Politics & Policy
Science and religion – death match or lovers’ quarrel?
The other day, I stumbled across a book called Proof of Heaven. I had some time to kill and a latte in hand, so I started readin ...
12 years ago
ListenKeystone Crossroads: Shining a light on Pa.’s slow-motion crisis
Pennsylvania’s cities and towns have been putting out distress signals for years, but sometimes it seems as if no one is listening. ...
12 years ago
ListenYou don’t have to be in the city to be for the city
I’m working on a deal to buy a house in Philadelphia. I mention this because, over my years as a commentator, my suburban ZI ...
12 years ago
ListenPa. Democrats running for governor try to out-green one another
Eight Democratic candidates for Pennsylvania governor sought to out-green one another last night at a debate focused on environmental sus ...
12 years ago
Christie’s mea culpa on Bridgegate was still all about him
So, first it was time for a little traffic problem in Fort Lee. Now, it’s time for a little speed bump on Chris Christi ...
12 years ago
ListenChris Christie’s apology is unacceptable. He should never be president.
I’ve described Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey as a smart politician who deserves to be the frontrunner among Republicans who ...
12 years ago
U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach will not seek re-election
U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.) has announced he will not seek re-election to Congress. His seat in the Philadelphia suburbs was not ...
12 years ago
Earth copes with a calamity – and its name is us
Well, this last weekend showed that global warming is a socialist hoax, right? I mean, it was cold. And snowy. Really snowy. That& ...
12 years ago
ListenPa. Department of State received complaints about fall voter ID ad campaign
Newly obtained documents show that Pennsylvania’s Department of State received feedback that this fall’s voter ID messaging, both ...
12 years ago
City reps in state legislatures have only themselves to blame
Philadelphians often lament that the legislature in Harrisburg doesn’t listen to the city’s needs. A study ...
12 years ago
FactCheck.org on the ‘Whoppers of 2013’
‘Tis the season for top 10 lists, and Eugene Kiely, director of FactCheck.org is back with a ...
12 years ago
ListenBig institutions, and their leaders, elude punishment
When complex, powerful organizations become seedbeds of wrong-doing, how do you hold them accountable? Whom do you punish? ...
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