AI looks at me, and I look back

2 years ago

I finally got a chance -- free trial subscription -- to try out ChatGPT, and I am impressed, with serious…

In New Jersey, the state vs. parents

2 years ago

“Children are not casual guests in our home. They have been loaned to us temporarily for the purpose of loving…

Gov. Shapiro makes a promise, and keeps it

2 years ago

I’m jumping the gun a wee bit here, hanging the garland of praise around the neck of Gov. Josh Shapiro…

Maybe Larry Krasner is the racist

2 years ago

District Attorney Larry Krasner, my least favorite elected official, piggybacking on Juneteenth, issued a report saying that Philadelphia’s justice system…

Sorry, Thomas Wolfe got it wrong

2 years ago

When Thomas Wolfe wrote “You can never go home again,” that was a metaphor, meaning that nostalgia sprays golden dust…

The Beatles beat death for one more tune

2 years ago

Did you read the news today? Oh, boy. The boys back together (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) I feel…

Meet your leading male(?) actor

2 years ago

I had a special interest in Sunday night’s Tony awards -- saluting the best on Broadway -- for two reasons.…

Begging your pardon

2 years ago

Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is the only one -- so far -- to promise, if he is elected, to…

Why the war museum is taking fire from the Left

2 years ago

Another day, another Philadelphia museum controversy. This time, it is fewer than half of the employees of the Museum of…

Guest essay: A thug’s mother repents

2 years ago

[Editor’s note: This column is remarkably brave, because it is contrary to Inquirer columnist Helen Ubinas’ usual narrative -- that…