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
Book Review
The knives came out after Biden botched debate
Who were the villains and the loyal politicians?
Immigration
Sanctuary cities plan to defy immigration law, still
I see a strange, unlikely parallel between the promise of churches to resist deportation of “migrants” (correct term, illegal residents) and the action of churches 60 years ago to protect civil rights protestors. The crucial difference is the civil rights protestors of yore were trying to demand federal law, while
Guns
A targeted report about guns, gays, and confirmation bias
Not to pick on the Philadelphia Inquirer, but I will use a recent story to illustrate confirmation bias. The headline of the story read, “The LGBTQ people buying guns for self-defense,” and the top of the story makes its position clear when it quote a 23-year-old trans woman identified only
Immigration
Reasonable solutions to illegal migrant crisis
This is a slightly edited republication of a March 2022 column on solutions to solve the illegal immigrant crisis. The polling mentioned here is less favorable to illegals today than it was three years ago. I present the reprint as reasonable, hopeful that you will join me in supporting it.
Immigration
How can Trump make mass deportation work?
Donald J. Trump has a mandate for action, and if Republicans capture the House, in addition to the Senate it now has, he will have a pretty free hand to act. Even CNN’s Van Jones called Trump’s an “avalanche victory.” He will be able to act on illegal
Elections
What Trump’s victory is telling Democrats
Has Tom Hanks packed his bags yet? No, because the report that he would leave America if Donald J. Trump won was satire. But there was a long list, even back in 2016, of American assholes entertainers who would rather switch than fight. None of those deep thinkers left. Not
Politics
The press conference Kamala should give
A press conference I wish Kamala Harris would give Good morning. I called this rare press conference in order to address an important issue to all of us, and when I say all of us, I mean me. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. You haven’t heard that laugh for
Journalism
Washington Post caught in its own mousetrap
This is an example of the press putting its thumb on the scale. This photo shows a Washington Post story as carried in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The story is what’s called a sidebar, or an auxiliary story that supports the main story, which was Donald J. Trump’s campaign
Politics
The Democrats have a night of royalty
Tuesday was royalty night at the Democratic National Convention, with both Obamas speaking, and me wondering whether Barack or Michelle would get the craziest welcome. I can’t judge volume, but I can use a stop watch. Advantage, Barack — 1 minute and 30 seconds of wild applause, to 1:17
Journalism
Will finds not a bunch of things to like about America
I had two guilty pleasures when I was still a columnist at the Philadelphia Inquirer Daily News. One was reading Christine Flowers’ weekly column. The other was looking at Will Bunch’s column. Note I said “looking at,” not reading. The “why” is simple. Dogs eat vomit. I don’t.
Politics
The white vote? Democrats lost it a long time ago
It is very easy, too easy, as you can see in this Washington Post column, to frame presidential contests involving Donald J. Trump as white supremacy versus racial tolerance. Columnist Perry Bacon, Jr., who is Black, actually wrote, “And because white people are likely to be the majority of voters