Guns
Our pathetic excuse for a retired-in-place mayor was given some space on the Philadelphia Inquirer’s letters page to plead (again) for an abridgment of your Constitutional right to own firearms. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear oral arguments, says Jim Kenney, on Crawford v Commonwealth. “The court will decide
Journalism
Sorry, Cherelle, “pissed and angry” won’t cut it. Democratic mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker has a mess. (Photo: The Daily Pennsylvanian) That was what Democratic mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker said when the Inquirer revealed emails from her campaign staffers that belittled and were dismissive of reporters. Her staffers made an
Police
When word of Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw’s decision to cut and run was announced, I posted on Facebook that she may not have been an effective commissioner, but she was smart enough to read the writing on the wall. Former Police Commissioners John Timoney (left), Charles Ramsey Meaning the
Journalism
Just a few days ago, I was saying the government’s request for a 33-year sentence for the head of the Proud Boys for his role in the Jan. 6 riots was “crazy vengeful.” Convicted murderers have gotten less time. Radio host Dawn Stensland (Photo: Audacity) The judge may have
Politics
The Proud Boys are scum, anyway you look at them, but a 33-year jail term for national leader Enrique Tarrio for organizing the Jan. 6 (choose the word you like best) insurrection, riot, protest at the U.S. Capitol is excessive. The 13 last Americans to die in Afghanistan “Seditious
Culture
I tossed some paper into the wastebasket basket under my desk, and was startled by a whiffft. What? It was a small rust-colored flash that bolted from the basket to the floor, and zipped under the sofa. Jesus Christ! I shouted silently. A roach! A waterbug! Yaaaaaughh. Yep — I skeeve.
Entertainment
This is a mini-controversy I did not plan commenting on, but, to paraphrase Michael Corleone, I feel like I am dragged into the Leonard Bernstein mess. Bradley Cooper (left) as Leonard Bernstein (right) Well, not exactly Leonard Bernstein, who is dead. More like the mess surrounding Bradley Cooper, who is
Politics
The introduction Direct from the somnolent center of the Midwest, the city that gave America the Fonz, Laverne, and Shirley, Milwaukee hosted eight Republican dwarfs gathered Wednesday night to derail the 800-page gorilla who was not in the room. Candidate and former President Donald J. Trump, who is carrying more
Philadelphia 76ers
You think the Sixers have a problem getting a green light for a new arena in the Old Gallery (now the Fashion District), and getting point guard James Harden to quit doing his Ben Simmons imitation? (In case you don’t follow basketball, the aging Harden has announced he won’
Journalism
It’s been more than two months since anchor Janelle Burrell vanished from the CBS3 noon news. Yet I know she’s still at the station. Janelle Burrell (right), without wedding band, anchors with Jim Donovan Where is she?, I wondered. Since what TV calls “talent” (I call them journalists)
Police
I am no fan of Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, who has been in over her head since Day One, because “progressive” Mayor Jim Kenney wanted to prove his Wokeness by hiring a Black female who had commanded a police force one-sixth the size of Philly’s. Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw
Politics
This never-published column was written he night before the mayoral primary in fear of a Helen Gym victory. It would have been published Tuesday morning, once the margin of victory was announced. To my relief, there was no victory, but the observations remain true. It’s not the outcome I