A longshot introduces himself

3 years ago

The man with the raised fist is not angry. He is Al Robles, and he is being emphatic. Candidate Al…

What’s behind the Florida book flap?

3 years ago

You know the adage about not tearing down a wall until after you know why it was built? Hearing about…

Bobby Rydell’s last wishes

3 years ago

South Philadelphia’s Bobby Rydell, who would have turned 80 on April 26, died April 5 of noncovid pneumonia at Jefferson…

Food for thought; thought for food

3 years ago

I’m man enough to admit — not brag — that I am the one who does the grocery shopping in…

NATO to Putin: Go F yourself

3 years ago

In addition to proving to be amazing warriors, Ukrainians are demonstrating a grim sense of humor. They just released this…

Justice Jackson: In her own words

3 years ago

I was moved by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s remarks after Senate confirmation of her nomination. Here they are in their…

College debt? Mostly it’s the rich

3 years ago

One reason I like Michael Smerconish’s Saturday morning CNN show is that I almost always learn something I didn’t know. …

Watching the unwatchable

3 years ago

War is bad. That thought is not original with me, of course. The most famous, and horrible, image of the…

A weak charge against the Phillies

3 years ago

Ah, here comes the braying of another academic with a racial grievance that even he doesn’t believe. Will Kyle Schwarber…

Oops. Note to readers

3 years ago

Column on the Phillies you may be seeing was posted by error. It will return Friday.