Cherelle Parker
Mayor Cherelle Parker spends a lot on state-sponsored propaganda
Parker has a history of wanting to confound or muzzle the press.
Stu Bykofsky
Bike lanes
The bike fight moves to an issue of the budget
The war has moved from the broad expanse of the ocean to the small inlets along the shore. The battle is over to what extent the bicycle cult can dictate free movement to the lives of everyone else. Hearings on a bill to ban even momentary stopping in bike lanes
Philadelphia Election
3 ballot questions answered, plus Dugan for D.A.
How many watchdogs do we need for the Office of Homeless Services?
Sanctuary Cities
Trump searches for way to punish Sanctuary Cities
I would love for the feds to find a way to cut funds to Philadelphia, my city, my home.
Dave Portnoy
Calm down, Dave Portnoy, and everyone else
Anti-Semitism is disgusting, but let’s not lose a sense of proportion.
Stephen A. Smith
How does President Stephen A. Smith sound?
He has been accused many times of pouring gasoline on racial fires.
Sanctuary Cities
Is there really a Trump roundup of judges?
CNBC sees these moves as “a sharp escalation in the Trump administration's aggressive efforts to remove undocumented immigrants from the U.S.”
Trans women
Great Britain has a great ruling for women
It is not mean to call an ace, an ace; and a spade, a spade.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
ICE mistakes are turning Americans against it
Two-thirds of Americans had approved of deportation. Now 53% disapprove of how Trump is handling it
Shawn Page
Dems embarrass themselves with judicial endorsement
Page says he’s a good attorney, and maybe he is. Let his clients pay for his services. There’s no reason for the public to pay him a $220,000 salary with his dog-crap resume.
Sanctuary City
Is Philly still sanctuary city? Inquirer misses a key point
Like it or not, illegal immigration is against the law, no matter how some try to deny it
Israel
Freeing hostages should not be Israel’s #1 goal
Journalist Michael Kinsley defined a gaffe as when a politician utters a truth he is not supposed to say. Right-wing Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich made a gaffe the other day (assuming what he said was not intentional). What he said was that returning the hostages held by Hamas was