Opinion & Essay
Diaz passionate, but is he serious?
Like lot of people, when I heard months back that former judge Nelson Diaz was planning to run for mayor, I had a hard time taking it ser ...
11 years ago
The tone-deaf party of deportation strikes again
A popular French adage goes like this: Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose. English translation: The more that ch ...
11 years ago
Christie’s State of the State address, annotated for truth
Chris Christie delivered his annual State of the State ...
11 years ago
Elizabeth Warren, the bright shiny object
Elizabeth Warren continues to bedazzle people precisely because she’s not running for president. If she were to actually r ...
11 years ago
Clarke out of Philly mayor’s race — Butkovitz in?
In what could be a seismic shift in the Philadelphia mayor’s race, City Council President Darrell Clarke yesterday said he’s ...
11 years ago
ListenMitt, Jeb, and the politics of vanity
Have you ever heard two alley cats fighting, because one strayed onto the other’s turf? Welcome to the Mitt and Jeb contest. ...
11 years ago
Decisions coming soon on Democratic convention host
A decision is expected by early next month on whether Philadelphia will host the Democratic presidential convention next year. The city i ...
11 years ago
ListenCharlie Hebdo attack shows that freedom isn’t free
Freedom isn’t free. That refrain has danced in my head since the tragic murders of 12 people at ...
11 years ago
GOP claims credit for rebounding economy (I kid you not)
It’s a tad early in Mitch McConnell’s Senate reign to be labeling him a laughingstock. And yet, this week, he did utter ...
11 years ago
Report: Grand jury recommends criminal charges against Pa. AG Kane
In a stunning development, the Philadelphia Inquirer ...
11 years ago
ListenReview: ‘Motown: The Musical,’ with A and B sides
Nobody can tell a good story about Berry Gordy Jr. better than Berry Gordy Jr. And the bad ones? Well, some of them are even in “Mo ...
11 years ago
ListenOn French massacre, Fox News stays in character
The terrorist massacre in Paris was a fundamental assault on freedom of expression. Everyone who thinks freely, writes freely, draws free ...
11 years ago
Trujillo ready to do what it takes to win Philly mayor’s race
While Ken Trujillo might not be a household name in ...
11 years ago
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