Glorious Ineptitude in Practice: The LA Homelessness Edition

A few posts back, I coined the phrase “glorious ineptitude” to describe a dramatic shift in the way we measure institutional success. Back in pre-woke America, institutions used to be judged by their results. If a school, for instance, produced a lot of kids who were competent at math and English, it was a “good” …

Compassion for the Homeless Is Cruelty for the Working Class – Part I

Check out the below video. It depicts life today on and around Kensington Avenue, the main drag of Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood. Now check out this video.  A local realtor gives us the skinny on Chestnut Hill, perhaps Philadelphia’s most sought-after neighborhood. Where to begin? Well, let’s begin with the obvious. Homeless people make horrible neighbors. …