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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio at a rally in Miami in April. (Alan Diaz/AP Photo)
National Interest

Secret money mystery: Who are Marco Rubio’s puppeteers?

Who’s pulling Marco Rubio’s strings? We don’t know. And under the rules (such as they are), we aren’t supposed to ...

10 years ago

Dave Davies: Off Mic

Stink bombs in Supreme Court race, and Chaka’s broke

The first negative ads have appeared in the high-stakes race for three posts on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. They come from an indepen ...

10 years ago

 (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)
National Interest

Wimps no more: The Democrats are targeting the gun lobby

On the gun lobby issue, it’s stunning how the Democrats have morphed from wimps to warriors. Unless you’re hip to the ...

10 years ago

 State Superior Court judge Christine Donohue, from right, state Superior Court Judge David Wecht, Philadelphia Judge Paul Panepinto, state Superior Court Judge Judith Olson, Adams County Judge Michael George, Philadelphia Judge Kevin Dougherty and state Commonwealth Court Judge Anne Covey participate in a Pennsylvania Supreme Court debate Wednesday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Future Pa. justices on display

The judicial course and partisan makeup of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will be mightily affected by the election in less than three we ...

10 years ago

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 In Philadelphia Theatre Company's production of 'Disgraced,' from left: Pej Vahdat, Monette Magrath,Ben Graney and Aimé Donna Kelly. (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Review: ‘Disgraced’ and heavily discussed

It’s no wonder that the hot-button play “Disgraced” will be the most produced new play in America this theater season. ...

10 years ago

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 (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
National Interest

Democratic debate postscript: What about Congress?

Presidential candidates typically try to sell themselves as superheroes whose powers will magically cure our national ills. Rarely do the ...

10 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Could the dank underbelly of the El be Philly’s next great public space?

10 years ago

 John Fetterman will return to Philadelphia tonight as his campaign for U.S. Senate continues to gain traction and/or widespread media attention. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Giant candidate starts with small ad buy

John Fetterman, the goateed, tattooed, 6-foot-8 mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, has launched the first TV ad of his nascent campaign for ...

10 years ago

 Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, (left), speaks as Hillary Rodham Clinton looks on during the CNN Democratic presidential debate Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, in Las Vegas. (John Locher/AP Photo)
National Interest

Democratic debate I: Hillary made it look easy

By the time Hillary Clinton finished acing the Democratic ...

10 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Softening Market Street Bridge’s sidewalks

10 years ago

 In this Nov. 10, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama, center, speaks during a meeting with leaders of the Trans-Pacific Partnership countries, in Beijing. From left: Vietnam Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Hoy Hoang, Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Mike Froman, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and Singapore Sec. of Ministry of Trade and Industry Ow Foong Pheng. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
National Interest

Hillary ‘feels the Bern,’ flips leftward on Trans-Pacific Partnership

With Hillary Clinton poised to ...

10 years ago

 'It is disgraceful the ways these unproven rumors about Kevin McCarthy got started on a couple of conservative websites based on nothing more than gossip and a letter from some donor,' said commentator Howard Kurtz. (screen grab from Fox News)
National Interest

Sex gossip coverage: There are no rules of evidence anymore

Sex! I bet you just shook off the Monday cobwebs. I bet I’ve got your ...

10 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Spotted: Just off the Schuylkill River Trail, a new entrance to Laurel Hill Cemetery

10 years ago

 Christopher Patrick Mullen, Steve Pacek, and Clare O’Malley as sailors in Arden Theatre Company's production of 'Metamorphoses.' (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Review: ‘Metamorphoses,’ in the pool with the gods

The gods must be crazy. Also jealous, generous, arbitrary and sometimes even caring. They’re that and more in “Metamorphoses, ...

10 years ago

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 House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks during a new conference on Capitol Hill Thursday, after bowing out of the race to be House Speaker. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
National Interest

Kevin McCarthy and the House of Clowns

It’s well known that Kevin Spacey shadowed Kevin McCarthy before shooting House o ...

10 years ago

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