Politics & Policy

It’s too soon to know what drove the Arizona gunman. That hasn’t stopped some from leaping to blame extreme political rhetori ...

Read any good letters of marque lately? What, you don’t know what a letter of marque is? Haven’t you read your Constitution? ...

How about:  ‘DeSean Jackson quietly hands ball to ref after Super Bowl-winning TD?’ You can write your own, too! ...

With the New Year, 111 new members will be sworn into the House of Representatives.  One local newbie is already establishing himsel ...

Philadelphia City Council has wrapped up its 2010 work and is now heading into an election year.  A host of candidates is considerin ...

The other day, I stood where George Washington slept. And where Hercules cooked. I stood where an extraordinary man proved ...

Here’s a quote from last week, spoken by a politician angry at a reporter: “You’re a liberal paper aren’t you? You ...

Philadelphia City Council got an earful from the public Thursday on two pieces of legislation that weren’t even up for a vote. ...

You know what they say about payback. The city of Philadelphia is about to feel the sting of a smackdown that’s been building fo ...

My radio commentary this week is sort of an update on the “Welcome to NewsWorks” post I did when this site debuted, so I̵ ...

The city of Philadelphia is sending out controversial pieces of paper: new property tax bills that include a significant tax hike. ...

OK, so here’s the solution for an economy that’s leaving too many people jobless. Or least here’s the one the American people j ...