Bicycle Lanes
Well, the temperature makes it feel like Hell has frozen over, and another sign of the apocalypse is the Philadelphia Inquirer publishing an op-ed that opposes the demands of the bike cult. This is a first in my memory. Well, at least since I stopped working there. The newspaper gives
Politics
In a generally forward-looking, brusque, and patriotic inaugural address, President Donald J. Trump went off the rails toward the end, making promises that were unenforceable, silly, or dangerous. Unenforceable is his desire to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. He can call it the Gulf of
Guns
Not to pick on the Philadelphia Inquirer, but I will use a recent story to illustrate confirmation bias. The headline of the story read, “The LGBTQ people buying guns for self-defense,” and the top of the story makes its position clear when it quote a 23-year-old trans woman identified only
Politics
Just minutes after I learned the Sixers Arena deal had collapsed like the team’s playoff hopes, I posted this on Facebook. I had no facts, just a half century of living in Philadelphia, and decades of covering Philadelphia politics. I was busy with other issues and decided to pass
Animals
Buzz Miller was 64 when he had an epiphany. He was a top tax and real-estate lawyer, very successful, very wealthy, but …. “I can’t see myself doing this another year,” he heard himself saying. “I’m tired. I’m bored. I don’t like some of the people I
Immigration
This is a slightly edited republication of a March 2022 column on solutions to solve the illegal immigrant crisis. The polling mentioned here is less favorable to illegals today than it was three years ago. I present the reprint as reasonable, hopeful that you will join me in supporting it.
Crime
Does the name Yolanda Saldivar ring a bell? She was convicted of the 1995 first-degree murder of Tejano music star Selena, who was 23. A Texas jury sentenced Saldivar to life in prison. Life in prison. She is now eligible for parole, 30 years after she killed the star, who
Culture
Your home is in danger. Police have issued a mandatory evacuation order. You can bring one small suitcase, the size of a carryon. What three things do you bring with you? I suspect there will be some disagreement on this, linked to age, I also suspect. Me? 1- Important papers,
Culture
I’m having a chuckle about a couple of chuckleheads from the Left — the Inquirer’s Will Bunch, Salon’s Amanda Marcotte — coming out with the, um, imaginative theory that the New Orleans and Las Vegas whack jobs who committed unrelated and dissimilar crimes were linked by a common motive
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I have a moderately positive view of Josh Shapiro, as a moderate Democrat. He’s pretty much a straight shooter, a guy (like former Gov. Ed Rendell) who’s usually willing to concede the other guy (meaning Republicans) might have a valid opinion or policy. During the campaign, however, he
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I love Jason Kelce. I don’t know any Philadelphian who doesn’t love Jason Kelce, the retired Philadelphia Eagles All- Pro center, and leader. He knows football. He’s spent most of his life playing it. I know show business. I have spent much of my life reporting on
Culture
Questions asked by a journalist of other journalists about the terror attack in New Orleans.: First, yes, enough is known by now to call it “terror.” My first question is why almost every news report identified the attacker as a U.S. Army veteran. He was. That is true. How