
Opinion & Essay
Obama plays the commander-in-chief card
There once was an era when Republicans owned the national security “brand,” an era when Democrats were so cowed, so fearful o ...
13 years ago
The farm is a minor museum of our primitive brilliance and the period when we were just beginning to understand our god-like ability to m ...
13 years ago
Philly’s mayor finally speaks, and we say goodbye to the big infomercial [video]
After a week of waiting, we finally got to see Mayor Nutter’s shot at the podium at the Democratic National Convention last night. ...
13 years ago
What did you think of Nutter’s speech
Michael Nutter kept his remarks short at the Democratic National Convention, concentrating mainly on education issues. What did you think ...
13 years ago
Are the Obamas closet Quakers?
I watched Michelle Obama’s speech from the Democratic National Convention Wednesday afternoon while I was boiling water for spaghet ...
13 years ago
Bill Clinton’s colloquial power
Elvis was back in the room, riffing to his own impeccable tune. Name me another politician who can converse in everyday language about po ...
13 years ago
It was the first day of my younger daughter’s last year of high school. While it does not have the emotional vice grip it could hav ...
13 years ago
What will Nutter bring to the Democratic Convention?
This week Michael Nutter will speak at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. What do you expect the mayor to bring to the ...
13 years ago
Allyson Schwartz gets a moment, more to come
U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz got a whole 90 seconds to address the Democratic National Convention yesterday as part of a Sisterhood is Powe ...
13 years ago
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