Cartoon
Today’s mean meme
One of the suspects in the beatdown of two New York cops, who resisted the temptation to draw their service weapons. If you are offended, I don’t really care.
Cartoon
One of the suspects in the beatdown of two New York cops, who resisted the temptation to draw their service weapons. If you are offended, I don’t really care.
Culture
Plagiarism is always wrong, but it is not necessarily deliberate. By definition, plagiarism is using or closely imitating the language of another without authorization, and representing the work as one’s own by not crediting the author. It is a very serious ethics breach in journalism, and in other forms
Israel
The majority of American Jews dislike, even hate, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Not because of the current war against Hamas, and the pounding of Gaza, and the death of some 25,000 Gazans — terrorists, and civilians. The majority of American Jews dislike Netanyahu because the majority of American Jews
Culture
Stereotypes are usually wrong, including this one, but what the hell is going on with American young people? Does this seem like I am standing on the lawn and yelling at the clouds? I’ll ask you again later, but if so, I’ve earned it, as opposed to the
Politics
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
Politics
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSanctis came swinging against Democratic California Gov. Gaven Newsom, but did not muss his well-lubricated hair. It was called the Red State-Blue State debate, and it pretty much was that. Moderator Sean Hannity was generally fair, but his choice of topics — hammering abortion, for instance — reflected
Culture
Here’s what I am not thankful about: The generational change in this country that may have catastrophic results, at least for traditional, moderate Americans such as myself. A few days ago, a poll reported that 30% of Americans, 18-34, get their news from Tik Tok. “News” and “Tik Tok”
Israel
This Gallup poll absolutely disgusts me, it is part of the reason I am a disloyal Democrat, and it reflects misplaced sympathies based on an ignorance of the history of Israel and the Middle East. Asked in March about which side Democrats side with, 38% were with Israel, 49% with
Immigration
Over in the comments section of my website, Tom A. has posted a lengthy and detailed — as always — response to one of my posts, in which I blamed the current border crisis entirely on President Joe Biden, and speculated he deliberately created an Open Border policy. Tom did a lot
Immigration
I hate to say it, and I have long resisted saying it, but facts don’t lie and I have to conclude that the explosion of illegal and faux migrants pouring across our southern border is the deliberate, political policy of President Joe Biden. Caught, and ready for release, at
Politics
I have to give credit to Philadelphia’s favorite only broadsheet, the Philadelphia Inquirer, for calling in a Tuesday editorial for Democratic mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker to debate Republican David Oh. David Oh will get to debate Cherelle Parker. (Photo: Billy Penn) Within hours, Parker, who had been dodging demands
Politics
I was happy and relieved by some recent statements by Keir Starmer, who leads Labour, the Left party that hasn’t governed Great Britain since 2010. Labour leader Keir Starmer embraces patriotism (Photo: Financial Times) His predecessor was a Labourite given to making anti-Semitic statements, not too unusual in a