Military
When Tom Sherwood left the Army after three years of service in Korea and Vietnam, he cried. He didn’t want to leave. A volunteer, as were his four brothers, serving his country was the most meaningful experience of his young life. So why did he leave? It was the
Politics
Tuesday night’s 90-minute Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce mayoral forum saved the best for last, if you hung in until the last 15 minutes. The event was streamed on 6ABC, and at the end solo moderator Matt O’Donnell gave the six participants a chance to ask questions of
Entertainment
It’s Massacre Day on cable news. Fox News thanked Tucker Carlson for his lies service as they escorted him to the door. Why? No one is saying yet, but the leaks will start soon. Was his head demanded in the Dominion Voting settlement? I doubt it, but Carlson seemed
Politics
And now, Helen Gym begins to reveal her true self. The true self that is consumed with nonessentials and superficials. She lifted the curtain at a Thursday forum sponsored by the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists in an exchange with Jeff Brown, another mayoral candidate. They were asked how they
Cartoon
Thank you, return to what you were doing.
Politics
The conventional wisdom, among Left-leaning journalists, was that Jeff Brown committed an unforced error in a response to a question about Philly’s use of a trash-to-energy plant in Chester, an armpit along the Delaware. The chattering class had their say, followed by an op-ed Monday in the Philadelphia Inquirer
Culture
ME: Thanks for seeing me on such short notice, doctor. Dr. PROBER: It seems like you were in crisis, Mr. Bykofsky. ME: I was. I am. And you can call me Stu. Dr. PROBER: Very well, and you may call me Dr. Prober. ME: Sure thing. My problem is I
Journalism
The Fox News prime-time distortionist, Tucker Carlson, is at it again -- pushing the lies that U.S. forces are actively engaging Russian troops in combat in Ukraine. “Briefing slides prepared by the U.S. government,” he said, “began to show up, among other places, on Twitter. And the slides
Politics
Over at Cherelle Parker’s headquarters, they started playing “Oh Happy Day” as soon as they heard Derek Green had dropped out, unable to compete with the flood of money and deep-pocket endorsements captured by the front runners. Green told me he had no regrets, and he had not made
Politics
The highlight of Tuesday night’s mayoral debate carried by Fox 29, came around the mid-point when the bon homme slipped and candidates slapped at each other. By my count, supermarket CEO Jeff Brown took four shots, uber progressive Helen Gym got slapped twice, Allan Domb once, not counting reporter
Politics
The front page of Tuesday’s Philadelphia Inquirer provided ammunition for those who feel politics and politicians are residents of -- dare I say it? -- the swamp. Here’s a link to one of the stories, https://www.inquirer.com/news/rochelle-bilal-philadelphia-sheriff-budget-funding-raise-20230411.html but I know if you are
Politics
There’s a truism around City Hall, that Allan Domb was the only member of City Council with experience at running a business. Like many other political truisms, it is false. Well, it was false until Derek Green resigned from Council to run for mayor. Before running for Council, Green