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
Cherelle Parker
Welcome to the Cherelle Parker hiring hall for disgraced Dems
Mayor Cherelle Parker has an odd taste in hiring — showing a preference for felons and mental cases, just as long as they are Democrats. She has designated herself as employer of last resort for damaged Dems. Call it the Parker Picks Employment Agency. Latest example is the Parker Picks hiring
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
Inquirer scoreboard: Fails on objectivity, again
As part of my continuing scoreboard on Inquirer corruption of journalist norms, the Thursday edition carried yet another Open Border editorial mildly disguised as a new story. The piece runs 23 paragraphs, it quotes four supporters of illegal immigration, although it never ever uses the word “illegal,” and offers not
Immigration
Inquirer scoreboard: It keeps pushing Open Borders
God knows I don’t want to be a noodge about it, but as long as the Inquirer keeps up its pro-illegal push, I feel obligated to respond to it, because no other mainstream media will. And, yes, this blog is mainstream, centrist, with a simple Operating System (as the
Immigration
Illegals worried about new sheriff — Trump — in town
Mayor Cherelle Parker has a very loud voice, but not loud enough for some with very special interests. In an editorial masquerading as a news story, the Inquirer reports, probably accurately, that “leaders of the city’s immigrant community” are concerned about their status because of deportation threats made by
Journalism
The Inquirer gets (another) F in objectivity
This won’t surprise some of you, because in the past I have mentioned the Inquirer’s Cyclops coverage of selected topics. By Cyclops, I mean only one eye is open. This past Sunday, the paper had a Page One story headlined: “Trump’s threat has migrants, advocates on edge.
Soda tax
A taxing story on Philly’s soda tax
Philadelphia’s seven-year-old soda tax has increased health in the city, but maybe not, according to a story in the Inquirer that omits some important information. The Inquirer favored the targeted tax (I did not) and this piece by writer Aubrey Whelan reflects this bias. Let’s start at the
Bicycle Lanes
City Council, and the Inquirer, both miss the point
The Inquirer, as it often does, misses the point. Deliberately, I sometimes think. Here is the lead of a story posted Thursday, after City Council pretended to listen to objections to a bill that would prohibit stopping in bike lanes: “Philadelphia lawmakers unanimously passed a measure Thursday to ban motor
Israel
Inquirer plays up the Suicide Squad Jews
I am not sure how many people Rabbi Linda Holtzman, Philly’s most radical chic rabbi, represents, but I am sure I speak for more Jews than she does. I have known about her brainless “good works” for decades. She heads the Jewish “Blame Israel First” brigade of Suicide Jews.
Politics
Questions I would ask Kamala Harris
At 2:30 this afternoon at WHYY, Vice President Kamala Harris will be interviewed by members of the National Association of Black Journalists, whom the Inquirer did not name. I expect it will be much more friendly than the group’s interview with Donald J. Trump, in which he made
Bicycle Lanes
More bike lanes will not add to safety
I knew we’d be hearing from the “bicycle community” after the tragic death of pediatric oncologist Barbara Friedes in a bicycle lane, which were installed, ironically, to protect bicycle riders. Seeing a story in the Inquirer filled with advocates for more and better bike lanes was no surprise. Nor