A friendly game of dodgeball

3 months ago

For me, the highlight of Tuesday night’s one-and-only vice presidential debate was when each admitted he was kind of a…

When Philly government discrimination is just peachy

3 months ago

I have long been on record as rejecting the idea that America suffers from “systemic racism.” No whites need apply…

Monkeyshines at U Penn

3 months ago

You’ve got to wonder about “science” that puts its weight behind an experiment to determine if monkeys looking at pictures…

No stopping in bike lanes? Are you crazy, Kenyatta?

3 months ago

Well, they are at it again, pinheads proposing legislation that would do minimum good with maximum harm. Even for Philly,…

A Swiftie, me, talks about Taylor’s low ratings in PA

3 months ago

“I am a Swiftie,” my 30ish restaurant server was surprised to hear me say, after the meal had concluded and…

Questions I would ask Kamala Harris

3 months ago

At 2:30 this afternoon at WHYY, Vice President Kamala Harris will be interviewed by members of the National Association of…

From World War II, the last lady of the line

3 months ago

They call her a lucky ship. And a long-living ship. During her service in the waning days of World War…

Kamala Harris was no cream puff

3 months ago

Finally, at long last, after precedent-busting preliminaries, we arrived at the Main Event — the 100-minute, winner-take-all bout, the Felon…

Open letter to Mayor Parker on bike lanes

4 months ago

Dear Mayor Parker: So how did it feel to get booed when you said you would consider the voice of…

R.I.P. James Darren, always a regular guy

4 months ago

We’ve lost another of the South Philly stars of the late ‘50s, and later. This time it is James Darren,…