Opinion & Essay
My 9-year-old has insomnia; here’s what I learned
Our 9-year-old son has recently been battling insomnia, lying awake each night until 10 or 11 p.m. The rare nights he falls asleep easily ...
10 years ago
Toomey hangs onto indecision about Trump
Surprise! Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is not joining the Republicans who are bailing on Donald Trump after seeing that 2005 video o ...
10 years ago
ListenBody language politics: Most women won’t vote for an intimidating creep
The demagogue is circling the drain, sucking the Republicans down with him. For this welcome development, we owe a major debt of gratitud ...
10 years ago
What took GOP leaders so long to pull away from Trump?
I have long believed that Donald Trump was created by the Republican Party’s peddling of racial resentment. Trump, you see, repr ...
10 years ago
South Jersey just got outmaneuvered in the 2017 governor’s race
Phil Murphy locked up the Democratic nomination for governor last week with an endorsement blitzkrieg that within 24 hours drove his chie ...
10 years ago
As some local Republicans bail on Trump, Toomey still thinking
Three prominent Republicans from the Delaware Valley have abandoned their GOP presidential nominee after the release of that 2005 video i ...
10 years ago
The banana republic candidate: Trump’s most demagogic threat to democracy
Down in the dark where the demons live, Donald Trump surely knows he’s DOA. So he figures that what the heck, he might as well do h ...
10 years ago
The Republican party’s eternal shame
Dear craven Republicans, Oh, so now you’re shocked? Now you’re scandalized? Now you’r ...
10 years ago
Why Gayborhood racism isn’t just on Darryl DePiano
After the video of club owner Darryl DePiano using the n-word surfaced, he has become the de facto example of Gayborhood racism, ...
10 years ago
Don’t trick yourself into thinking Gayborhood racism is new
Watching recent protests in the Gayborhood has brought on a strong case of déjà vu for me.
10 years ago
Registered to vote? Clock is ticking
If you live in Pennsylvania, Tuesday is the last day to register to vote in the presidential election. You can visit your county e ...
10 years ago
Debate II preview: Here’s why Hillary has the edge
Sunday night is on the horizon. Perhaps you’re tempted to skip the second presidential debate and watch the second HBO episode of & ...
10 years ago
Review: ‘Grounded’ with her heart in the sky
In “Grounded,” a fighter pilot soars. And Kittson O’Neill, the actress playing that character, soars as well in a dynam ...
10 years ago
‘Dubya’ comes to Philly to raise cash for Toomey
Former President George W. Bush will be in Philadelphia Friday morning to raise campaign money for Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Sen. Pat ...
10 years ago
Why Penn is morally obligated to disavow alum Donald Trump
Editorial boards, governments, and former presidents, including two from Donald Trump’s own party, have rejected the candidate as p ...
10 years ago
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