
Opinion & Essay
The Democrats tend not to wallow in the sewer with infantile chants like “Lock Her Up.” Thus far, anyway, their preferred tac ...
9 years ago
DNC: Let’s all have a good cry
It was an emotional night for delegates at the Democratic convention last night, but not everybody shared the same emotion. A lot ...
9 years ago
ListenBill and Hillary sittin’ in a tree
Bill Clinton’s love letter to Hillary was sweet and cringeworthy, and at times it was like one of those overlong wedding toasts tha ...
9 years ago
The umpteenth introduction of Hillary Clinton
It’s biography night at the Democratic Convention. Even though Hillary Clinton — now the nominee by acclamation — has spent 24 ...
9 years ago
I want to be a volunteer, dammit!
The email that arrived at 3:30 p.m. took my breath away. It caused a crushing sensation in my gut. Don’t show up to volunteer for t ...
9 years ago
It’s still hard to believe what we saw at the beginning of Monday’s session of the Democratic National Convention — d ...
9 years ago
Rediscovering Spruce Street’s power to unite Philadelphians
When I first heard of Spruce Street Harbor Park, I thought: Cool — they are finally doing something about the boring concrete expanse that is Penn's Landing.
9 years ago
‘I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves.’
Mark McKinnon, who used to strategize for George W. Bush, said a few hours ago, “Michelle Obama delivered one of the best speeches ...
9 years ago
Bernie tells the Bros that reality isn’t sexy
Props to Bernie Sanders last night for expending zillions of gallons of water to hose down his disruptive convention diehards. It was hig ...
9 years ago
Sanders delegates — feeling burned?
At the Republican convention in Cleveland last week, the talk was all about emails and party infighting.Now I’m back in Philly cove ...
9 years ago
Follow the bouncing polls, if you can bear it
Guess what, folks. Americans really dug Donald Trump’s fearfest. That’s likely to shock those of you who watched the R ...
9 years ago
Remember what Will Rogers said about Democrats
Now that Russian hackers working for the Trump-Putin ticket have claimed their first Democratic scalp, tens of millions of Americans are ...
9 years ago
Frank Rizzo statue should not greet DNC
The Democratic National Convention arrives in Philadelphia just as our nation stands at a crossroads. Our politics is extreme, our views ...
9 years ago
The big speech – did Donald Trump deliver?
He didn’t hurt himself, but he didn’t hit a homer either. I was at the arena when Trump gave his hourlong-plus address ...
9 years ago
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