Dick Polman
dickpolman.bsky.social
Dick Polman
@dickpolman.bsky.social
I teach journalism at UPenn. I’ve been a journo since 1973, including 28 yrs at the Phila Inquirer. I write at dickpolman.substack.com and I’m archived at dickpolman.net
Trying to sustain equilibrium in a land turned upside down.
I didn’t know it was “Radical Left” to believe in due process and the rule of law.
April 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I’d fix a bit of grammar (“whose,” not “who’s), and there’s no evidence Trump has “coke parties.” But MAGA voters can choke on every other word.
March 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Dec. 8, 1980. A few hours before.
December 8, 2024 at 5:14 PM
A welcome moment of mellow:

Monet’s “Bend in the River,” at the Phila Museum of Art.
November 25, 2024 at 8:19 PM
New home signage, perhaps useful in the years ahead.
November 11, 2024 at 4:20 PM