December 27, 2020 I got your book, Tom Cantor And I hope you wish I didn’t! It seems most people would want everyone to be more like them, as opposed to wanting others…
December 5, 2020 Dan Rather: Raising a ruckus in a good way from Texas to TV, and now the Twitterverse You may not have heard much about Dan Rather lately. I don’t remember seeing him on TV except as a guest on NBC News,…
November 5, 2020 Hey Trump! Call it quits or history will judge you even more harshly Two days have passed since the election for President of the United States, about a third of the 100 Senators and all 435 members…
October 23, 2020 When to talk and when to not The idea for this blog post came today when I noticed an article called “Where cancel culture stops,” by Yisroel Besser in Mishpacha magazine, meant for Orthodox Jews. (I apologize…
May 29, 2020 Are all of these emails really necessary right now? Pennsylvania’s primary election was supposed to be held April 28 but was postponed until this coming Tuesday, June 2, due to the Coronavirus pandemic….
May 1, 2020 Is Facebook facing the fact its Community Standards struck out with me 3 times in one night? If you’re a longtime reader, then you’ve probably seen the phase I went through, ending articles with this phrase: If you appreciate what you…
April 15, 2020 A blogger’s job is never done, especially after a migration I haven’t blogged for a while because I’ve been working hard, but I’ve been on this updated website, fixing lots of problems that started…
March 22, 2020 Coronavirus doesn’t favor any group over another, so we shouldn’t with money I had several blog posts half-written and want to finish them, but I’ve been too busy with other things, including reconstructing posts in this…
March 7, 2020 New and improved website! I’m happy to report the blog CohenConnect.com is new and improved, with a different web host, and more to see at first glance if…
February 9, 2020 Your local reporter may be phoning it in Have you seen Katie from Kansas on your local CBS TV station’s website? You probably shouldn’t. This post started when I was looking for…
February 5, 2020 Iowa Democrats' disaster just a symptom of primary problems The Democratic caucus in Iowa took place two days ago and we should’ve received the results about 30 hours ago, and that’s giving the…
January 3, 2020 Far worse crimes than a few Mummers in blackface, which was handled I’ve known Philadelphia’s City Council president, who also represents my district, is out of his mind and his response to the *few* Mummers in…
December 27, 2019 Have you noticed Comcast’s Christmas gift to itself? It’s that time of year again. No. I take that back. A few weeks ago, it was that time of year again. Regular and…
December 23, 2019 The bad and the good at work (media edition) We all have good days and bad days, but both of these quotes refer to the bigger picture at different times in different people’s…
November 28, 2019 To Thanksgiving, and the best TV episode ever dedicated to it This year, I reposted a Facebook memory from all the way back in 2018. It contrasts my good feelings about the holiday growing up…
October 29, 2019 Florida is for other people, who may not know… Most of you know how I feel about Florida. Knowing I moved out says much of it, but there are a lot of reasons…
October 28, 2019 “Your rights in Philadelphia as it pertains to anti-discrimination in your employment are solid” Really? There’s something about catching up on a newspaper or magazine when you’ve fallen behind in your reading. This past weekend, I read both…
October 18, 2019 Haven’t been in touch for a while. This is partly the reason. To those of you eager to read more blog posts here (this is blog #150!), and news on ThePhillyFiles.com, I’m temporarily sorry. No, I…
August 15, 2019 ThePhillyFiles’ six-week milestone! I sent the following to subscribers of ThePhillyFiles on Mailchimp: It’s hard for me to believe but today marks *six weeks* since the kickoff…
August 9, 2019 The war on guns, from Philadelphia to the feds It’s almost a week since gunmen killed 31 people in mass shootings, 13 hours apart, and nothing concrete has been done to reduce the…
July 20, 2019 Nothing against my friends at CBS, but… AT&T — which owns DirecTV, DirecTV Now and U-verse — released a statement saying it “offered to pay CBS an unprecedented rate increase and…
July 20, 2019 Larger Than Life Personality: Remembering Mitch Petrus — Austin Kellerman I’ve never reblogged before. Only heard of it. But heat stroke is deadly, and a serious threat this weekend. A few days ago, it…
July 11, 2019 Netroots Nation’s national conference in town, and how I heard of it Lots of people interested in politics and next year’s Democratic presidential nomination will have their eyes focused on the Pennsylvania Convention Center through Saturday….
July 8, 2019 Video: First fiery justice, then the law A man the BBC calls a “far-right extremist” — who set fire to a synagogue, a year ago — first went down in flames…
June 13, 2019 Adding my own few points to Nexstar’s ‘Digital First’ strategy The phrase “Digital First” is nothing new. Managers in TV station news departments have been saying it for years, but they really hadn’t practiced…
May 29, 2019 Would you want Mueller’s words about Trump said about you? Wednesday, special counsel Robert Mueller spoke out for the first time, saying he was resigning and closing down the special counsel’s office. His investigation,…
May 3, 2019 Lenny’s update, and the writing and posting you may have missed You may have actually looked at the homepage of this blog, CohenConnect.com, and thought I hadn’t been writing. It may have looked that way,…
May 2, 2019 Thinking about religion, belief and recent violence Vacation time is up. We’re into May and I haven’t written a “real blog post” for you in a month and a half, since…
March 16, 2019 Control of the media after the mosque attacks in New Zealand THANK YOU to the two new followers from over the past week, bringing the total up to 116. I hope you like what you…
February 21, 2019 Pre-election politics in Israel, and where I’ve been Tomorrow will be a month since my last actual blog post. I’ve been very busy working and also spent a little time in Florida…
January 22, 2019 Martin Luther King Day, a victim of the (official) Women’s March First off, yes, I may be a day late, but this is definitely not a dollar short! I wanted to make sure this post…
January 11, 2019 Anniversary means time to start something new It’s Jan. 11 and that means today marks four years since my very first blog post at www.CohenConnect.com. Back then, when I started, I…