Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania voters will have the opportunity to elect or retain judges this year to the Supreme Court, the Superior Court, and the Commo ...

It’s that time of year. Mother’s Day. It is my 14th since the death of the complicated, mercurial woman who brought me into this worl ...

In response to my post earlier today on this subject, “Don” writes: ” I think your blog post would be a lot stronger i ...

With the primary election just over a week away, candidates are trying to dig up a few more votes.  This year council races in Phila ...

The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a refundable tax credit for qualifying low-income taxpayers, in effect a transfer of wealth to the ...

Public schools in both the city of Philadelphia and my home state of Delaware have been fighting uphill battles to improve student outcom ...

With the Pennsylvania primary just two weeks away, the fight is getting nasty in one Philadelphia City Council race. Seventh Distr ...

Nearly 10 years ago in the wake of the horrifying terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, nearly all Americans agreed with the New York ...

Now it’s called “mission creep”. In Vietnam it was called “escalation”, the process by which war for limit ...

I had the privilege the other day of a moderating a ...

I enjoyed the elegant distraction of the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, which was greatly enhanced by the technical ...

According to an article in th ...

Hundreds of faith and community leaders from across Philadelphia got a chance to hear from the White House’s office of faith-based ...

I’m often asked why the majority of Fortune 500 companies, more than 60% actually, have chosen to incorporate in the small state of ...

What has been the worst mistake of our war against terrorism so far? The obvious choice is the decision to invade Iraq, a country which ...