Culture
(A portion of this story has been retracted. See later post.) Audiences were sparse at Wednesday’s Mummers Parade — the largest spontaneous folk celebration of American racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, xenophobia, Islamophobia and peanut allergies. What I just wrote is sarcasm, directed to those, mostly among the young(er), who
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I love calling what comes next the Roaring 20s, so much smarter than the little-used Teens we are leaving behind. Kind of a stinky decade, on balance, but it made a minority of Americans very happy. I am talking about President Donald Trump's followers, and that happy minority
Philadelphia Eagles
With a lame 9-7 record, the Eagles have stumbled into victory in the NFL East, which once was a premiere football division. Can you remember that far back? Yeah, me neither. I write this as an Eagles fan, but not a homer drone. I root for them even when they
Politics
So here’s this guy we never heard of until 10 minutes ago, and he qualifies for Democratic debates while people with long political resumes, like Cory Booker, Tulsi Gabbart and Kamala Harris, do not. That’s Andrew Yang. He’s 44, a businessman who abandoned a law degree and
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‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house the elves were saying, “Stu, you have to comment, don’t be a louse.” Stopped me from going into my wine cave, right there. So here I am, using a Thomas Kinkade painting that could not deChristianize the holiday any
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Muhammad Ali actually said it ain’t bragging if you can do it, and he could do it. Boy, could he do it. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate these happy holidays.
Immigration
Democrat after Democrat at the House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing said, with great solemnity, “No one is above the law.” No one except illegal immigrants, they meant. The Democratic Party is the party of Sanctuary Cities and Sanctuary Cities = Open Borders. If you refuse to deport anyone, and you accommodate
God
Continuing an annual conversation between Your Favorite Columnist and God that stretches back for more than a decade. God: How things goin’, Sonny? YFC: Wha? Oh — it’s you. I don’t like being called Sonny. God: And I don’t like it when you say “God damn it,” so
Guns
I don’t want to sprain my arm patting myself on the back, but I did see this one coming. You know about Sanctuary Cities (and counties and even a whole state, California). That’s where the muddle-headed politicians have created their own immigration law, and welcome everyone who arrives,
Racism
What had been the annual occasion for most Americans to take pride in the accomplished men and women of our service academies was smeared by apparently racist symbols flashed by a handful of cadets and midshipmen. I am giving them the “apparently” because they could have been playing something called
President Donald Trump
Well, this is possible, and consider this meme an early Christmas gift. Next week might bring coal.
Culture
Let’s start here: I am no fan of segmenting — or segregating — people by generational cohort, meaning slicing and dicing into Baby Boomers, Millennials, Generation X, Y, Z or whatever academics dream up next. I don’t want to go all Uncle Sam on you, but weren’t we better