Opinion & Essay

Believe it or not, there once was a time when Jeb Bush was viewed as the big dog in the Republican race, so big that his handlers felt no ...

President Obama’s new gun directives — which expand background checks on gun buyers and tighten enforcement of exisiting laws — ...

It’s nice to know that not all Republicans have lost their minds. A sizable number realize that Donald Trump is a toxic demagogue w ...

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  Why do Republicans nauseatingly refuse to address America’s gun murder epidemic? Why are they so determined to sustai ...

As 2016 opens, Democrats hoping to unseat Republicans from a couple of congressional seats representing the suburbs west of Philadelphia ...

Once upon a time, back when the Republican party had laudable mainsteam principles, President Theodore Roosevelt got very upset that plum ...

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney took the oath of office at the Academy of Music Monday morning, a traditional ceremony I’ve seen so m ...

Donald Trump is out of his mind (nothing new there) if he really thinks that he can taint Hillary Clinton by recycling her husband’ ...

If terrorism is the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims, then the armed men who have occupied a building in ...

For much of 2015, America was less than it could be. Amid the anxiety caused by the ISIS terror threat and the resultant political ...

Best wishes to all for a well-lived 2016. In the words of singer-songwriter John Prine: Life is a blessin’ It ...

It’s tempting to end the year on a bracingly upbeat note — yes! Bill Cosby has finally done the perp walk! — but I’d be r ...

Kiddie table debater George Pataki has shelved his presidential bid, thus triggering a mad Republican scramble for his voter. But serious ...