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Double-edged sword of facial recognition technology

<em>Syndicated columnist Diane Dimond is on sabbatical. The following was published in 2020.</em>On the television crime drama “FBI,” Special Agent Jubal Valentine brusquely orders an underling to run a photograph through facial recognition to identify a suspect. ...

Heaven and nature sing

This time of the year, when negative things happen, they always seem to register more deeply, to hit harder, and to feel even more emotionally upsetting. This is because it is a time when believers would ideally like to celebrate with peace, love, generosity, gratitude and kindness as the theme ...

Explain use of private law firms

Republican majorities in both legislative houses and Gov. Tom Wolf have not agreed on much during the Democratic governorĢƵ eight years in office. But they are of one mind in refusing to tell the public why they spend large sums of the publicĢƵ money on private law firms.Commonwealth Court ...

Bye, bye, Herschel Walker

Thanks to the failed senatorial candidacy of Herschel Walker, the Republican Party has egg on its face – again.ThereĢƵ something sweet about that.Not just because Democrats now have the outright majority (51 to 49) in the U.S. Senate. But because Republicans got caught trying to play the ...

Washington wakes up for the holidays

WASHINGTON – ItĢƵ beginning to look a lot like ... Washington. After years of trauma, the capital feels back to itself for Christmas.The holiday ball for Congress just happened at the White House. The storied Willard Hotel, where Abraham Lincoln stayed days before he was inaugurated, ...

Labor still leaning on ‘Union Joe’

Strikes always hassle someone. Trolley operator strikes in the early 20th century aggravated commuters. Coal miner strikes in the 1920s inconvenienced manufacturers. Auto worker strikes in the 1950s irked new car buyers, car salesmen, and advertisers.Almost by definition, just about any work ...