Thinking about those who work Christmas day

I spent some time yesterday thanking all those who were on the job, performing necessary tasks

The most exclusive club in the world

After his election, Bill Clinton found a full house — Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush.

Memo to one and all: It IS a Christmas tree!

If I follow the dictates of PC, I’d be lighting candles on a holiday candelabra, not on what it actually is — a Hanukkah menorah.

Your Favorite Columnist’s annual chat with God

It is wide-ranging, covering religion, sports, international affairs, and even Stephen A. Smith

Guest essay: Let Brown murders lead to healing

I’m on the left, too. And it’s time for us to come clean about the biased environments we have created.

The roots of anti-Semitism: An informed opinion

Tragically, the Catholic church charged Jews with deicide — killing God.

Trump digs his way down to a new low

I mean, didn’t his mother ever tell him “If you don’t have something good to say, don’t say anything at all”

Lying lawyers catch hell from PO’d judges

This was all part of an effort by the D.A. to undo or undermine all death penalty cases.

What’s behind Obamacare congressional wrestling

Congress wraps up its year in a few days and if Obamacare is not fixed, premiums are expected to skyrocket after January 1.

Today’s toon

Kelly’s Heroes was a pretty OK war movie.

And now, for once, I agree with Zohran Mamdani

The Zohran says, correctly, ICE can’t enter a private space, such as a home, without your permission, or without a judicial warrant. Suspects do not have to open their doors.

And now, your emcee-in-chief

If he doesn’t outdraw Jimmy Kimmel, he said he shouldn’t be President

President Donald J. Trump

Trump overreacts to attack on National Guard

U.S. law does not condone guilt by association or collective punishment.

Culture

Repeat: How to have a peaceful Thanksgiving

From turkey to cranberries to stuffing to corn to pumpkin pie, everything will cost more this year.

Catherine Lucey

An anecdote about the “piggy” reporter

On more than one occasion, when writing about a good-looking male celebrity, she lasciviously confessed how much she would like to “do” him.

Bike lanes

Friends of Pine and Spruce pull city back into court

Bochetto describes what happened as "legislation by ambush” that “is not only morally despicable, but illegal as well.”

John Fetterman

Really, what is the John Fetterman brand?

If his dress is weird, so are many of his ideas, and his personality.

Due process

A miscarriage of justice? Only at first glance

I support law enforcement, such as ICE, but I have criticized the agency when it does not play by the rules, such as respecting due process. 

FOPS

After a year, FOPS is still fighting a broken bike promise

The city broke its word when it passed the idiotic no-stopping ordinance.

Jeffrey Epstein

The Epstein emails: So far, no smoking gun

Does this mean Trump knew of sex trafficking? It does not.

ChatGPT

Having a political chat with ChatGPT

Its first draft was complete, factual, and nonpartisan, giving arguments from both sides of the aisle, and the differing sides within the Democratic caucus, which is a fancy name for a street gang. 

Jury Nullification

On assault, judge gets it right, jury gets it wrong

If hitting an officer with a sandwich is OK, how about a paper cup? How about an empty plastic water bottle? How about a full water bottle?

Will Rogers

The story behind a shutdown joke

“A fool and his money are soon elected.”

Election Night

Democrats clean up, even the evil ones

The tighter a Republican candidate is to President Donald J. Trump, the worse they will do in a moderate state.