Helen Ubinas
If it’s not guns, Helen Ubinas is shooting at racism
For some reason (the reason is Trump and Musk) journalists find the axing of government employees sinful.
Jim Kenney
Kenney proposes a needless perk for city employees
This won’t take long. It’s a simple object lesson of progressives identifying a problem and then throwing far too much money at correcting it. Case in point: In Mayor Jim Kenney’s final (thank God) budget, he’s calling for free SEPTA passes for Philadelphians mired in poverty.
Coronavirus
Vaxx gift cards reward sloth
Once again, the people who were responsible and did the right thing get squat, while the selfish and lazy are rewarded. This time it’s a $100 gift card to those who get vaccinated now, long after the time they should. It’s a progressive idea that reminds me of
Race Relations
What’s up with this “equity” you keep hearing about?
I grew up steeped in the belief of equality. For a number of years I wore a round lapel pin that was all black except for an = symbol in white. It was a simple, powerful message, a product of the Urban League. In recent months, maybe longer, I noticed the
Racism
The racial equity glossary
You can’t have a discussion without a common language. To facilitate discussion, here is a glossary of “racial equity” terms, drawn from a variety of sources. The definitions are shaped more by progressive politics than by linguistics. The language is sometimes turgid because it is rooted in academia, not