Sanctuary Cities
Is there really a Trump roundup of judges?
CNBC sees these moves as “a sharp escalation in the Trump administration's aggressive efforts to remove undocumented immigrants from the U.S.”
Humor
The annual conversation with God
Continuing with a conversation with God going back a quarter of a century. Your Favorite Columnist: Let’s start with the biggest topic in the news. God: Saquon Barkley? He’s a God-send to the Eagles, I know. You’re welcome, and I don’t even give him an extra
Elections
My presidential indecision ends here
On his Friday HBO show, Bill Maher addressed the few remaining “undecideds,” such as me, whom he called “those curious few, bisexuals of the political world.’ It’s OK. He’s a comic. I can take a joke. Then he addressed people like me directly. “You obviously don’t like
Politics
Chris Christie stops short of making a brave statement
Is it true that on Wednesday former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said, “This is the skinny — I am suspending my campaign for president of the United States.” It is not true he said “skinny,” but it is true he is quitting, like the 2023 Eagles. Too soon? This was
Politics
Not so much Trump in GOP debate
The introduction Direct from the somnolent center of the Midwest, the city that gave America the Fonz, Laverne, and Shirley, Milwaukee hosted eight Republican dwarfs gathered Wednesday night to derail the 800-page gorilla who was not in the room. Candidate and former President Donald J. Trump, who is carrying more
Politics
I want to see Hurd on debate stage
I am a registered Democrat, although a disloyal Democrat because I vote for the best person, not the party. The “best” person is often a Democrat, but not always. In the last two local general elections, I did not vote for Jim Kenney for mayor, nor Larry Krasner for D.
President Donald Trump
The knuckleball political scenario
2020 keeps throwing knuckleballs at us in an unending series of plot twists that would rival a Hollywood scriptwriter munching on wild mushrooms for lunch. But scriptwriters have to respect their audience. The willing suspension of belief the audience allows will last just so long. The fabulous success of the