Helen Gym
Philadelphia’s favorite harridan, City Council member Helen Gym, was arrested Wednesday — according to her plan — in Harrisburg as she put on a show of demanding more money for schools from the Republican-majority legislature. As she knew going in, there would be no more money, and disrupting activities — as she
Police
In a harsh assessment of the city’s actions last spring during the George Floyd protests, City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart correctly lays the blame at the feet of Mayor Jim Kenney, but gets it partially wrong on the use of police force. The force mentioned by the report says tear
Uncategorized
This won’t take long. Two current incidents create a portrait of why an IQ test ought to be mandatory for public office, in addition to age and citizenship requirements. Or a passing grade in logic. The two incidents are the unfortunate death of Walter Wallace Jr. and the misplaced
Cancel Culture
We have a monumental problem, one that is statuesque, too — monuments and statues falling victim to vigilantes of the cancel culture. It’s happening across America, but I will focus on Philadelphia, the Birthplace of America, a land designed by and for the rule of law, or so we thought.
Police
Police are under scrutiny, which is nothing new for the Philadelphia Police Department, although the bug collection known as City Council has not jumped into the Defund Police crazy car. One reason is that Council members (except Allan Domb) accepted personal security from the PPD at a cost of $178,
Police
When I wrote about defunding police last week, I jumped on it fast because I thought an idea that insane would collapse under its own stupidity. I underestimated the Looney Left. I forgot they pitch their tents in Wonderland, and now the Minneapolis City Council has voted to dismantle the
Philadelphia Election
Tuesday was a big day for Democrats, in Philadelphia and around the Delaware Valley. In Chester, Delaware and Bucks counties they took control of county governments. The most historic — and worst — win was in Philadelphia where Working Families Party candidate Kendra Brooks won an At-Large Council seat, traditionally held by
Frank Rizzo
Under the gaze of slave-owner William Penn standing above City Hall, and a few blocks from the parkway named after slave-owner Benjamin Franklin, acolytes gathered around the statue of Frank Rizzo in front of the Municipal Services Building. It was Wednesday, Oct. 23, the 99th anniversary of the birth of