Americans love their guns. That love was all over this morning’s news. Philadelphia’s District Attorney decried shootings over the weekend in that fair city. He noted that gun violence might be expected when 58,000 firearms permits were issued in Philly last year. It could have been worse. 70,000 applications were…

Supposedly great things are often a disappointment when actually seen. The Mona Lisa was smaller, darker, and less engrossing than I expected. San Marco in Venice or Notre Dame in Paris didn’t grab me the way that less-renowned St Chapelle in Paris did. Sometimes, great things are even better in…

The Grand Prize for Wheel of Fortune contestants this week is a Wrestlemania VIP Package. It includes transportation to Philadelphia, lodging, a pre-match reception with some wrestlers, and ringside seats. Isn’t that better than a brand new car or a week in Hawaii? This is Wrestlemania 40. They would “class…

The op-ed pages bring us thoughtful columns on the issues of the day. Although I don’t agree with everything they write, conservative columnists like Jonah Goldberg and George F. Will often make cogent observations. They seem to specialize in applying a historical prism to current events. I’m no Jonah or…

Ron DeSantis proudly proclaims that under his governorship, “Florida is where ‘woke’ goes to die”. Ron kept his state’s businesses and schools open during the pandemic. Ron refused to require inoculations against COVID or anything else. Ron allowed parents to dictate school curricula and library books.. …

Ralph Bartman of Macungie wrote a scathing Letter to the Editor Saturday. I wonder whether “Bartman” is his real name or if he is a “Simpsons” fan and goes by the moniker of Bart’s superhero alter-ego. Ralph gets right to the point. “Why is the Postal Service buying electric vehicles…

I enjoy a life-long love affair with ketchup. True ketchup aficionados do not limit themselves to applying the condiment on burgers, fries, or otherwise bland sandwiches. The Ketchup Elite drown eggs in it. Ketchup on mashed potatoes is an under-appreciated delight. In my callow youth, I may have carried my…

Our boy Tucker Carlson did some real journalism this week. He submitted a questionnaire to the leading Republican presidential candidates covering the hot topics of the day. That “Tuckie” is not simply a blowhard, he (or his staff) actually works at his craft. He received very different responses on Ukraine…

I have not been a fan of breakfast cereal as an adult. Like so many other personal phobias, this dates back to my Army days. For thirteen long months in Korea, the only breakfast cereal available at the mess halls of the Fightin’ 802d Engineer Battalion was Grape Nuts. Per…