My life as a Mafia outsider

I covered the mob from the edges, but I had a couple of advantages

K + K kind of a krappy experience

The restaurant’s logo is a rooster, for some reason. Maybe it’s the cock in kocktails.

R.I.P. Michael Days. A gentleman and editor to be admired

This was Michael’s proof of  his belief in the marketplace of ideas — to greenlight an opinion he disagreed with.

Why New York Jews should reject Zohran Mamdani

The grinning Zohran changes his positions as easily as he changes clothes.

The Press versus the Pentagon

The news organizations said the restrictions are without precedent, and attack core protections offered by the First Amendment.

Art Museum rebrands and misses a beat

Sooo, in the name of a “more accessible vibe,” PhAM sliced one word out of its name and designed a new logo, the dragony griffin you see at the top of this column.

Massive deportation backfiring on Republicans

In the same period, support for the mass deportation promised by Trump declined 9%, from 47% in June 2024, to 38% in June 2025.

Here’s why NFL picked Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl

In recent years the Super Bowl has slithered from pop stars such as Carol Channing (twice!), Diana Ross, the Rockettes and Chubby Checker, to what loosely reflects what the players listen to — rap, hip-hop, world beat — whatever is the flavor of the moment.

It’s a load of bait-and-switch at City Council

“It is a rare event in Philadelphia when 25,000 people that live on the Pine and Spruce corridors are collectively screwed in public, in the City Council’s chambers, in broad daylight,” said FOPS board member Ken Luongo.

Helping the Inquirer on issue of the undocumented

It has been a legitimate function of government to determine how many people from what nations are to be admitted. That function has sometimes been biased. 

Trump chooses to ride the tiger at the right time

If Hamas refuses, Israel, with the full backing of the U.S., said Trump, can do what it has to do.

“Defund the police” has turned into “Defy the police”

Even if illegals are your neighbors, if they are here illegally, they are subject to removal, even if they have committed no additional crime. Illegal presence is enough.