Stephen A. Smith
How does President Stephen A. Smith sound?
He has been accused many times of pouring gasoline on racial fires.
Helen Ubinas
If it’s not guns, Helen Ubinas is shooting at racism
For some reason (the reason is Trump and Musk) journalists find the axing of government employees sinful.
Culture
Southwest Philly meets the South Bronx
This is an edited version of my response to Michael J. McCullough, who asked me to take a look at “Growing Up Philly,” which I did because it was so much like growing up in the South Bronx, where I was born. His $14 book is available as an ebook
Culture
Congestion pricing for Center City: Yes or no?
When things happen in New York, America’s largest city, there is usually a spillover effect. A new policy becomes law, and pretty soon New York wannabes become copycats. (OK, to be fair, when a policy works, why shouldn’t it be copied?) I am talking about the soon-to-be-instituted congestion
Nostalgia
Sorry, Thomas Wolfe got it wrong
When Thomas Wolfe wrote “You can never go home again,” that was a metaphor, meaning that nostalgia sprays golden dust over our memories, causing us to remember things with a much brighter hue than they actually enjoyed. Going home could be cruel, a rude awakening. The first place I ever