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Opinion & Essay

 In this July 30, 1965, file photo President Lyndon B. Johnson, (left), with former Pres. Harry S. Truman at his side, uses the last of many pens to complete the signing of the Medicare Bill into law at ceremonies at the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. John signed Medicare for people age 65 and older and Medicaid for the poor into law. His legendary arm-twisting and a Congress dominated by his fellow Democrats succeeded in creating the kind of landmark health care programs that eluded his predecessors. At rear from left are Lady Bird Johnson, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and former first lady Bess Truman. (AP Photo, File)
National Interest

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

 Billionaire businessman and former presidential candidate H. Ross Perot laughs during comments he made at the site of the future National Medal of Honor Museum at the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant, S.C. on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. Perot visited to discuss plans for the $100 million museum. Organizers say he has donated millions to the effort but would not say specifically how much. Organizers hope to break ground next year. (Bruce Smith/AP Photo)
National Interest

‘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

 Bill Green (left) and Sam Katz won't be a team for City Council this year. (File photos)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

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

 In this undated photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Cecil the lion rests in Hwange National Park, in Hwange, Zimbabwe. Two Zimbabweans arrested for illegally hunting a lion appeared in court Wednesday, July 29, 2015. The head of Zimbabwe’s safari association said the killing was unethical and that it couldn’t even be classified as a hunt, since the lion killed by an American dentist was lured into the kill zone. (Andy Loveridge/Wildlife Conservation Research Unit via AP)
The Philadelphia Experiment

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

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Venturi’s Mother’s House faces delicate transition

10 years ago

 In May, U.S Rep.  Chaka Fattah  spoke at an event at the School of the Future in Philadelphia.  Following his indictment on corruption charges Wednesday, his future is not very clear. (AP file photo)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

The end for Fattah?

“The feds don’t miss.” That’s how former City Councilman Rick Mariano assessed the chances of beating fede ...

10 years ago

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Real estate developer Donald Trump and his wife, Ivana, pose aboard their new luxury yacht The Trump Princess docked at the 30th Street pier on the East River in New York City, Monday, July 4, 1988. (Marty Lederhandler/AP Photo)
National Interest

The 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

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Shofuso digging for its Centennial ancestor

10 years ago

 In the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival production of 'Pericles,' Christopher Patrick Mullen as Pericles, standing, center, addresses the King while Spencer Plachy, left, and Peter Danelski, right, prepare to execute the King’s command as his daughter, played by Ally Borgstrom, awaits her fate. (Photo courtesy of Lee A. Butz)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

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

National Interest

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

 Green Party hopeful Carl Romanelli was bounced from the U.S. Senate ballot and assessed $84,000 in costs and fees. (AP file photo)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

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

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 Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks with the media following a deadly shooting at the Grand Theatre in Lafayette, La., Thursday, July 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Denny Culbert)
National Interest

Bobby 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

 Samuel Fineman (left) and Joshua McLucas as brothers in BrainSpunk Theater's production of 'Mercury Fur.' (Photo courtesy of Matthew Gephart)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

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

 Jane Ridley aa a fishing lodge owner and Jacob Dresch as a foreigner in the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival production of 'The Foreigner.'  (Photo courtesy of Lee A. Butz)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

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

 Katie McGinty, who recently stepped down as Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's chief of staff, may step up as a U.S. Senate candidate.  (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

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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