Politics & Policy
IRS: illegal aliens can qualify for earned income tax credit
The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a refundable tax credit for qualifying low-income taxpayers, in effect a transfer of wealth to the
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13 years ago
Fighting for and over public schools in Philadelphia and Delaware: better alternatives needed
Public schools in both the city of Philadelphia and my home state of Delaware have been fighting uphill battles to improve student outcom
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13 years ago
Claims, counterclaims muddy 7th District race
With the Pennsylvania primary just two weeks away, the fight is getting nasty in one Philadelphia City Council race.
Seventh Distr
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13 years ago
U.S. finally gets Osama bin Laden: “Whatever it takes”
Nearly 10 years ago in the wake of the horrifying terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, nearly all Americans agreed with the New York
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13 years ago
Escalation in Libya: NATO kills civilians to protect civilians
Now it’s called “mission creep”. In Vietnam it was called “escalation”, the process by which war for limit
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13 years ago
Fantasy makes for a poor Philly economic strategy
I had the privilege the other day of a moderating a
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13 years ago
Wedding over, crisis continues. Gold, silver soar.
I enjoyed the elegant distraction of the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, which was greatly enhanced by the technical
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13 years ago
Obama administration declines to enforce immigration laws
According to an article in th
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13 years ago
White House opens dialogue with faith groups in Philadelphia
Hundreds of faith and community leaders from across Philadelphia got a chance to hear from the White House’s office of faith-based
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13 years ago
Why do so many corporations choose to incorporate in Delaware?
I’m often asked why the majority of Fortune 500 companies, more than 60% actually, have chosen to incorporate in the small state of
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13 years ago
Strategic Error in Afghanistan
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
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13 years ago
A Philly ailment – corruption fatigue
You’ve heard of battle fatigue. And compassion fatigue.
A friend said the other day that, as a Philadelphia resident, she h
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13 years ago
Remembering Grete Waitz, 1953-2011
I can’t seem to get Grete Waitz, the Norwegian marathon champion who died last week in Oslo, out of my head. I’m no athlete,
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13 years ago
Three reasons why I’m looking forward to the royal wedding on Friday
I’m eagerly anticipating the wedding this Friday of Britain’s young Prince William, heir to the throne, and his lovely colleg
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13 years ago
Mission creep in Libya. Why not attack Syria, too, since we’re flush with money?
Anyone else troubled by the U.S. mission creep in Libya? Originally we were just going to help our allies establish a no-fly zone over L
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13 years ago