Politics & Policy
Misguided protest in Philadelphia against U.S. Customs pre-inspection in Abu Dhabi.
An unusual demonstration occurred on the Wednesday before Christmas at Philadelphia International Airport when members of Congress and un ...
12 years ago
As a holy day, Christmas celebrates the invasion of the divine into the mundane
It always amazes me how some folks can’t keep a fix on the fact that, in America, Christmas is both a religious holy day and a civi ...
12 years ago
The moral case for rejecting immigration amnesty and expansion.
We hear a lot from the Obama administration and big business and the immigration advocacy groups about the moral reasons why Congress sho ...
12 years ago
Gay teacher’s firing might be both wrong and legal
The firing of Michael Griffin by Holy Ghost Preparatory School in Bucks County was distressing. The private Catholic school fired ...
12 years ago
ListenShould we loosen the reins on Philadelphia politicians?
For more than 60 years, elected officials in Philadelphia have faced a restriction that’s rare among American office-holders: They ...
12 years ago
What makes schools safe? Add your voice to the dialogue
In the year since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, many of us have been asking “How do we make schools safe?” The& ...
12 years ago
VP Joe Biden mistakenly calls his own ancestors illegal immigrants! Why?
Perhaps Vice President Joe Biden was trying to give respectability to today’s illegal immigrants by ...
12 years ago
Father and son bag bear and cub to kick off annual New Jersey hunt
The successful hunter has an intimate knowledge of the animals he pursues. In preparation for the New Jersey bear hunt, Oak Ridge residen ...
12 years ago
Error-prone health reform still includes a useful check on freeloaders
The only thing Barack Obama is worse at than building a website is explaining why the website really was needed in the first place. ...
12 years ago
ListenPhilly Council to hold hearings on ‘notario’ fraud
Among Latinos, those without legal degrees offering help with immigration applications are often called “notarios.” In Mexico ...
12 years ago
A year after Newtown, still wondering: What makes a school safe?
It’s been almost a year now. What have we learned since? What have we done since? Just a few days short of one year ago, a m ...
12 years ago
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