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To the surprise of practically no one, “family man” Joe Biden announced Sunday, after discovering a “miscarriage of justice,” that he had authorized a full pardon for his son Hunter, whom he once called the smartest man he knows. Hunter did not return the compliment. That the elder, and impaired,
Israel
This is tough to write, and some people are going to take it badly, no matter how carefully I phrase it. So I won’t be unduly careful. It’s tough to be an Arab American today. This is not an attack on an ethnic group. It is an attack
Health insirance
If you watch TV, this time of year you are bombarded with commercials asking you (if you are eligible) to change your supplemental Medicare insurance. I am satisfied with what I have for supplemental and drug coverage, but because I liked the commercials aired by eHealth, I decided to give
Culture
Thanksgiving is Americans favorite holiday. That’s according to a survey I just made up, but I think it’s true. Despite the thanks-to-God aspect of it, it is nondenominational, with each of us free to thank our own God, and atheists to mock belevers in “the bearded white man
Crime
Many of us believe in second chances. Christians make a big thing out of redemption. I believe in second chances, but there are limits. Limits came to mind when I read that three scoundrels — a fancy word for common criminals — were given a second chance after violating the public trust.
Soda tax
Philadelphia’s seven-year-old soda tax has increased health in the city, but maybe not, according to a story in the Inquirer that omits some important information. The Inquirer favored the targeted tax (I did not) and this piece by writer Aubrey Whelan reflects this bias. Let’s start at the
Animals
A shelter is about the worst place for a dog, and Philadelphia’s was once one of the worst of the worst. Thanks to the help of staffers — confidential sources who shared information and photos with me — almost exactly 20 years ago, I was able to write an expose that
Culture
The post mortem continues, with the Inquirer headlining, in the print edition, a story , “Why voters rejected Dems’ fascism warnings.” I’ll summarize the story this way: Voters cared more about the economy than democracy. That’s the Inquirer’s take, speaking for hard Left, Democratic bed-wetters. Mine is that
Immigration
Donald J. Trump has a mandate for action, and if Republicans capture the House, in addition to the Senate it now has, he will have a pretty free hand to act. Even CNN’s Van Jones called Trump’s an “avalanche victory.” He will be able to act on illegal
Culture
As you know, I enjoy spirited debate, and even creative name-calling. The election is over. Trump won. Biden and Harris (and Stu) say we will survive this. The level of acrimony is actually keeping other people from commenting. “What kind of friends do you have?” I have been asked more
Politics
Well, ain’t that something. In what I can’t help seeing as a trolling of Mark Cuban, President-Elect Donald J. Trump appointed Susie Wiles to be his chief of staff, the first woman to hold that post for any president. It was his first appointment, and it came fast.
Elections
Has Tom Hanks packed his bags yet? No, because the report that he would leave America if Donald J. Trump won was satire. But there was a long list, even back in 2016, of American assholes entertainers who would rather switch than fight. None of those deep thinkers left. Not