Off the Cuff: January 2013
A couple of months ago, this magazine ran a cover story about innovation in Philadelphia. It focused on more than 50 smart people in town who are doing impressive things, including Penn researcher Carl...
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Recently I saw the movie Lincoln, and when I left the theater, I felt highly energized but deeply depressed. Let’s start with the good news: What a wonderful movie! The Abraham Lincoln portrayed,...
View ArticleOff the Cuff: March 2013
One recent Saturday while reading the Wall Street Journal over coffee, I came upon a couple of editorials that got me boiling. One was about the rebirth of New Orleans after Katrina; as disastrous as...
View ArticleOff the Cuff: April 2013
I’ve been working in this business since Harry Truman was president; just in case anybody needs a history refresher, he left office 60 years ago. That’s when I came to Philadelphia and started working...
View ArticleOff the Cuff: May 2013
Is there no outrage? Is there no shame? Recently, the Wall Street Journal noted how some of New York’s top high schools accept students based only on rigorous admissions tests. Last fall, about 28,000...
View ArticleOff the Cuff: June 2013
I’m beginning to question my own sanity. It seems that whenever a major news story breaks, it immediately becomes layered with what we want to believe about it, rather than a pursuit of the truth. I...
View ArticleOff the Cuff: July 2013
I was on the elevator in our office building at 19th and Market a few weeks ago with three well-dressed men I didn’t know. One of them recognized me and said, “I read your column every month, and I...
View ArticleOff the Cuff: August 2013
It’s a midsummer treat that I’ve taken part in from time to time over the years: listing my own choices for Best of Philly, which is now celebrating its 40th anniversary. And I’ve noticed that when I...
View ArticleOff the Cuff: September 2013
“What a strange time it is to be alive in America.” September always makes me think about renewal, a new beginning. That’s a feeling that stems from my youth, when we were students and the school year...
View ArticleOff the Cuff: October 2013
Next year is the 100th anniversary of the First World War, and we are beginning to see new Woodrow Wilson biographies and other books about that crucial time in history. When reading about Wilson, who...
View ArticleOff the Cuff: April 2013
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I was on the elevator in our office building at 19th and Market a few weeks ago with three well-dressed men I didn’t know. One […] The post Off the Cuff: July 2013 appeared first on Philadelphia...
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It’s a midsummer treat that I’ve taken part in from time to time over the years: listing my own choices for Best of Philly, which […] The post Off the Cuff: August 2013 appeared first on Philadelphia...
View ArticleOff the Cuff: September 2013
“What a strange time it is to be alive in America.” September always makes me think about renewal, a new beginning. That’s a feeling that […] The post Off the Cuff: September 2013 appeared first on...
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Next year is the 100th anniversary of the First World War, and we are beginning to see new Woodrow Wilson biographies and other books about […] The post Off the Cuff: October 2013 appeared first on...
View ArticleOff the Cuff: March 2017
While I never supported Donald Trump in the last election, I felt strongly that once he was in office, he should be given a chance. […] The post Off the Cuff: March 2017 appeared first on Philadelphia...
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I’ve had it with millennials. We’ve all heard the stories about the absurd environment on our college campuses — the policing of offensive language and […] The post Off the Cuff: May 2017 appeared...
View ArticleOff the Cuff: October 2017
I’m going to go out on a limb to make a claim: No one cares more about the fate of Philadelphia than I do. I […] The post Off the Cuff: October 2017 appeared first on Philadelphia Magazine.
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