Humor
Continuing with a conversation with God going back a quarter of a century. Your Favorite Columnist: Let’s start with the biggest topic in the news. God: Saquon Barkley? He’s a God-send to the Eagles, I know. You’re welcome, and I don’t even give him an extra
Anti-Semitism
I once wrote, with sincerity, that Philadelphians divide their time between bragging about Philly, and trashing it. As a columnist, I’ve done more of the latter. Because problems seem to have a longer lifetime than achievements. Some columnists, like the famous Herb Caen, wrote what he called a series
Immigration
As part of my continuing scoreboard on Inquirer corruption of journalist norms, the Thursday edition carried yet another Open Border editorial mildly disguised as a new story. The piece runs 23 paragraphs, it quotes four supporters of illegal immigration, although it never ever uses the word “illegal,” and offers not
Philadelphia 76ers
[This was published in the Inquirer on Thursday, Dec, 12. The subject is the Sixers Arena, but whose leadership does it mean? Interspersed are comments on another bill Council bullied through to passage in less than three months.] “A Failure of leadership” by The Editorial Board After all the shouting,
Military
Not many things scare the crap out of me, including the threat of nuclear war. I was in public school in the ‘50s, when some schools had “duck and cover” exercises to protect students in a nuclear attack. It involved dropping to the floor and hiding under your desk, or
Immigration
God knows I don’t want to be a noodge about it, but as long as the Inquirer keeps up its pro-illegal push, I feel obligated to respond to it, because no other mainstream media will. And, yes, this blog is mainstream, centrist, with a simple Operating System (as the
Culture
By now you have either seen or heard of the online blockheads who are lionizing, making a hero of, the Ivy League grad who is accused of murdering a health insurance CEO. The first thing that put me in mind of was the January 6 rioters who were shouting, “Hang
Amnesty International
Once upon a time I was a supporter of, and a contributor to, Amnesty International. That was long and far away, when Amnesty International busied itself fighting the worst of the worst — dictatorships of the Left and Right that crushed the human rights of their subjects and residents. To me,
Immigration
Mayor Cherelle Parker has a very loud voice, but not loud enough for some with very special interests. In an editorial masquerading as a news story, the Inquirer reports, probably accurately, that “leaders of the city’s immigrant community” are concerned about their status because of deportation threats made by
Culture
By Guy Ciarrocchi Trump’s victory was historic — meaning it’s important and worth studying. The unfortunate reality is that in today’s America, any Republican win in a swing state or district is actually historic. However, Trump’s victory is in a “super-historic” category. With all the post-election debate
Bicycle Lanes
A Wednesday press release from the Mayor’s office touted two bills that would enhance public safety and quality of life. One was renaming Taney Street, which has no effect on public safety or quality of life. This is like the mayor’s dubious claim that the 76ers Arena would
Journalism
This won’t surprise some of you, because in the past I have mentioned the Inquirer’s Cyclops coverage of selected topics. By Cyclops, I mean only one eye is open. This past Sunday, the paper had a Page One story headlined: “Trump’s threat has migrants, advocates on edge.