Opinion & Essay

I watched with interest as Democrats targeted freshman Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar—a Muslim who came to America as a Somalian refugee—as the new face of anti-Semitism.

Imagine what might happen if the government itself had embraced an official anti-vaccine policy.

As clocks march ahead of time on March 10, 2019 and daylight saving time begins, there is a lot of anxiety around losing the hour of sleep and how to adjust to this change.

The production affirms Arden Theatre Company as the region's major producer of August Wilson's work.

Some Democrats fear that the committee — helmed by Jerry Nadler, thanks to the midterm surge that threw the House Republicans out of power — is playing with fire.

For Christians, the death and resurrection of Jesus is commemorated during a season of preparation called Lent. The day that begins the Lenten season is called Ash Wednesday.

Globe Dye Works, the former yarn-dyeing factory turned live-work-manufacturing and design space in Frankford continues to write its own history.

The EPA's announcement is a step in the right direction, but only addresses these two chemicals in drinking water and a new federal standard won’t be implemented for years.

Trump begins his re-election bid with 90 percent support from the GOP base (despite his demagoguery, lies, and serial failures), and that blind fealty cannot be underestimated

As a deadline for voting looms, it's increasingly clear that Republican senators are deeply uncomfortable with Trump's use of executive power to build the wall.

Cohen’s words were harsh, but in looking back at the first two years of Trump’s presidency, there were glimpses of the traits Cohen described.

I had believed the hype that students of this millennial generation were “over” the diversity thing … that they believed we were living in a post-racial society.

Cohen relied on the argumentative strategy of dissociation to carefully separate his actions from his essence and Trump’s actions from Trump’s essence.

I was lucky enough to spend 2018 writing the In Common series, exploring the ways civic spaces across Philly are changing, each aiming to build a stronger, more inclusive city

Lest we forget, we would not have heard from Cohen today, in a public session, if the midterm electorate had not thrown the House Republicans out of power.