diner en Blanc, or Diner en Whack?

5 years ago

The returns are in, and despite fawning media coverage that approaches adultery, the Diner en Blanc phenomenon is attracting criticism,…

Animal shelter needs a helping paw

5 years ago

Sing to the tune of Steam’s “Na, Na, Hey, Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye”: Mayor Kenney, Abernathy Fund ACCT Philly  Or…