Politics
Here’s where I give a former colleague credit for joining me in asking hard, appropriate questions about Democratic Mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker. In the Philadelphia Inquirer, columnist Helen Ubinas, a traditional liberal, bravely writes that Parker has a history of opaqueness — not transparency — and a habit of ducking questions
Drugs
Finally, I won one. Well, not the first and not the only, but against my fears that Woke would triumph, Philadelphia City Council overwhelmingly rejected the insanity of so-called “supervised injection sites.” The site of the shooting gallery that was stopped dead by South Philadelphians Well-intentioned but clueless advocates started
Immigration
Andrew S. Hanen of the Federal District Court in Houston has ruled that a program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of undocumented young adults from deportation and allowed them to legally work in the United States, is not legal. I disagree with the judge. The judge maintained that President
Guns
Our pathetic excuse for a retired-in-place mayor was given some space on the Philadelphia Inquirer’s letters page to plead (again) for an abridgment of your Constitutional right to own firearms. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear oral arguments, says Jim Kenney, on Crawford v Commonwealth. “The court will decide
Culture
Two stories on one page of the Philadelphia Inquirer led me to question my sanity. Wait — actually the sanity of America, because these two stories simply could not have existed through most of the long span of my life. In one, the Perkiomen Valley school board is struggling to come
Journalism
Sorry, Cherelle, “pissed and angry” won’t cut it. Democratic mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker has a mess. (Photo: The Daily Pennsylvanian) That was what Democratic mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker said when the Inquirer revealed emails from her campaign staffers that belittled and were dismissive of reporters. Her staffers made an
Police
When word of Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw’s decision to cut and run was announced, I posted on Facebook that she may not have been an effective commissioner, but she was smart enough to read the writing on the wall. Former Police Commissioners John Timoney (left), Charles Ramsey Meaning the
Journalism
Just a few days ago, I was saying the government’s request for a 33-year sentence for the head of the Proud Boys for his role in the Jan. 6 riots was “crazy vengeful.” Convicted murderers have gotten less time. Radio host Dawn Stensland (Photo: Audacity) The judge may have
Culture
Here is a recent, and revolting, development in Elkins Park. The Inquirer is reporting on a memorial to the Nazi SS, specifically the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the Schutzstaffel, on the grounds of St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery. The SS was the worst of the worst, and the
Politics
The Proud Boys are scum, anyway you look at them, but a 33-year jail term for national leader Enrique Tarrio for organizing the Jan. 6 (choose the word you like best) insurrection, riot, protest at the U.S. Capitol is excessive. The 13 last Americans to die in Afghanistan “Seditious
Culture
I tossed some paper into the wastebasket basket under my desk, and was startled by a whiffft. What? It was a small rust-colored flash that bolted from the basket to the floor, and zipped under the sofa. Jesus Christ! I shouted silently. A roach! A waterbug! Yaaaaaughh. Yep — I skeeve.
Entertainment
This is a mini-controversy I did not plan commenting on, but, to paraphrase Michael Corleone, I feel like I am dragged into the Leonard Bernstein mess. Bradley Cooper (left) as Leonard Bernstein (right) Well, not exactly Leonard Bernstein, who is dead. More like the mess surrounding Bradley Cooper, who is