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Time for Some 'Couples' Counseling Apr. 01, 2026
"A couple more inches of snow came at us." "In his paper, a couple factors held him back." Those are... Read More
No More Mandatory Life for Felony Murder in Pennsylvania Mar. 31, 2026
A 2021 report by the Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity found that there were 8,242 people servi... Read More
Scraps from the Cutting Room Floor Mar. 30, 2026
Sometimes what seems like a can't-miss column idea goes nowhere. Occasionally, an idea works so well... Read More
Nostalgia for a Bad Habit Mar. 28, 2026
I miss smoking. There. I've said it. Now, I don't miss it enough to go out and buy a $17 pack of ci... Read More
Sarcastic Wit Carries Too High a Cost Mar. 27, 2026
"Two negatives produce a positive," declared the middle school math teacher, "But two positives neve... Read More
Can't Do It By Yourself? Try Plan 'Bee' Mar. 25, 2026
And now some questions about etymology ... or should I say entomology? Q: I know you must be as busy... Read More
America Needs More Robert Muellers Mar. 24, 2026
Robert Mueller, the former FBI director who later served as special counsel overseeing the controver... Read More
A Few Remedial Crime Tips Mar. 23, 2026
Cape Coral, Fla. Two criminal masterminds broke into an empty arcade. In the lady's room, they tedio... Read More
Avoid Transactional Thinking to Maximize Personal Prosperity Mar. 20, 2026
You just spent 90 minutes at the gym — an hour-long Pilates class followed by half an hour on ... Read More
'Verban Legends' Clog Arteries of the Internet Mar. 18, 2026
You've probably encountered a rather macabre treatise titled "Life in the 1500s," a ghastly goulash ... Read More
Circumventing Legislatures by Ignoring the Constitution Mar. 17, 2026
Last June, a federal judge in Texas blocked a two-decade-old law offering undocumented residents the... Read More
A Narrow Escape from Career Hell Mar. 16, 2026
I hit 30 in the vanguard of the "don't trust anyone over 30" generation. When a somewhat younger com... Read More
Conspiracy Kooks Concoct the New March Madness Mar. 13, 2026
There was a time, not so very long ago, when I harbored a political crush on Candace Owens. I adored... Read More
Subjects and Verbs Agree to Disagree Mar. 11, 2026
Politics are so polarized these days — or should that be politics IS so polarized? — tha... Read More
Forget Habeas Corpus at Your Own Peril Mar. 10, 2026
Normally, when someone is confronted with a Latin legal term their eyes glaze over and their brain s... Read More
A Middle-Aged Teddy Bear Dances with a Skeleton Mar. 09, 2026
"If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance," said George Bernard S... Read More
Feeling Bad About a Dumb Injury? These Dudes Did It Worse Mar. 07, 2026
I hurt my knee taking a step onto a riser in a performance at my kids' elementary school the other d... Read More
Melt Your Heart of Stone with Eyes of Grace Mar. 06, 2026
"You chose the way of the hero. And they found you amusing for a while, the people of this city. But... Read More
Fear and Loathing in Las Verbiage Mar. 04, 2026
A few years back, a newspaper story reported that Janet Jackson "was loathe to admit" her loss of a ... Read More
'Partisan Political Theater' Disguised as a Congressional Investigation Mar. 03, 2026
Last week, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State, one-time democrat nominee fo... Read More
