
Opinion & Essay
Helpful, hospitable, and polite — in search of American good manners
In his book, “The Republicans,” Lewis ...
9 years ago
America votes: Which path will we choose?
If this is truly the path we prefer — an authoritarian sensibility, a strongman cult, a systematic breakdown o ...
9 years ago
Senate finale: Toomey uses Obama clip
Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race, an ugly brawl and the most expensive Senate race ever, is finishing on a curious note: incumbent R ...
9 years ago
Election countdown: A cacophony of voices
Opinions are like derrieres. Everybody has one. But not all opinions are equal. Some are clearly smarter, more perceptive, and mor ...
9 years ago
Worrying about Philadelphia’s black vote
As this insane presidential election winds toward its conclusion, Democratic leaders in Pennsylvania have their eye on Philadelphia, and ...
9 years ago
ListenJudge rejects Pa. GOP’s request to expand poll watchers’ reach
A federal judge has turned down the Pennsylvania Republican Party’s request to expand the reach of poll watchers in the state. ...
9 years ago
Today would be the 100th birthday of the Penn Annex’s handsomest mailman — my dad
I’ll miss William Penn Annex. The Center City post office, stretching from Market to Chestnut along 9th Street, ...
9 years ago
The fightin’ Founders took the low road, too
Politics are such a torment that I would advise everyone I love not to mix with them. Wait, that’s not me talk ...
9 years ago
Who do you believe, the Klan or the Nobel laureates?
Only a handful of newspapers in the entire country have endorsed Donald Trump — in Vegas (the paper is owned by an ally), Santa Barbara ...
9 years ago
Why Philadelphia City Hall needs a dedicated advocate for domestic violence survivors
In the city of Philadelphia, police officers respond to over 100,000 domestic-related calls each year. And those are the cases we’r ...
9 years ago
Trump stumps on health care in King of Prussia [photos]
A focused, almost low-key Donald Trump spoke to about 600 Republican loyalists at the Doubletree Hotel in King of Prussia Tuesday, addres ...
9 years ago
ListenThumb on scale, continued: FBI stays mum about its Trump-Russia probes
FBI chief James Comey has wielded a bullhorn to blare the news (or non-news) about Anthony Weiner’s laptop – an announcement ...
9 years ago
Put down that hot dog! It’s World Vegan Day
I should be a vegan. So should you. It’s better for your health, and better for the planet. And its kinder to animals too. So what’s ...
9 years ago
I remember watching Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey announcing his re-election bid last September at a hotel ballroom in King of Prussi ...
9 years ago
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