September 15, 2023 Birmingham church hosts 60th anniversary commemoration of deadly 1963 bombing Friday marks the 60th anniversary of one of the most heinous attacks during the Civil Rights Movement: the deadly bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church.
March 2, 2023 Sheriff to hate group: ‘I’m honored to be on your hit list’ A Florida sheriff has made it clear there’s no place for hate in his county.
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…
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…
October 28, 2018 Not a good day for political thoughts, the USA as a whole I’ve known I had another blog post “due” before the election, if you know how I think, but too much on my mind and…
September 14, 2018 Eric Trump and his shekels I try not to go more than a week without posting something. Unfortunately, it has been 11 days dues to holidays that won’t be…
April 10, 2018 Distorting history, stirring up stereotypes It’s not easy being a moderate. That’s definitely what I consider myself and it seems to make people on both sides angry. Either that,…
February 2, 2018 Eagle eye: Most Philadelphia media ignore possibility of local terrorism You would think anytime there’s a possibility of terrorism in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia media would report it. Apparently that wasn’t the case this week….
February 3, 2017 The media: Certainly imperfect, definitely necessary and trying This is my first blog in several months, and only my second since arriving back in Philadelphia. The first was shortly after my return, so…
January 11, 2016 One blogging year in review It’s a big day in Cohen Country. I posted my first blog one year ago today. A year ago, I was living in Florida,…
November 15, 2015 Past time to stop terror once and for all, not necessarily for the French I love being back in news. Sure, the hours are long, especially when you don’t have a boss. (My new one starts Nov. 30)….
January 11, 2015 Putting demands on Israel on France Here it goes, my 1st blog post. Seems the shoe is on the other foot after this week’s terror attacks in France. The world…