
Opinion & Essay
Forbes ‘Under 30 Summit’ cost city group $1.7 million
Philadelphia got some buzz during the last two years for hosting the Forbes Magazine “Under 30 Summit,” a three-day gathering ...
10 years ago
ListenIt’s time for the 2015 Crazy Quiz!
Yes, folks, it’s that time of year again. Climb into the clown car and test your smarts. No fair Googling for the answers! ...
10 years ago
Pennsylvania is failing Philly’s schools — so, close the schools?
The Pennsylvania Senate’s effort to amend the PA School Code ( ...
10 years ago
The Trump temptation and the seeds of autocracy
A respected political analyst is writing about a certain presidential candidate. See if you can identify the candidate. ...
10 years ago
Holiday salutations and a few lines of wisdom
Most of you are opening gifts; the rest of you are jonesing for a movie and a Chinese meal. So ...
10 years ago
Is sending porn illegal in Pennsylvania?
When Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin was facing suspension last week for the raunchy email on his private account, he ap ...
10 years ago
The ‘liberal media’ myth is refuted by reality, yet again
One of the great American myths, long nurtured by conservatives, is that the so-called “liberal media” protects Democratic pr ...
10 years ago
Same story, different pitches from Philly papers
What happens when a sassy tabloid like the Philadelphia Daily News and a respectable broadsheet like the Philadelphia Inquirer combine ne ...
10 years ago
A humanistic holiday message: ‘You do not stand alone’
We’re in dire need of a humanistic holiday message, and I found a good one. It speaks directly to those Americans who most need to ...
10 years ago
Oh so predictable: Trump plays kissy face with Putin
What a pathetic spectacle it is to see Donald Trump slobbering all over Vladimir Putin, lauding him as a Strong Leader, making excuses fo ...
10 years ago
Eakin: Just male banter, keep me on the bench
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin tearfully apologized at a hearing in Easton Monday for trading offensive email in ...
10 years ago
Clinton uncorks her autumn ’16 campaign pitch
Deep in the recesses of Saturday night, when most Americans were likely immersed in pre-holiday merriment, Hillary Clinton methodically h ...
10 years ago
Chicago police union seeks to destroy evidence. Good cops must stand up
After police stood by and watched now-former Officer Jason Van Dyke pump 16 bullets into 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, the Chicago police ...
10 years ago
Fiorina falsehood follies: There’s something worse than lying
As we bid goodbye to Republican debate V, let’s try to identify the most mendacious liar in the pack. Mein Donald and Ted Cr ...
10 years ago
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