Politics
The GOP invents phony issues to attack Biden
Let’s give Republicans the benefit of the doubt
Stu Bykofsky
Politics
The speech: GOP loses the “incompetent” talking point
President Joe Biden closed his State of the Union address by taking on the elephant in the room — his age. The fact that this came more than an hour into his speech was itself a win, that he got that far with vigor, energy and passion. He acknowledged that he
Politics
Why Americans are suckers for political lies
I’m not going to use his name, because I am not looking for a Twitter X war, I am looking for honesty and transparency. The host of a Philadelphia radio station Wednesday morning stated as fact “most people aren’t in the stock market.” That statement was used to
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The “new anti-Semitism” starts with Israel
“The Jews didn’t nail Jesus to the cross, but they sold the Romans the wood.” That’s one of the oldest anti-Semitic jokes I know, one that employs two eternal lies about the Jews: That they killed God, and they will do anything for money. Do I have to
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Reparations: San Francisco says “Sorry,” but no cash
Remember when you were dating, and you got a handshake instead of a kiss? Now imagine you got a handshake instead of $5 million. That’s how some Black San Franciscans are feeling after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors issued a formal apology for slavery, racism, and discrimination, but
Politics
Arab Muslims are fooling no one with “uncommitted” vote
If I were a Muslim Arab American living in heavily Muslim Dearborn, Mich. — and I am registered Democratic as almost all of them are — I probably would have voted “uncommitted” in Tuesday’s primary. (And 56% of that community did.) It would have been fun as a protest — in the
Politics
Who’s more mental — Biden or Trump?
A friend of mine — at least I think she’s a friend — asks me why I don’t opine on Joe Biden’s age (because I am a year older than Biden, and that might give me unique insight into the, um, aging issue). I do. First, it’s not
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Can you pledge allegiance to more than 1 country?
I have nothing but sympathy for Ksenia Khavana, the ballerina with dual Russian-American citizenship who was arrested and charged with treason during a visit to family in the country of her birth. She was charged with treason reportedly because she made contributions to Ukrainian humanitarian causes, and has taken Ukraine’
Culture
Woke provides the special sauce for tyranny
The dictator of George Orwell’s “1984” knew that “Who controls the past, controls the future: Who controls the present, controls the past.” This is the special sauce of tyranny. How do you gain control? Force of arms is one way. It is expensive, obvious, and fraught with the danger
Culture
Woke: The danger missed by George Orwell’s “1984”
I just finished re-reading George Orwell’s classic cautionary novel, “1984,” and found a new insight, one that I did not have when I first read it in college, in the 1960s. Orwell’s invented all-powerful dictator was Big Brother. Back then, during the Cold War, the villain clearly was
Police
A hero cop is down, but not forgotten
The huge whiteboard tells the story. The whiteboard is covered with instructions in Teng Chan’s neat handwriting, instructions that meticulously detail the daily medical needs of her husband, Andy, who is paralyzed, and vulnerable. The whiteboard stands vigil between Andy and death, because he is grievously wounded. Andy, 53,
Police
Top cop to try something new — enforcement
In what is sure to be unwelcome news to District Attorney Larry “Let ‘em Loose” Krasner, the city of Philadelphia has announced an astonishing New Look — it will enforce drug laws, starting with Kensington, home to the living dead. That might seem an impolite term to some, but when you