Opinion & Essay
Carly Fiorina (who?) for president (huh?)
On the cusp of the ’16 presidential cycle, we’re already entering the season of delusion, when random people get it into thei ...
11 years ago
Review: The curious play of ‘The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence’
“The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence,” being given an able production by Azuka Theatre, is supposed to be a play ab ...
11 years ago
Jonathan Gruber and the routine ways of Washington
On Fox News yesterday, the usual gang was fulminating about Obamacare consultant Jonathan Gruber when all of a sudden, out of nowhere, so ...
11 years ago
Wolf: No free lunches for my team
Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Tom Wolf says he plans to shake up the culture of Harrisburg by barring anyone in his administration from accepti ...
11 years ago
The crash in Kansas: Conservative fantasy collides with reality
For a primer on what can happen when a right-wing ideologue runs rampant with an economic experiment, check out the sorry state of Kansas ...
11 years ago
Review: ‘Blood Wedding’ with poetry and song
You’ve heard of the jilted bride. Now consider the instantly abandoned husband. In Federico García Lorca’s “Blood ...
11 years ago
Review: A ‘Mary Poppins’ that flies high
“I’m practically perfect in every way,” Mary Poppins sings to her two young charges, but she could be describing the Wa ...
11 years ago
ListenWilliams, Abraham to join mayoral field
By next Wednesday, we should have four announced candidates for mayor of Philadelphia, all of whom have one thing in common. ...
11 years ago
Climate change deniers fumble for new ways to foul the air
For years, Republican climate change deniers have essentially said, “We can’t do a darn thing about this global crisis that d ...
11 years ago
PGW suitor says it can amend deal
As Philadelphia City Council embarks on hearings on the future of the city-owned Philadelphia Gas Works, the company chosen by the Nutter ...
11 years ago
ListenThe Republican wave beneath the Republican wave
Consider these quotes: Democrat Tip O’Neill famously said, “All politics is local.” Republican Karl Rove presciently sa ...
11 years ago
Review: Spooking the Marquis de Sade and his ‘Quills’
What has Halloween done to the play “Quills,” the fictionalized account about the chief doctor of an asylum who orders an abb ...
11 years ago
Guns on the ballot: Voters 1, NRA 0
Every once in a while something good happens, something that restores one’s faith in humanity. So put your hands together for the v ...
11 years ago
From addiction to stability: One veteran’s fight for home
It was the day after Christmas 2012, and Robert Long was out of options. The New Jersey native had seen his share of misery. From ...
11 years ago
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