Politics
The man with the raised fist is not angry. He is Al Robles, and he is being emphatic. Emphatic about his platform, which has three legs: Solidarity, Pragmatism, Prosperity, he said during his candidacy announcement Wednesday afternoon, surrounded by supporters. He is running for the state house in Pennsylvania'
Culture
You know the adage about not tearing down a wall until after you know why it was built? Hearing about the latest Florida law, this one “banning” some math books, has me wondering. What could be in math books that would be objectionable? At the same time, I remembered that
Entertainment
South Philadelphia’s Bobby Rydell, who would have turned 80 on April 26, died April 5 of noncovid pneumonia at Jefferson Abington, his wife Linda Hoffman tells me. Services were private and his ashes will be divided between his first wife’s grave — that would be his beloved Camille — and,
Politics
I’m man enough to admit — not brag — that I am the one who does the grocery shopping in our family, because Half-Pint works at a real job, while I entertain the world with my blog. My basic shopping list is about 10 staples, and I don’t know what
Russia
In addition to proving to be amazing warriors, Ukrainians are demonstrating a grim sense of humor. They just released this stamp, signifying the Ukrainian soldiers' response to a Russian warship’s demand they surrender. “Russian warship, go fuck yourself.” By an accident of timing, on Friday it was learned
Race
I was moved by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s remarks after Senate confirmation of her nomination. Here they are in their entirety, with portions I particularly liked in boldface. Thank you so much, Mr. President. It is the greatest honor of my life to be here with you at this
Politics
One reason I like Michael Smerconish’s Saturday morning CNN show is that I almost always learn something I didn’t know. That’s something I try to provide on Stubykofsky.com — something you don’t know. This past week, Smerconish did a segment on college debt forgiveness, which I
Journalism
War is bad. That thought is not original with me, of course. It is sometimes unavoidable, as is the current war being fought by Ukraine against an imperialist Russia led by a former KGB officer with fever dreams about Making Russia Great Again. By claiming Ukraine, which he believes to
Philadelphia Phillies
Ah, here comes the braying of another academic with a racial grievance that even he doesn’t believe. What’s wrong here is that author Seth S. Tannenbaum doesn’t have the courage of his biases convictions. Since the Phillies — at this moment — have no African-American players, Tannenbaum should be
Philadelphia Phillies
Column on the Phillies you may be seeing was posted by error. It will return Friday.
Entertainment
Bobby Rydell was as sweet as a star could be, as genuine and comfortable as a scuffed shoe. His songs often were about love, and so was his life. One great love was his wife, Camille. Another was his love for his hometown, Philadelphia. He never left either, as was
Culture
Is America turning queer? Usually, facts speak for themselves. But not always. According to reliable Gallup polling, there has been a volcanic explosion over two generational cohorts, or groupings, of Americans who declare themselves other than cisgender or heterosexual, which remain the overwhelming majority. That is 86.7%, says Gallup.