Justice
The hot topic over the next few days is if and when Presidents should get immunity for official acts ordered as part of his (or her) “core constitutional powers,” even when some believe those acts are criminal. As a sampling of public opinion, here’s a snap poll conducted by
Politics
I am not egotistical enough to think of this as my legacy, but I was tickled by the recent Inquirer 1 ½-page report on the plummeting number of traffic tickets being written by the Philadelphia Police Department. Why would I be tickled? Because a decade ago I started an annual
Politics
I filed yesterday's column about an hour after the debate ended. I did not look at any analysis because I want to give you my opinion, unaffected by what others say. I also like to post fast because people will read one, two or three pieces, but not
Politics
Before analyzing the debate, let’s remember that moderator Dana Bash described the first debate four years ago as a “shit show,” while Philly-born moderator Jake Tapper called it “horrific,” and later drew parallels between Donald J. Trump and Adolf Hitler. And yet, Trump accepted CNN’s offer to host
Politics
Who will win Thursday's presidential debate? It depends who is scoring it. There are three “judges” on the tribunal. # The (anti-Trump) Mainstream Media will see it one way, despite whether Donald J. Trump comes out rude and vicious, or polite and toned-down. (Don’t bet on the latter.
Guns
Philadelphia never seems to tire of providing examples that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. This time, it was the city’s law banning “bump stock” devices that turn regular firearms into machine guns. They should be banned, in my opinion. But
Entertainment
The Golden Boys will return, Frankie Avalon told me Wednesday during an interview session jointly sponsored by the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia and the Delaware County Press Club. The long-running touring act of Avalon, Fabian, and Bobby Rydell was suspended after the untimely death of Rydell on April 5, 2022.
Culture
Is working from home “now the normal”? That’s what April Gigetts, the president of white-collar AFSCME District Council 47, said in response to Mayor Cherelle Parker’s order that city workers would have to return to their offices starting in July. Gigetts also said change in location of workplace
Immigration
Of course it is a cheap, election-year stunt, but that doesn’t mean that it’s wrong. I reference President Joe Biden’s just-announced policy to clear the way to legal status for the undocumented spouses of American citizens. There are several provisos, a key one being that they must
Culture
Don’t get me wrong — I am very happy Mayor Cherelle Parker has vowed, and has just begun, a street-by-street cleanup of Philadelphia. I just think it is a massive waste of time and money. Why? Too many Philadelphians are pigs. There’s too much trash in the streets. How
Politics
Europe’s recent lurch to the right in balloting for the European Parliament concerns me as an American, because so much evil has come out of Europe’s Right. To be precise, Nazis and other fascists. And yet I know the lurch to the right comes as a response to
Capitalism
I’m not going to go all Socialist on you — although some of you would like that — but I am going to kick around the idea of what is a “fair” amount of income tax to saddle impose on the rich. And my case in point will be Elon Musk,