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This is a necessary postscript to my last column, which was a “review” of Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech. I wanted to focus on her, alone. There were other points worth mentioning, but a good column is like a rifle, with a single, well-defined target, rather than a shotgun that scatters
Politics
On Thursday, accidental Presidential candidate Kamala Harris introduced herself to America. A month ago, her approval ratings were lower than Joe Biden’s. Today, she is the Joan of Arc of the Democrats’ 2024 campaign to drive a stake through the heart of Donald J. Trump. But lurking in the
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Tim Walz got the premier closing slot at Wednesday’s Democratic National Convention, and he did a lot with it, in only 16 minutes. I note some media outlets were calling it “coach’s night,” rather than “teachers night” or “National Guard night” or “governor’s night.” When a writer
Humor
I can imagine the herky-jerky excitement at McDonald's headquarters in Chicago. No, not because of the nearby Democratic National Convention. It’s because the possible next President of the United States, and her husband, were both employees at one time, with potential First Husband having been an “employee
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Tuesday was royalty night at the Democratic National Convention, with both Obamas speaking, and me wondering whether Barack or Michelle would get the craziest welcome. I can’t judge volume, but I can use a stop watch. Advantage, Barack — 1 minute and 30 seconds of wild applause, to 1:17
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The Democrats’ theme for Monday’s Night One was “For the People,” which is Kamala Harris’ tagline, reflecting how she introduced herself in court when she was a prosecutor. I call it Losers Elders Night, with the two biggest names being losing Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and nudged-into-retirement President Joe
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Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think so. The Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday published a story based on a fallacy. The subheadline reads, “‘City folks’ who moved to fast-growing far suburbs could help Kamala Harris defeat Donald Trump in Pennsylvania” The main headline was this: “Philly’s
Politics
The one word that best describes JD Vance is not “weird,” it is “changeable.” Nothing about him remains the same — not his occupation, not his political heroes, not his religion, not even his name. He sometimes seems like a dandelion swaying in the wind, or, to be less kind as
Police
OK, that’s been cleared up. Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz misspoke when in 2018, he said this: “We can make sure that those weapons of war that I carried in war is the only place where those weapons are at.” He was never in war. The closest he
Journalism
I rarely quickly return to a subject unless it is really warranted, and with Will Bunch it is. I had my say less than two weeks ago, but I had to return for a smaller bite today. As many of you know, Bunch is the resident Chicken Little of the
Culture
Editor’s note: On the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, I republish the column that proves “Hands up! Don’t shoot!” was built on a lie. —- Without meaning to, George Floyd has brought us together, both Americans and foreigners. There have been more memorials and protest marches
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“I’m tired of the bullshit.” That was the favorite expression of a guy I worked for (as a side gig) in the ‘60s, whose name was Emory Washington. He was a rare bird, a Black Republican, a former Marine, a family man and capitalist, who intensely believed in the