
Opinion & Essay
Seth Williams’ downfall is a cautionary tale for prosecutors everywhere
Seth Williams, the first African American district attorney in Philadelphia, is down and soon to be out. He provides a cautiona ...
8 years ago
Uncovering ‘the true America’ in real conversations with a Muslim
Last December, I wrote a commentary condemning hate crimes against Muslims and offering to sit down with anyone who wanted to learn about Islam or meet a Muslim.
8 years ago
Trump’s broken promise threatens to break another promise
Smoke has been billowing skyward from the Trumpster fire for nearly 100 days — I know, it feels more like 100 weeks — and his refusal ...
8 years ago
Raising the minimum wage is good for small businesses
Last week, NewsWorks published an article about a recent report from the Independent Fiscal Office which suggested that the positive impa ...
8 years ago
Seven reasons why Trump’s weekend tweets were inane
We’re routinely peppered with twisted missives from our Commander-in-Tweet, and this weekend was no different. But it’s worth ...
8 years ago
Federal concealed carry reciprocity is wrong for Pennsylvania and the country
I was heartened to hear U.S. Rep. Charles Dent, R-Allentown, say he believes in the Second Amendment at his recent Lehigh Valley town hal ...
8 years ago
If blacks don’t vote in the District Attorney’s race, we have no one to blame but ourselves
Sometimes I feel as if freedom is slowly slipping away from African Americans. Not because someone is violently attempting to take ...
8 years ago
The decline of political wit, and the death of the stylish insult
This July will mark the 200th anniversary of the death of Jane Austen — so this year is surely a fitting time to reflect on a subject b ...
8 years ago
Philly’s next district attorney should fight poverty, not just crime
With the Philadelphia district attorney’s race heating up, many candidates are promising to make significant reforms to the o ...
8 years ago
The downside of deregulation: Turbulence on Air Oligarchy
“Sit back, relax, and enjoy your flight.” Yeah sure. As if. We’ve all heard that crock so many times that ...
8 years ago
It’s time to get rid of the two-party system
Now is the time for us to consider scrapping the two-party system of government. Now is about the best time to reflect on how o ...
8 years ago
Henry David Thoreau would hate Trump’s budget
You’ve probably heard the hideous news about Trump’s budget, which basically aspires to blow up the federal debt, big league ...
8 years ago
Gov. Wolf’s minimum wage plans run into economic reality
Gov. Tom Wolf’s rose-colored minimum wage plans have run into green-eyeshade economic reality. A new ...
8 years ago
The worst Holocaust offender is NOT Sean Spicer
This Passover season has bestirred the contemptible clowns. And Sean Spicer isn’t even the worst of them. Granted, TrumpR ...
8 years ago
Trump needs a coherent policy on Syria at home and abroad
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump appealed to America’s worst tendencies of isolationism with his “America First̶ ...
8 years ago
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