Immigration
Like the majority of Americans, I welcome immigrants. Legal immigrants. Always have, always will, as long as they come here in accordance with our law. “Immigrant” was mentioned in two recent news stories. First, the Inquirer carried a story about an electronic billboard in South Philly near the sports complex
Politics
Although it has been tried here and there, a guaranteed annual wage didn’t become a thing until it was raised by 2020 Democratic Presidential candidate Andrew Wang, who called it a universal basic wage. The guy who liked math proposed giving every American adult $1,000 a month, free
ACCT Philly
For those of you not into animal welfare, skip this one as I indulge myself. I have been using my columns to improve the lives of the unfortunate homeless animals in the city shelter since 2004, when my expose blew up the sheiter, then known as PACCA. I’ve written
Politics
Yes, even before Philadelphians have selected our next governor and U.S. senator, I’m going to look over the horizon and take a stab at figuring out who our next mayor will be. In the words of one of my anonymous political gurus, that election will be strange. Why?
ACCT Philly
Everything old is new again. In the decade since ACCT Philly started operations, I have been in the city animal shelter in Feltonville many times, but not lately. Mainly because of COVID, I had not visited the 27,000-square-foot facility since it took over the 9,000-square-foot city vector space
Politics
The two big questions about the Pennsylvania senatorial debates were: Will Democrat John Fetterman show up in a hoodie, and will the use of closed captioning scramble or slow the debate? It was no hoodie. He wore a baggy charcoal suit. Republican candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz missed the opportunity to
Philadelphia Phillies
Today, the Phillies are heroes. Today, Rob Thomson could be elected mayor. Today, John Middleton could be elected governor. Today, Bryce Harper could be elected U.S. Senator. Except none of them would take the pay cut, and the fame cut. As Tiger Woods said, ““Winning solves everything.” Even before
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Scrappy Jean Segura is my favorite Phillie. It was not a snap choose. He’s not the power guy, he’s not the team leader, and he’s edging toward old age (for a player) but he gets high marks for addytude and ability to make contact with the ball.
Culture
Hallelujah, Social Security is going woke. Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of our ever-vigilant Social Security Administration, announced people now have the choice to self-select their sex on their Social Security number (SSN) record. No bureaucratic involvement. “The Social Security Administration’s Equity Action Plan includes a commitment to decrease administrative
Democracy
If given the opportunity, which I sought but did not receive, I would have asked acting Pennsylvania Secretary of State Leigh M. Chapman just who in the hell does she thinks she is — God? The acting secretary, acting on her own authority, has ordered the state to ignore a U.
Crime
By Patty-Pat Kozlowski I ride around Philadelphia with no car insurance. I have fake registration stickers and the police can’t pull me over for an expired inspection. You can’t pull me over if you smell pot coming from my car. And even if I match a description of
Politics
Starting with the first time I covered the Jan. 6th hearings, I have consistently conceded the purpose of the hearings is to accumulate evidence for the purpose of indicting former President Donald J. Trump. That is not the same as framing the former president. I wouldn’t have anything to