Opinion & Essay

When civic boosters promote the benefits of hosting a national political convention, they tout the economic benefits. However, I witnessed some unexpected social benefits, too

The City of Philadelphia is getting a lot of mileage out of the claim it ...

In the last 24 hours the Republican race has gone nuclear. Everybody is suddenly fixated on the Republican National Committee byla ...

I couldn’t believe my ears. There’s a movement to ban parking on the median strip in South Philly! What next? Banning soft pr ...

Years from now, if the grandkids ask you what the ’16 presidential campaign was really like, just tell them about August 2. It was ...

When I learned that a three-judge panel of the Virginia-based 4th Circuit Court of Appeals had struck down North Carolina’s restrictive ...

We knew this was coming.  At a rally yesterday, Donald Trump said: “I’m afraid the election is gonna be rigged, I ...

Here’s the ’16 campaign in a nutshell: Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine spent the weekend barnstorming by bus in middle-American ...

This summer I was chosen to participate in the ...

It was a big at-bat for Hillary Clinton. Did she deliver? A solid base hit, I thought, not a home run. In some respects, th ...

While a convenient option for travelers seeking a home away from home or individuals looking to make extra money, Airbnb has led to adver ...

Before we get started, we need to park our jaded cynicism and celebrate the fact that 96 years after women finally won the right to vote, ...

The mood at the Wells Fargo Center ahead of Hillary Clinton’s prime time speech to the Democratic National Convention was quiet. ...

While guesting this morning on R ...

After covering conventions for two weeks, I’ve lost my voice (not good for a radio guy), and it occurred to me: Maybe Hillary Clint ...