Hamas Terror Attack
Three years later, what we learn from the Hamas terror attack
The fate of Mideast Jews and Arabs remains in the hands of imperfect, and sometimes atrocious, politicians.
Stu Bykofsky
The rise and fall and rise of a moxie woman
A large part of the book deals with a crisis in office, and one at home, the sum of which drove her into grief counseling — but also into battle. In her memoir, “Walking a Tightrope Backward — in High Heels,” [$32, Wordee publisher, www.wordee.com] former Philadelphia City Councilwoman Blondell
Philadelphia Phillies
Hey, Phillies: Bring on the cheerleaders!
Let’s be clear — the cheerleaders would be subordinate and an accessory to the Phanatic, who is #1.
Will we love them tomorrow?
The record shows that teams that win the first game of a three-game wild card series win 15 of 16 times. After Tuesday’s loss to the come-from-behind Braves, the Phillies looked like a dead duck. By winning today, the odds should drop to 50-50, but
A tale of having the “Baby”restored
For the first 5 years of our lives, there was not too much contact between myself and my kid sister. I was almost 4 years older, and not much of one to play with dolls, which is what Andrea was at the time. We could be coaxed into a shot
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
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.