Politics & Policy
Chester businessman joins Republican scrum to run against Casey
Chester County businessman Steve Welch has announced he’ll enter the Republican primary for Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Bob Casey’ ...
14 years ago
A visit to the Flight 93 National Memorial
On the way home from my high school reunion in Michigan, I decided to visit the Flight 93 National Memorial in western Pennsylvania near ...
14 years ago
Celebrating a 45th high school reunion
If you’re lucky, you too may be able to attend your 45th high school reunion, as I did recently back in Michigan. It’ll be a ...
14 years ago
Plucky Republican mayoral candidate throws verbal grenades
Philadelphia Republican mayoral candidate Karen Brown Monday charged that the Philadelphia police department is fudging its homicide numb ...
14 years ago
There are constant demands on government for more regulation to insure the safety of food, toys, and many other products. Should the gov ...
14 years ago
As the recession continues, the hunt for a scapegoat intensifies. No one in Washington wants to hold Wall Street accountable for its meg ...
14 years ago
The GOP campaign: Politics with ADD
In America, per Andy Warhol’s famous line, everyone gets to be famous for 15 minutes. In America’s Republican Party, i ...
14 years ago
Do more educated Americans vote Democratic, and less educated Americans Republican?
The New York Times published a fascinating ...
14 years ago
Philly mayoral candidates meet for only debate
Democrat Michael Nutter and Republican Karen Brown will face off Tuesday in the only planned debate of the Philadelphia mayoral campaign. ...
14 years ago
Why the U.S. drone attack on U.S. citizen Anwar Al-Awlaki gave him all the process he was due
President Obama can be credited with another advance in the U.S. war on Al Qaeda with the elimination by drone attack in Yemen of U.S. ci ...
14 years ago
Why both Republicans and Democrats are wrong to tinker with the electoral college
In the current political environment of sharp partisan division, it should be no surprise that both political parties want to leave no st ...
14 years ago