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I am not a veteran, but some people think I am. I am partial to baseball caps and have dozens of them, representing places I have been (Alaska, Guam, Normandy), my schools (Temple, St. Joe), sports (Eagles, Phillies), and the military (U.S. Army, USS New Jersey BB-62, USS Slater
Politics
“With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds. . . “ — Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Speech, 1865, with the war
Presidential politics
There is a depressive narrative out there, led by POC (People Of Color), who are not sad that President Donald J. Trump lost — they love that — but that he did not lose by enough. They are downhearted because when Joe Biden said Trump’s beliefs and actions do not reflect
Ticketing motorists
At first blush, City Councilman Isaiah Thomas’ bill to end traffic stops for minor traffic violations seems like another half-assed idea to help the irresponsible avoid the consequences of their actions. As you may know, one of my operating systems is this: Obey The Law. You would be surprised about
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It is 2020, what did you expect? Did you expect a flawless, clean election with a well-defined outcome? On what basis would you expect that? A month ago Democratic strategist James Carville predicted a Joe Biden landslide, a lock. Last night on MSNBC, the Ragin’ Cajun disappointed me when he
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It’s like living on the boardwalk. You walk down major streets in many American cities and all you see are boards covering the windows of stores — from major big box retailers to your neighborhood bodega. Why? It’s Election Day, and there is fear of violence in the air.
Donald J. Trump
Here we are, at the crossroad of intelligence and intuition, as I take advantage of the quadrennial opportunity to parade my political smarts — or stupids. One thing I know: The person I voted for president will not win. That’s Jo Jorgensen, the Libertarian Party candidate. I hope that choice
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This won’t take long. Two current incidents create a portrait of why an IQ test ought to be mandatory for public office, in addition to age and citizenship requirements. Or a passing grade in logic. The two incidents are the unfortunate death of Walter Wallace Jr. and the misplaced
Halloween
Saturday is Halloween, and for the first time since 1968 it will happen in Philadelphia without a major party hosted by Henri David. Just one more piece of fun that has been destroyed by COVID-19. Halloween will still live, in attenuated form, but what about Henri, once celebrated as the
Looting
Here it is Wednesday evening and the city of Philadelphia has announced a curfew from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. No, it’s not because of a hurricane or blizzard. It’s because of another “natural” disaster — a fraction of our citizens who believe they are free to
Supreme Court
I rarely do two consecutive columns on the same subject, but there was something uniquely unAmerican about the nature of the attacks against (now) Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Yesterday I commented on a vile racial attack from a so-called Black intellectual. Today, it’s the far Left and
Supreme Court
The ill-starred assassination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett by Democrats failed, as it should have. The ill-starred assassination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh by Democrats failed, as it should have. The ill-based assassination of Judge Merrick Garland by Republicans succeeded, and shouldn’t have. Taking the last first, we’ll never