Journalism
Shielding a group you like from any criticism is not journalism
Jones condemned Smith for attacks on Black women such as Kamala Harris, Jasmine Crockett, and Joy Reid. They are all public figures with platforms to defend themselves
Stu Bykofsky
Chamorro
Saying goodbye to the “baby”
He lived beyond the years allotted to his breeds, but still left us too soon. The apartment cries in loneliness at his absence.
Artificial Intelligence
Is AI out to kill us?
In the current debate, I question the widely-held premise that the AI would want to kill or harm its creator. Wouldn’t that be a lot like patricide?
Horse-drawn carriages
The horse carriage ban that almost was
The original draft banned all horse-drawn carriages, but the city’s Law Department felt it was too broad
9/11
9/11. What is left to say? This.
9/11 was an attack not just on America, but on what America stands for — our western, Judeo-Christian liberal values
Artificial Intelligence
Guest essay: High tech leader demands restraints on AI
“Another reason people underestimate AI is that analogies to the effects of past innovations are misleading. We have no experience with a technology that can be adopted quickly or that can think and move like a human.”
Banning Billionaires
Banning billionaires will make YOU how much better off?
Let’s imagine our Socialist Summer leads to a (peaceful) democratic revolution that in 2028 produces the election of Ms. Ocasio-Cortez as (all together now) our first Latina Socialist President, with a Socialist majority in Congress.
In minor defense of Johnny Doc, ex-con, ex-Dem leader
Disgraced Philly union/Democratic Party leader John Dougherty is a free man today. If you know me, you know my North Star is Obey the Law. I am a law and order guy, and crimes must be punished. With that said, after his conviction for disgracefully stealing $600,000 from
Israel
When Israel acts badly, I can’t condone it
Recent violence got so bad that in a highly unusual move, Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu issued a public denunciation of the “criminal acts.”
Bike lanes
And now, the fight against “DEI bike lanes”
I went to the poll and while I saw there is general, generic support for bike lanes, what I did not see was this question: “Do you want a bike lane installed on your block?”
ACCT Philly
For homeless pets, gimme shelter is not just a song
Long-term efforts at the city’s animal shelter are paying off in saved lives
Bicycling
The taste of a bicyclist’s tears
Inside the head of every member of the bike cult is the feeling of moral superiority because. . . They don’t pollute.