Opinion & Essay
I’ll be away until Wednesday getting some R&R. When you have a moment, listen to the first two and a half minutes (or mo ...
14 years ago
Tell us your most dreaded earworm — and call me, maybe
The editors of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary have adopted “earworm” into the lexicon, along with about 100 ot ...
14 years ago
Obama plays the commander-in-chief card
There once was an era when Republicans owned the national security “brand,” an era when Democrats were so cowed, so fearful o ...
14 years ago
The farm is a minor museum of our primitive brilliance and the period when we were just beginning to understand our god-like ability to m ...
14 years ago
Philly’s mayor finally speaks, and we say goodbye to the big infomercial [video]
After a week of waiting, we finally got to see Mayor Nutter’s shot at the podium at the Democratic National Convention last night. ...
14 years ago
What did you think of Nutter’s speech
Michael Nutter kept his remarks short at the Democratic National Convention, concentrating mainly on education issues. What did you think ...
14 years ago
Are the Obamas closet Quakers?
I watched Michelle Obama’s speech from the Democratic National Convention Wednesday afternoon while I was boiling water for spaghet ...
14 years ago
Bill Clinton’s colloquial power
Elvis was back in the room, riffing to his own impeccable tune. Name me another politician who can converse in everyday language about po ...
14 years ago
It was the first day of my younger daughter’s last year of high school. While it does not have the emotional vice grip it could hav ...
14 years ago
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