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When I posted my analysis of the Democratic debate from Las Vegas, I suspected my evaluation would be a minority opinion. In fact, I even reported the talking heads on CNN were kicking hell out of the New York billionaire, yet I wrote Michael Bloomberg’s performance was more than
Politics
The coming attractions promised a feature something like Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill,” but titled “Kill Mike,” as in the billionaire former mayor of New York, Bloomberg, who has bought his way into second place in the Democrat race for president. The pundits predicted the other five candidates would gang
Bernie sanders
It’s amazing that the leading Democratic candidate for president is not even a Democrat, it is independent (socialist) Bernie Sanders, who is running as a Democrat only because it offered his best path to victory. If he didn’t hate the Democratic Establishment before 2016, he certainly did after
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Customer service — an oxymoron in America? Over the past year or so I have become more and more conscious of people in business not doing what they promise they will do. Is it lack of caring? Lack of training? Lack of understanding of why performance is important? My motto: Under
Cartoon
This isn’t your first rodeo or your first time here. You know the rules — if it makes me laugh, I use it. This makes me laugh because it satirizes Sen. Warren’s propensity for assuming identities. I can’t say this is why her poll numbers are collapsing, but
Police
Stop-and-frisk. Hot topic and getting hotter. Three things to know: 1- It has been around forever. 2- When done properly, it is constitutional. 3- It is hard to do it right. On the national stage, Mike Bloomberg is getting hammered for New York City’s former s&
Culture
I hope this doesn’t come across as defensive or grumpy (God forbid), but isn’t there something wrong with Valentine’s Day? [Husband Alert! It’s Friday, guys.] Valentine’s Day is named after Valentin, a priest who was executed by the Romans in about 270 A.D. He
Philadelphia 76ers
Call it Joel Embiid’s Walter Cronkite moment. During the Vietnam War, America’s most trusted anchorman, Walter Cronkite, returned from a visit to Vietnam convinced the war was unwinnable. That killed President Lyndon B. Johnson’s optimistic forecasts, leading to his decision to not seek re-election. In today’
Immigration
Do you love America? I do, unabashedly. Always have, always will. I can say that because I do not confuse America, which are aspirations and ideals, with the government, which can be less than lovable. And not just the current one. Governments are temporary. American ideals are eternal. As a
President Donald Trump
So I see this ^^^^ online and I forget the context. I just grab it because I think I can use this kind-of MAGA cap in some way. The question in my mind: Is this telling Trump supporters that they should leave, or is this Trump supporters telling everyone else
Culture
Some years ago, in my role as a Daily News entertainment/gossip columnist, I would join the movie critics of my paper and the Inquirer in “predicting” Oscar winners. My batting average generally equalled those of the pros, despite the fact that I was not encumbered by actually having seen
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Before we release Kobe Bryant into the reservoir of our memory, I will share one last story. It was sometimes reported that Kobe was named after a Japanese restaurant, but which one, and why, was rarely printed. It was the early ‘70s and Japanese cuisine had barely penetrated the American