Opinion & Essay
More presidential debate fallout: A flood of leaks from the losers
Gather ye popcorn and cue the entertainment. Donald Trump’s advisers, well aware that Hillary Clinton gave their boss a beatdown fo ...
10 years ago
Why under-funding SEPTA is state-sanctioned discrimination
On a cold winter’s day in January 2015, my morning train arrived 45 minutes late. The Norristown High Speed Line was notorious for arri ...
10 years ago
I might have Asperger’s Syndrome, but do I really want to know?
People just don't seem to understand the way I think, so when they can follow my train of thought, it feels like I have superpowers.
10 years ago
First lady stumps for youth vote in Philly [photos]
If you don’t see a presidential candidate or someone from the first family in the Philly area this fall, you aren’t trying. ...
10 years ago
Presidential debate fallout: The revenge of ‘Miss Piggy’
What an historic moment it was yesterday! Never before had the loser of a presidential debate licked his wounds in public by attacking a ...
10 years ago
Dismissing the other candidate’s voters as idiots is a disservice to your ideals
If liberals suffer the delusion that those who don't share our values are inferior beings, we are not just getting down in the mud with them. We are drinking poisoned Kool-Aid
10 years ago
Review: Running past the Fringe Festival, ‘King John’ rules in the park
Shakespeare is a persistent guy. The Philly Fringe Festival ended last weekend, but one show hangs on – his “King John,” a ...
10 years ago
The first presidential debate: Trump ablaze in the dumpster
Donald Trump’s spin queen recently touted her boss as “the Babe Ruth of debaters.” Apparently she didn’t know tha ...
10 years ago
Recently disclosed DNC insurance policy shows law enforcement’s contempt for protest
With much less fanfare than it received before the Democratic National Convention, the ...
10 years ago
How often have I actually been altruistic?
How often had I actually been altruistic, I recently wondered, recalling a day in the mid-1990s when, still in my naïve 20s, I ...
10 years ago
Advice for Hillary Clinton: Don’t Gore yourself
While writing about presidential debates, a wise man once cautioned that “most viewers don’t sit in their living rooms with a ...
10 years ago
With debate looming, Trump must be held accountable on race and policing
On the eve of the first Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump presidential debate, the country is embroiled in a conflict that pits citizens’ ri ...
10 years ago
The Big Debate: will it matter?
Clinton vs. Trump: tonight’s presidential debate has all the anticipation of a heavyweight championship bout on pay-per-view. But w ...
10 years ago
Crucial national security questions that won’t be asked on debate night
Today, I’ll simply express my fervent hope that Trump and Clinton are compelled on Monday night to address ...
10 years ago
Women who lose their hair, and the wigs that keep it private
About a third of women experience hair loss. After menopause, that fraction doubles, with thinning hair and bald spots stealing happiness, self-esteem, and quality of life.
10 years ago
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