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Most political endorsements, to repeat John Nance Garner’s infamous quote about the vice presidency, are “not worth a bucket of warm piss.” Ed Rendell’s is different. He surprised everyone Tuesday with his endorsement of Carlos Vega for district attorney. Why is it different? The majority of Philadelphia, friend
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Are you watching “Mare of Easttown,” the new HBO limited series on Sunday night? I was — until episode 4. I’m a writer, and although my forte is nonfiction, I know when fiction writers are just pulling it out of their ass. And “Mare’s” writers already have hit the
Immigration
The COVID-19 tragedy in India, the world’s largest democracy, has me thinking about Indians, or Indian-Americans. But first — India desperately needs help. Hopefully, the U.S. will do more. For individuals, this article contains a list of non-profits providing aid. My first far eastern Indian friend (I had a
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The job of the district attorney is to protect the public, prosecute the accused and administer justice. Larry Krasner has failed on the first two, and has a questionable record on the third. He should be fired. By his own omission during his last campaign, protecting the public and prosecuting
Sports
The Kentucky Derby over the weekend took me back to 1994, to my first (and last) win as a jockey at the Cherry Hill race track (R.I.P.) To be precise, as I learned at the time, I was a driver, not a jockey. I wasn’t on the
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Lots of people get lots of vicious email. Politicians, of course. Celebrities, athletes, public speakers, CEOs, and journalists of course. WARNING. BAD LANGUAGE AHEAD As a columnist with a reputation for straight talk, tough talk, and strong opinion, I got more than my share. Most of it was fine, including
Systemic Racism
After Sen. Tim Scott’s post-Biden address, CNN’s Van Jones said “tens of millions” of American Blacks tuned out when Scott declared, “America is not a racist nation.” Jones was absolutely correct. I do not deny reality. There is an explanation for that tune out. It’s called group
Politics
For reasons known only to him and his handlers, President Joe Biden decided to not call it the State of the Union, but something like an address to a joint session of Congress. (Yawn.) And, thus, Democrats kill another tradition.. Why? So I decide to throttle another — my analysis of
Politics
President Joe Biden, sitting on a fragile 54% approval rating, you will deliver your State of the Union message tonight, which traditionally is upbeat, positive and confident. Although your approval rating is low — better only than Donald J. Trump’s at this stage of his presidency, meaning both of you
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The Census Bureau has released numbers from the 2020 count — remember that one? — and Axios is leading the pack with numbers. Numbers, and the interpretation. Axios headlines that five states that voted for Joe Biden — New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, and California — had slow population growth and lost one representative
Police
Here’s something I won’t put on Facebook because I just don’t have the patience to deal with the irrational blowback. In recent posts I have shown that police kill twice as many whites as Blacks, that the overall number of deaths is tiny when placed among millions
Larry Krasner
Jim O’Brien was Larry Krasner’s punching bag for a few years — he and his colleagues in Arraignment Court, where bail is set for those accused of crime. He could not talk about it while he was still an employee of Municipal Court, which oversees Arraignment Court. His retirement