Opinion & Essay

Play ball! But wait — time out! Don’t play ball, just pretend that you are. And there you have it — the plot of th ...

The core theme of Marco Rubio’s presidential candidacy is a rhetorical con. Rubio, who launched Monday, thinks that he repre ...

Forward Philadelphia, the independent expenditure group backing former City Councilman Jim Kenney’s mayoral bid is running a new ad ...

Since we’ll have plennnnnnnty of time to parse Hillary Clinton – we’re talking 19 months of campaigning and maybe eight ...

A powerhouse of a new play by Philadelphia-based playwright Thomas Gibbons makes you think twice about your inner android. It’s cal ...

In retirement, Harry Reid will be remembered for his pugilistic support of President Obama, most notably the key role he played coaxing h ...

Forget the joke candidacies of Rand Paul and Ted Cruz. Forget Scott Walker and his constant attempts to link himself to Reagan. Forget Je ...

Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre’s current rendition of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is a good romp, just as it sh ...

It’s never a good day for a political candidate when his campaign is cited by the Philadelphia Ethics Board for campaign finance vi ...

Is Lynne Abraham finished? It’s a rude question, but there was some pretty devastating coverage today of her collapse on sta ...

I’m loath to make predictions, because, in politics, you never know. Nevertheless, here I go: Rand Paul’s prospects of ...