Open letter to Mayor Parker on bike lanes

8 months ago

Dear Mayor Parker: So how did it feel to get booed when you said you would consider the voice of…

R.I.P. James Darren, always a regular guy

8 months ago

We’ve lost another of the South Philly stars of the late ‘50s, and later. This time it is James Darren,…

How the hostage crisis broils Israel

8 months ago

Think the U.S. is politically divided? We are, pretty much 50-50 (or 52 Kamala, 46 Trump, in the most recent…

Political positions color perception of politicians

8 months ago

Following the Harris/Bash interview, I looked at the Facebook home page of two women writers, each well-educated and bitchy. (I…

On the mound, Bash throws many hardballs

8 months ago

For many Americans, what Vice President Kamala Harris said on CNN Thursday night was less interesting than what she was…

Will Dana get Bashed tonight?

8 months ago

I’ve been a professional journalist for more than 60 years, I’ve covered all kinds of stories and interviewed all kinds…

Washington Post caught in its own mousetrap

8 months ago

This is an example of the press putting its thumb on the scale. This photo shows a Washington Post story…

The chronicles of Cotton

8 months ago

Tom Cotton is the very conservative junior senator from Arkansas, which should guarantee him a certain degree of anonymity, which…

Here’s how Kamala can handle conflict with her past views

8 months ago

Way back at the end of July, that seems a century ago, as the palace intrigue was winding up, with…

Rev. Al the wrong messenger to attack racism

8 months ago

This is a necessary postscript to my last column, which was a “review” of Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech. I wanted…