Opinion & Essay

In the past, reaching an elected official took some formality or a press credential. Today, all it takes is a well-crafted twee ...

The Democratic primary for district attorney of Philadelphia is six weeks from Tuesday, and there are seven candidates in the field with ...

If you’re astounded that ...

Write about what you know, they say. And that’s just what Blanka Zizka, the bold and inventive artistic director of Wilma Theater, ...

Others seem to weather it without permanent physical or psychological damage. I am talking, of course, about the miserable moment you realize you have lost your cell phone.

When a loved one dies, the last thing we want to do is dwell on the unsavory aspects of their lives. Death, above all else, is supposed t ...

Never a dull moment in Trumplandia. Let us rubberneck at the newest car wreck: “Michael Flynn ...

Princess Leia has a message for the Senate Intelligence Committee: “Help us, Obi-Wan. You’re our only hope.” Tha ...

There were no pitchforks or torches when I attended a public forum earlier this month at Chestnut Hill United Church about how Pennsylvan ...

There’s so much consequential stuff going on right now — Trump’s sabotage of American leadership on climate change, the NRA ...

I just returned home from my godfather’s funeral. It is still unbelievable to me. The man was 90 years old, so it’s in some w ...

Despite his tenuous political position as a Democrat facing reelection in a state won by Republican President Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. Bob ...

Senate Democratic leaders intend to filibuster Neil Gorsuch, which basically means that Trump’s high court nominee will face a high ...

Rice Chex cereal has always been 100 percent rice, but now it boasts that it’s gluten-free. It never had gluten. But now that glute ...