Politics
This is the kind of person he is. When running for reelection in 2019, Mayor Jim Kenney refused to debate Republican candidate Billy Ciangalini, basically sticking his thumb in the eye of critics who said he owed the concept of democracy a little show. In a city that hasn’t
Presidential politics
Today, shortly before 12 noon, America executed a 180-degree turn, choosing to be led by a flawed, emotional Irish-American, rather than an egomaniacal builder millionaire and TV reality host. After eight years of the professorial calm of Barack Obama, America chose to do something entirely different, and now has U-turned
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It’s embarrassing to see. The National Guard and military vehicles “occupying” our nation’s capital, more soldiers there than in Afghanistan and Iraq combined, the nightly news likes to repeat, endlessly. D.C. even has a Green Zone, just like Baghdad. It’s embarrassing, but necessary. Necessary because a
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What happened Wednesday, Jan. 6, in the nation’s capital was ugly, a stain on democracy, treasonous on the part of some of those who breached the Capitol and invaded the Rotunda. But it was no more a “coup” than the James Throckmorton Middle School production of “1776.” Here is
ACCT Philly
Every so often journalists get caught in a time trap, when the facts of a story change before it can be published. That’s what happened here. If I were working for a newspaper, this would wind up in what we call the “round file” — the waste paper basket. But
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From the perspective of a few days later, what happened Wednesday at the Capitol was worse than it appeared on TV during the afternoon, probably because there were no live cameras inside the building. As what happened inside later became known, it was insurrection, which is defined as “an act
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The U.S. House of Representatives, dominated by Democrats (for now), has just passed rules eliminating gender-specific words such as mother, father, sister, brother, male, female, he, she, his, hers in an attempt to expand — you guessed it — inclusivity. You get to be more inclusive by excluding words that have
Journalism
One thing the Main Stream Media rightfully gets criticized for is the use of anonymous sources. If you want a better understanding of journalism, here’s an explanation of sourcing. Sources are those who provide information to reporters for news stories. If you think about it, most news stories are
Donald J. Trump
I spent a lot of time during the closing of last year arguing with those who accused President Donald J. Trump of attacking democracy by challenging the results of the November election. No, no, I said. He is going to court, which the rules provide for people with a beef.
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Happy New Year? As we stand on the threshold of a new year, people in my line of work are expected to say something profound. We often disappoint. At this time last year, was there any of us who anticipated what we were to face in the Year of Our
Mummers
As I predicted months ago, when the city decreed no Mummers Parade/New Year’s Parade on January 1, our fine feathered (and sequined) friends would not take this lying down. The “management” of the parade — meaning the heads of the five divisions — have capitulated, for reasons I will explain.
Crime
Porch pirates. It’s a cute term, but there is nothing cute about massive retail theft that strikes up to 15% of all first-time delivery attempts in urban areas and accounts for — get this — 90,000 thefts daily in New York City, which is up 20% from four years ago.