Opinion & Essay
Happy 50th birthday to Medicare, and the conservative howlers of yesteryear
Yesterday marked the 50th birthday of Medicare – in LBJ’s words, as he signed that historic achievement, “No longer wil ...
10 years ago
‘Republicans must deal wisely with Trump’ — but what’s the definition of ‘wisely?’
Since I’m on the go today, I recommend that you read ...
10 years ago
No Green-Katz City Council ticket in November
It was an interesting prospect — three-time Philadelphia mayoral candidate and current School Reform Commissioner Bill Green runnin ...
10 years ago
If only police shooting victims were lions
If only they were lions. Perhaps then we would shed tears in sympathetic remembrance. But alas, they were people, not lions ...
10 years ago
“The feds don’t miss.” That’s how former City Councilman Rick Mariano assessed the chances of beating fede ...
10 years ago
ListenThe Daily Donald: Your thuggish Republican frontrunner
Let’s check in with the Republican frontrunner – call it The Daily Donald – and assess the latest debasement o ...
10 years ago
Review: ‘Pericles,’ on a fast track
The epic story of “Pericles,” in Shakespeare’s telling, has it all – birth, death, wandering, royalty, dejection, ela ...
10 years ago
Huckabee and Netanyahu don’t speak for American Jews
What’s most detestable about Mike Huckabee’s Holocaust hyperbole – his claim that President Obama’s Iran nuke dea ...
10 years ago
Court: Pa. unfair to third parties
For years, smaller political parties have complained that Pennsylvania’s election laws make it too hard for them to get on the ball ...
10 years ago
ListenBobby Jindal, gun lobby lackey, arms himself with prayer
It’s almost a waste of time to mourn the dead movie-goers in Louisiana, because soon enough another Second Amendment nutcase will c ...
10 years ago
Review: Anarchy and ‘Mercury Fur’
In the seedy play “Mercury Fur,” which premiered in London a decade back, anarchy reigns. London is a wreck. Gangs have kille ...
10 years ago
Review: ‘The Foreigner,’ foreign indeed
A really good production can raise the level of a play, but I hold little hope for “The Foreigner.” Its production at the Pen ...
10 years ago
McGinty wouldn’t be a shoo-in over Sestak in Pa. Senate primary
It seems Pennsylvania Democrats will be treated to a U.S. Senate primary fight next spring after all. Katie McGinty, who resigned ...
10 years ago
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