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Democracy
Why I can’t hate Iran’s soccer team
Let’s pretend I am going to watch soccer football Tuesday at 2. Unlike people in the stadium, I can uncork a cold one, while I laugh at whatever Budweiser paid for sponsorship. Naturally, I root for Team U.S.A. — always. But I don’t hate the opposing team,
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A death spoils this Thanksgiving
I could never forget the birthday of one of my closest friends Dick Claussen was born in Brooklyn on the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, thrusting America into world war and into a position of leading the free world. His memorable birthday was Dec. 7. He died on the
Politics
Saving the GOP from itself
In my book, Democrats are often driven more by emotion and identity politics than by facts, while Republicans are driven by personality and vengeance. Example: Donald J. Trump. So the very first thing they do after achieving the slimmest majority in the House is to announce an investigation into Hunter
Politics
Is impeachment the right fit for D.A. Krasner?
When it comes to defense district attorney Larry Krasner, I am deeply conflicted. Not about his performance, which has been abysmal, despite one or two spots of light — such a reviewing questionable convictions, or attacking cops who lie on the stand. Knowing where he was coming from — the George Soros
Immigration
Sad sack Kenney plays the race card for migrants
One thing for sure: When you hear our Sad Sack, clueless mayor call something “racist,” you know one of two things — it is not, and he has no better argument. So you know he’s bullshitting when he claims Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is being “cruel and racist” for bussing
Immigration
My illegals-to-Philly wish comes true
Permit me to gloat. Months ago, when I read that some dastardly Republican governors were bussing illegal undocument “migrants” from their overwhelmed border towns to Sanctuary Cities in the North, such as New York, Chicago and Washington, I complained that Philadelphia was being overlooked. I wrote an Open Letter to
Culture
Fight the call of the wild ATVs, dirt bikes, and cycles
A rally to protest streets being taken over by street-illegal ATVs and dirt bikes, plus street-legal racing cars and motorcycles that are driven illegally, will be held Monday at 4 p.m. on the Art Museum steps. You should attend if possible. There are at least three issues: 1- The
ACCT Philly
Guest essay: Seeking justice for Saint
[Editor’s note: In November 2021, I reported on Saint, a pit bull mix who was wrongfully destroyed at ACCT Philly, which early on provided false accounts of what happened. When I last wrote, an investigation by police and Pennsylvania SPCA had just begun. Other things happened and I lost
Military
My thanks to veterans is personal
From the Halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli. And from Trenton to Cuba to the Ardennes forest to Tarawa to Leyte Gulf to the Bulge to Inchon to Khe Sanh to Afghanistan to Fallajah to the unknown places fought by our special forces. This is a short list
Politics
A good, but not great, night for the GOP
I remember midterms when I was in college. Not nearly as terrifying as finals, because finals were, like, final, while if you crashed the midterm, you had time a) to recover before the finals or b) time to drop the course and claim and incomplete rather than an F. In
Anti-Semitism
Jews were ”chosen” for special hate?
For those of you who can’t tell from my name, I am Jewish. That is a necessary disclosure for what follows. I am a quietly proud Jew, a secular Jew who notes Jewish holidays as a cultural phenomenon, but observes only Yom Kippur, the most holy Day of Atonement,