Yesterday, I sat down with Manan Trivedi, who is running in the Democratic primary to be my congressman here in Pennsylvania’s Sixth District. While we ate a couple of Italian hoagies, in true Philly style, Trivedi shared...
Read MoreI must be smart, because when I first heard about us transmitting messages into space I had the same thought as Stephen Hawking. Basically, any alien life form capable of picking up our broadcasts would be at least as powerful...
Read MoreRelated to the last post, consider this construction from the Weekly Standard, dismissing the capture of Faisal Shahzad: But success in the war on terror is not apprehending terrorists after their attacks fail. Success is...
Read MoreThe most famous question in philosophy asks if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound. I can’t answer that question for you, although I believe that here on planet Earth there is...
Read MoreTonight is time to say goodbye to an old friend who is leaving for the Left Coast. How do you sound like Dylan without being Dylan and without sounding like a second-rate rip-off artist? Here’s how. Hat’s off the...
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