Opinion & Essay
His latest lie: ‘We don’t know anything about Hillary in terms of religion’
Nothing — not even the revelation that his campaign is virtually broke, and that the top House Republican is ...
10 years ago
Fattah’s downfall: you could see it coming
“Chaka’s going to prison,” I said to fellow reporter, sitting at my desk. That was nearly two years ago, long be ...
10 years ago
Can somebody spare The Donald a dime?
The new campaign contribution stats — the money that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have raised for their respective races — were r ...
10 years ago
Some Pa. Trump delegates arming themselves for Cleveland
In the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando, some Pennsylvania delegates to the Republican National Convention who favor Donald Trump hav ...
10 years ago
ListenCan Republican delegates cancel their freak show?
Moments after the city of Cleveland ended its 52-year championship drought, I half expected that Donald Trump would tap on Twitter: ...
10 years ago
As Orlando buries its dead the fight over guns must change
The Orlando shooting in which 49 people lost their lives horrified me, but it is the aftermath that concerns me the most. In ...
10 years ago
Chris Murphy’s call to conscience
In a sane and humane America – the one that doesn’t exist – we’d bar suspected terrorists from buying guns, we ...
10 years ago
Review: ‘Jamaica’-bound, and with a calypso beat
The storm that whips up at the end of the first act of “Jamaica,” the musical that opened Thursday night at New Freedom Theat ...
10 years ago
You know that nutjob you always see on the street, speed-rapping to himself about God knows w ...
10 years ago
Trump mimes Joe McCarthy, Republicans writhe anew
Here’s the thing about Joe McCarthy. The infamous ’50s demagogue, who wrecked careers and ruined lives with his baseless accu ...
10 years ago
I know it’s campaign season, and candidates throw hard punches. But when the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party que ...
10 years ago
Orlando aftermath: 3 true words that Republicans refuse to utter
Let’s flag some Republican statements about the Orlando massacre. See if you can spot what’s missing. House Speaker Pa ...
10 years ago
Review: The mystery of ‘Time Is on Our Side’
Who gets to tell your story? That’s a theme of the Tony-winning sensation “Hamilton,” which explores the history of fou ...
10 years ago
‘Appreciate the congrats’: Take a guess who flunked the fitness test
It’s not easy being president, especially in this era of mass shootings. The commander-in-chief must also be the consoler-in-chief. ...
10 years ago
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