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Category Archives: history
Worst people in charge at worst time
This son of a Goldman Sachs banker — literally born sliding into home plate — is calling you lazy. https://t.co/spOFLwFcmS — Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) July 26, 2020 Eric Swalwell meant figuratively, not literally, but he makes a good point … Continue reading
When heroes go down
I wonder how Christopher Columbus is feeling. He’s locked up in a plywood box on Marconi Plaza until Philly’s illustrious civic leaders figure out what to do with him now that it’s become fashionable for protesters to topple statues of … Continue reading
Antifa is coming, call out the militia!
Many of us wondered why the infection rates for Covid-19 in this country continued climbing through the Fourth of July weekend and beyond, even though rates in most other developed countries were way down. The lead paragraphs from a news … Continue reading
Posted in gun nuts, history, humor, immigration, mainstream media
Tagged antifa, Black Lives Matter, covid-19, Fourth of July, Fox News, Gettysburg, militias
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‘Autocrat’ doesn’t quite say it
We were reading from Masha Gessen’s Surviving Autocracy, a book that has appeared at exactly the right time: If politicians, journalists, and even kitchen-table debaters adopted the habit of defining their terms, we would understand each other better — and … Continue reading
Would you like more curfew with your lockdown?
NBCPHILADELPHIA I was jawing with Swamp Rabbit when my phone started making those strange emergency alert noises. “Only essential personnel allowed outside,” the text read. WTF? We figured a tornado was coming, or maybe a nuclear attack. In fact, the … Continue reading
Posted in history, humor, mainstream media, Nativism
Tagged 52nd Street business strip, covid-19, curfew, George Floyd, lockdown, looting, peaceful protests, Philadelphia, stimulus package
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At times, history rhymes
“When and if fascism comes to America it will not be labeled ‘made in Germany’; it will not be marked with a swastika; it will not even be called fascism; it will be called, of course, ‘Americanism.’” Halford E. Luccock, … Continue reading
Posted in history, humor, mainstream media, Nativism
Tagged Americanism, Bible, Donald Trump, fascism, Halford E. Luccock, peaceful protesters, St. John's Episcopal Church, tear gas
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Why no editorials urging Trump to exit?
I think we will look back and ask why people weren’t more furious… Where was the outrage? — Princeton University historian Julian Zelizer I reminded Swamp Rabbit that all the mainstream news outlets are dropping the ball the same way: … Continue reading
Disinfecting the disaffected
I wanted to raise a glass Wednesday to the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, but Swamp Rabbit only wanted to lament the ironies of the occasion: • The Earth Day anniversary calls for a big celebration, but it’s not happening … Continue reading
Daily briefings from the beast
Swamp Rabbit wore a surgical mask today when he went to the SuperFridge. To protect himself against COVID-19, he said, but I figured he just wanted to rob the joint without being identified. He brought ketchup and fish sticks back … Continue reading
Dylan’s JFK song is dizzy, Miss Lizzie
Swamp Rabbit wanted to know what was the big deal about “Murder Most Foul,” the Bob Dylan song about the John F. Kennedy assassination that he wrote years ago but didn’t release until now, when the country’s mood is arguably … Continue reading
Posted in apocalypse, arts, history, humor, mainstream media
Tagged Bob Dylan, Dickey Betts, Etta James, Harold Lloyd, JFK assassination, Marilyn Monroe, Murder Most Foul, Stan Getz, Woodty Allen
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