Politics & Policy
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 ...
15 years ago
Do more educated Americans vote Democratic, and less educated Americans Republican?
The New York Times published a fascinating ...
15 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. ...
15 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 ...
15 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 ...
15 years ago
GOP electoral proposal spurs radio campaign from advocates of popular vote
Efforts to change the way Pennsylvania’s electoral votes are cast have prompted radio ads from a group that wants the president ele ...
15 years ago
Wealthy tea party Republican announces challenge to Casey
A former coal mine owner and tea party Republican from western Pennsylvania intends to challenge Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey n ...
15 years ago
At Nov. 9 resentencing, Fumo must appear in person
The judge who gave former state Sen. Vince Fumo of Philadelphia 55 months in prison on corruption charges has set Nov. 9 as the day he wi ...
15 years ago
Of life, baseball and finish lines
In this golden era for Phillies fans, I’ve been blessed with golden luck. During the Phils’ great run, I’ve been ...
15 years ago
Obama’s good and bad proposals to increase taxes
Taxes are the price we pay to live in a free society. Someone has to pay for the police and fire departments, the courts and judges, the ...
15 years ago
Is Philadelphia the most corrupt big city in America? See School Reform Commission.
Philadelphia’s chief integrity officer Joan Markman has released a chill ...
15 years ago
Remembering Heidi Ramirez, an early casualty of the Ackerman/School Reform Commission fiasco
The firing of Philadelphia School Superintendent Arlene Ackerman and the million dollar buy-out of her contract, which had only recently ...
15 years ago