Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus says, “Don’ta trust you mayor.” He means Mayor Gutless, who has punted the issue of the statue of the Italian explorer/criminal (your choice) to Philadelphia’s Art Commission. “That’sa what he said about the statue of Francesco Rizzo, says Columbus, “but he move it in
Police
Police are under scrutiny, which is nothing new for the Philadelphia Police Department, although the bug collection known as City Council has not jumped into the Defund Police crazy car. One reason is that Council members (except Allan Domb) accepted personal security from the PPD at a cost of $178,
Police
When I wrote about defunding police last week, I jumped on it fast because I thought an idea that insane would collapse under its own stupidity. I underestimated the Looney Left. I forgot they pitch their tents in Wonderland, and now the Minneapolis City Council has voted to dismantle the
Jim Kenney
The imaginary mayor’s office at City Hall. The mayor is bent over, sobbing softly into his hands, which are salty from the soft pretzels he has been eating. Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw enters. OUTLAW: Mr. Mayor, what’s wrong? KENNEY: The people of Philadelphia. Why did they do this
Uncategorized
When Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley said this the other day, we knew two things: 1- A lot of Philadelphians were going to ignore him this weekend. 2- He’s not from Philadelphia because a Philadelphian would’ve said, “Don’t go downashore.” Like Farley, I did not grow up
Politics
Today, I am “open” to suggestions. At noon on Friday, a motorcade of cars are scheduled to circle City Hall, horns blaring, occupants safely-distanced inside, to protest Philadelphia’s endless lockdown. They want Mayor Jim Kenney to unlock the city. Kenney said he is fine with peaceful protests, which is
Injection Site
The underperforming, so-called soda tax was the signature achievement of Jim Kenney’s first term as mayor. He won the political fight, even though the tax remains wildly unpopular with many Philadelphians. Perhaps even more unpopular is a so-called “safe injection site,” which was to be the political jewel in
Drugs
Having reduced the consumption (or at least the sale in the city) of tobacco and sugary (and many non-sugary) beverages through onerous taxes, Mayor Jim “Do Gooder” Kenney now has decided to increase the use of deadly drugs. To paraphrase Yakov Smirnoff, “What a city!” There is no question increased
Police
Stop-and-frisk. Hot topic and getting hotter. Three things to know: 1- It has been around forever. 2- When done properly, it is constitutional. 3- It is hard to do it right. On the national stage, Mike Bloomberg is getting hammered for New York City’s former s&f policy,
Frank Rizzo
Under the gaze of slave-owner William Penn standing above City Hall, and a few blocks from the parkway named after slave-owner Benjamin Franklin, acolytes gathered around the statue of Frank Rizzo in front of the Municipal Services Building. It was Wednesday, Oct. 23, the 99th anniversary of the birth of
Jim Kenney
It’s a rich irony that after years of butt smooching Jim Kenney, Philadelphia Magazine would feel his petty wrath after it grew a pair and published a couple of things His Grouchiness did not like. Like totalitarian wannabe Donald Trump that he repeatedly squawks about, the thin-skinned and hot-tempered
Police
Police Commissioner Richard Ross “resigned” on Tuesday, according to an announcement from Mayor Jim Kenney’s office. Ross left voluntarily in the same way prisoners on a pirate ship walk the plank voluntarily. Update: After publication of this, it was learned Ross was accused in a law suit of not