Cancel Culture
We have a monumental problem, one that is statuesque, too — monuments and statues falling victim to vigilantes of the cancel culture. It’s happening across America, but I will focus on Philadelphia, the Birthplace of America, a land designed by and for the rule of law, or so we thought.
Freedom of Speech
In the 21st Century, America’s 18th Century foundational freedom of expression is under attack, usually from those who see themselves as progressive, caring, inclusive, and stuffed with Political Correctness. On college campuses, the incubator of tender feelings and future leaders, 1 out of 5 believe in prohibitions on free
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When I read that the genius Mayor Bill de Blasio is setting up checkpoints at Noo Yawk tunnels, bridges, and airports today, it reminded me of the “old” days when traveling in Western Europe required travelers to stop and identify themselves at the frontier. The “papers, please” stops, let’s
Black Lives Matter
I’ve been sitting and stewing (no pun intended) for weeks, researching and organizing material and thoughts about Black Lives Matter, which many of my friends on the Right call “Marxist.” I think they just don’t like BLM, so they reach for a familiar club, one that has a
Immigration
Here’s an amazing young man, caught in a trap manufactured by his parents, and now sprung by the U.S. government. Clive Thompson Jr. is 22 and managed to do something I couldn’t — get accepted by Columbia University. (OK, honestly, I didn’t apply.) His problem now is
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A 12-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, Richard Nicoletti, 35, is being railroaded. The train’s engineer is the Dudley Do-Right of the Far Left, Philly D.A. Larry Krasner, whose idea of law enforcement is to persecute law enforcers. Lefty Larry is assisted by craven Police Commissioner Danielle
Joe Biden
8/11/20 UPDATE: Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris. Let the attack commercials begin. A year ago, long before Basement Brigadier Biden emerged as The Candidate, I asked fellow Democrats if it were possible the top of the 2020 slate would be two white men. A very large majority answered,
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This is weird. I’m going to be sympathizing with multi-billionaire and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook has been criticized for years for not controlling “hate speech,” culminating in a recent call by a couple of snowflake city supervisors that his name be removed from what had been San Francisco
Twitter may not be the greatest threat to American democracy, but it’s on the list as a fountain of falsehoods and a source of planned propaganda. It is all-too-often a garbage generator, a sewer of moral supremacy that can clearcut a forest of opposing opinion that the Left and
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What does it take to drop a major American corporation to its knees? A stupid online petition with a measly 4,275 signatures, that’s what. Trader Joe’s annual revenue is $13 billion for its 500 U.S. stores. The chain is known for doing some things differently, often
Humor
As regular readers know, when I post a meme or a joke it doesn’t mean I agree with it (I sometimes do) or that I am endorsing it it. It means that it made me laugh. And that is the spirit that leads me to offer this to you.
Systemic Racism
As a journalist, I notice that the phrase “systemic racism” is being presented as fact by most media outlets I am looking at. It is not “reputed,” not “alleged,” not “believed.” Adopting the phrase was not a decision made by a Grand Wazoo. It is the result of Leftist group