Bicycle Lanes
Well, they are at it again, pinheads proposing legislation that would do minimum good with maximum harm. Even for Philly, this one’s hard to believe. It’s a bill from Councilmembers Kenyatta Johnson, once a moderate, and Jamie Gauthier, a happy progressive, to prohibit stopping in bike lanes. Sixteen
Entertainment
“I am a Swiftie,” my 30ish restaurant server was surprised to hear me say, after the meal had concluded and we were having a brief chat, which was joined by a couple of other young women standing nearby. “What’s not to like?” I asked. A couple of days later
Politics
At 2:30 this afternoon at WHYY, Vice President Kamala Harris will be interviewed by members of the National Association of Black Journalists, whom the Inquirer did not name. I expect it will be much more friendly than the group’s interview with Donald J. Trump, in which he made
Military
They call her a lucky ship. And a long-living ship. During her service in the waning days of World War II, the USS Slater, DE-766, a destroyer escort, never lost a soul. I finally got to visit this living piece of history a few days ago, and this story will
Politics
Finally, at long last, after precedent-busting preliminaries, we arrived at the Main Event — the 100-minute, winner-take-all bout, the Felon versus the Prosecutor. If you are a supporter of Donald J. Trump, you must be disappointed. After months of him calling Kamala Harris “stupid” and “incompetent,” she was neither during the
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Dear Mayor Parker: So how did it feel to get booed when you said you would consider the voice of residents who are actually impacted by bike lanes? The booing came from members of the bike cult, represented by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, whose clout far exceeds its
Entertainment
We’ve lost another of the South Philly stars of the late ‘50s, and later. This time it is James Darren, a friend, who died at 88, of heart problems, despite having a huge heart. Here’s a story about his life. Previously passing were Bobby Rydell, Joey Bishop, Al
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Think the U.S. is politically divided? We are, pretty much 50-50 (or 52 Kamala, 46 Trump, in the most recent poll). In Israel, it is far worse, because Israel lives in a much worse neighborhood, where bad decisions have lethal consequences. Military, intelligence and government ineptitude resulted in the
Culture
Following the Harris/Bash interview, I looked at the Facebook home page of two women writers, each well-educated and bitchy. (I mean that in a good way.) The reaction of Lady A: “I’m bored.” Lady B: “She did great.” Now — neither of them was lying. They said what they
Journalism
For many Americans, what Vice President Kamala Harris said on CNN Thursday night was less interesting than what she was asked by CNN anchor Dana Bash. Even before the interview aired, many MAGA heads were all over social media squawking that because CNN taped it, the network “would be editing
Journalism
I’ve been a professional journalist for more than 60 years, I’ve covered all kinds of stories and interviewed all kinds of people. There is no subject I am afraid to tackle, but if I were Dana Bash, I’d be feeling a butterfly belly, and a puckered sphincter
Journalism
This is an example of the press putting its thumb on the scale. This photo shows a Washington Post story as carried in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The story is what’s called a sidebar, or an auxiliary story that supports the main story, which was Donald J. Trump’s campaign