Editorials
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What made Saul Steinberg run?
Wealth without wisdom: A Wall Street fable
The late corporate raider Saul Steinberg was once one of Wall Street's most feared and despised figures. But life didn't turn out as he expected. And you wonder why the super-rich are paranoid about tax increases.
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5 minute read
The nanny and the knife
The nanny and the knife: A childhood memory
It all happened so long ago, and it happened so fast, and I was so young. Yet I'm the only surviving witness, and the memory of what happened— or could have happened—continues to haunt me.
Editorials
5 minute read
Year-end 2013 Campaign
You can make a big difference (and get a nice tote bag, too)
We need your help to fund Broad Street Review in 2013.
Editorials
2 minute read
Vernon Hill's financial visions
A legend in his own mind, or: What's it all about, Vernon?
Vernon Hill, the founder of Commerce Bank, fancies himself one of the great financial visionaries of our times. But of course greatness is a matter of definition. By the way, has anyone seen Commerce Bank lately?
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7 minute read
The Petraeus e-mails, and mine
From Ben Franklin to Petraeus to…. me?
The inspector general is currently examining the sexual messages of Generals David Petraeus and John R. Allen. What do you suppose he would make of my sexual messages, not to mention Ben Franklin's?
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5 minute read
An election to celebrate (really)
The best of all possible elections (and I don't even know who won)
Americans, say the pundits, are exhausted after yet another bitter and polarizing election. Not me. I can think of at least eight reasons to feel invigorated, regardless of who won.
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4 minute read
One last time: Obama and Reverend Wright
Tempest in a pulpit
Obama is being flogged again with his fiery former Chicago pastor's allegedly inflammatory remarks. But couldn't we all benefit from a pastor who tells us things we'd rather not hear?
Editorials
5 minute read
Renee Fleming, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, and me
A night to remember, Philadelphia-style
Several disparate strands of my long life as a journalist, an arts maven and a Philadelphian all came together serendipitously last Thursday. I'd like to share this remarkable experience with you.
Editorials
6 minute read
The Inquirer and the arts
Death by focus groups
The Inquirer's news hole is shrinking— again— and so the Inquirer is cutting its arts coverage— again. Methinks someone over there is paying too much attention to focus groups.
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3 minute read
Why I attend reunions
How to get a girl (and other lessons I learned at my high school reunions)
Why do people attend reunions? Piecing together the riddles of the past helps me cope with the present and future. Consider seven insights I've gleaned (for better or worse) from reunions of my Class of '60 at the Fieldston School in New York.
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8 minute read