
Opinion & Essay
Trump, Mueller, Comey, Cohen: Everything is connected
Trump said this morning that James Comey is "a weak and untruthful slime ball." What a way to start the day.
7 years ago
With murmurs of war growing, 2018 could be a national security election
The Iraq War’s disastrous aftermath offered my younger self a harsh lesson: Our great and generous nation can be ruled — and also diminished — by mediocre men.
7 years ago
‘The Women of Ireland’: Who are they? — from Irish Heritage Theatre
Five short plays — three of them super-short plays — and a mystifying title for their grouping.
7 years ago
The kids tell the adults to take a seat; they’ve got this
These kids didn’t spring suddenly from nowhere. They’ve been watching us, learning from our countless, self-imposed mistakes. I can’t wait to follow them into the future.
7 years ago
Farewell to Paul Ryan, a serial Pinocchio
As we bid a faux-fond farewell to Paul Ryan, who has parachuted from the flaming Republican plane, let’s give credit where credit i ...
7 years ago
A ‘Wild Duck’ driven by the females, from Quintessence Theatre
At Quintessence Theatre, the females in the cast seize the production by the sheer dint of their acting.
7 years ago
How Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson found himself and won us over
Merging his personas, actor became wildly successful by playing himself, inserted into popular franchises that needed a boost.
7 years ago
The GOP’s ‘hollow men’: Spineless in the face of crisis
Whenever I ponder the despicable impotence of the congressional Republicans — especially now, as we lurch toward a national crisis long ...
7 years ago
Pa. legislation would protect the lives of those deemed undesirable
In the U.S., we’re engaging in a method of eugenics by reducing populations of babies prenatally diagnosed with Down syndrome.
7 years ago
Pompeo, Bolton, and the question of hate groups
We shouldn’t have to wait for another Dylann Roof before our leaders denounce anti-Muslim hate groups, which are every bit as reprehensible as anti-black ones.
7 years ago
Terrified Trump gets a tough tutorial on the rule of law
As dawn broke this morning, the ranter-in-chief tweeted his first lie of the new day: "Attorney-client privilege is dead!"
7 years ago
Hope vs. fear: A 13-year-old’s experience at the March for Our Lives
“Tell me what democracy looks like, THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!” ...
7 years ago
A fire kills tenant in Trump building. Trump boasts: ‘Well built building.’
A few years ago, Psychology Today magazine ran an article titled “How to Spot a Sociopath.” One key warning sign is a dearth ...
7 years ago
‘Magdalene’ and the modern woman, from Tribe of Fools
The character we see on stage is Mary Magdalene. And more.
7 years ago
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