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CIA Was Right: Waterboarding Works

To read Larry Mendte’s criticism of torture, as depicted in the new Senate report, click here. To say the killing of Osama bin Laden created […]

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Torture Report Sickens Me

Read Chris Freind’s defense of “enhanced interrogations” here.  I am sickened by the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the CIA’s extensive use of torture during […]

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Is Kobe Bryant the Worst Person in the World?

So there was this little recap in the Daily News last week of a happy-sounding practice of the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe Bryant, the pride […]

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Just Who’s Responsible for These Die-Ins?

Gosh, those folks from POWER are a huge pain in Philadelphia’s butt.

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week

Last night the 116th annual dinner of the Pennsylvania Society — or, as the society’s website has it, The One Hundred Sixteenth Annual Dinner of The […]

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The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz for the Week Ending December 12th

The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz: Seven simple questions about the week that was. Are you a newser … or a loser?

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Is It Already Time to Plan for the Eagles’ Next QB?

The Eagles season is far from over and already the provocateurs on Philadelphia sports talk radio are speculating about next year and the years after. […]

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5 Reasons to Fear Sunday’s Eagles-Cowboys Game

The Eagles playoff chances dangle at the mercy of the Dallas Cowboys Sunday night, and this mantra keeps echoing in my head: Be afraid. Be […]

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9 Reasons Business Owners Hate the Holidays

Run a small business? Then you’re keeping a big secret. C’mon … fess up. It’s about the holidays. Sure, December is a festive, wonderful, joyous […]

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In Policing Debate, Ferguson Is a Bad Example

I like Mike Missanelli. I could listen to him talk sports and pop culture for hours on end, and have. Mike is the afternoon host […]

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I Hope “Die-In” Protests Made You Late Getting Home

The protests had barely begun when the griping about them started. And in some ways, maybe the complaints were understandable. Philadelphia activists, enraged by a […]

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Facebook and “Friends” in the Wake of Ferguson

As a 29-year-old woman, this is how my Facebook feed tends to look: baby picture, wedding picture, baby-at-a-wedding picture, Supernatural spoiler (that last one might be […]

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MAP: This Is What Philly Would Look Like With Full 24-Hour SEPTA Service

If you read my first commentary on all-night SEPTA subway service — in which I asked if SEPTA might better spend its money providing 24-hour bus service […]

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One Bizarre Theory About Shane Montgomery’s Disappearance

UPDATE: The sad news came over the weekend that Shane Montgomery’s body had been found in the Schuylkill river. ORIGINAL: “Saw your post check this […]

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We Still Need Body Cameras on Police

It’s way too early to give up on putting body cameras on police. When a New York grand jury decided last week not to indict […]