Speak Easy

When we host, we have the routine down. But we do have some pressing questions

It’s really important to blow smoke about how we’re the last true defense of freedom against tyranny. That, however, is complete and utter BS.

When my cat went to her Great Reward 18 months ago, I told myself, “Never again!” And then, one day, out of the blue, I made the call. “Linda? I’m ready to adopt a cat."

He claims, though, that he won't actively end his life — he's always been opposed to euthanasia, and to "death with dignity" — he will not try to prolong it either.

In a series of conversations about Islam that I have been having with people from all across Pennsylvania, seven questions come up most often.

Mrs. D showed us how to conjugate the verb to be: "I am the teacher. You are the students. He is from Cambodia. She is from Vietnam."

With Philadelphia among the cities vying for Amazon’s second headquarters, it’s a perfect time to analyze whether our students are prepared for tomorrow’s workforce.

Some days I entertain the insane thought that, if it weren’t for Henry Kissinger helping to prolong the Vietnam War, I wouldn’t have been born.

We accepted that we were free to choose our life’s direction and obligated to choose morally, but our choices were all so unpalatable. There was no exit, no honorable option.

The simplicity of the concept of building a wall to keep out undesirable things is unmistakable.

Populism is in the air, from Mr. Trump’s wild ride, to Brexit, to electoral challenges across Europe. But what is it?

Pennsylvania Republicans serving on the House Climate Solutions Caucus have voted against legislation that would fight climate change.

When did being kind become so unusual that it deserves national news coverage?

The Vietnam War impacted much more than its name implies. For people like my parents, we don’t talk about it. Like the American public, we’ve just accepted what’s been said.

More people die by suicide than by motor vehicle crashes. And if you think you are immune, you are not.