
Opinion & Essay
Obstruction of justice again: Trump’s intended Mueller massacre
The tinpot autocrat is his own worst enemy, and we at least should be thankful for that.
7 years ago
Amidst an ever-advancing barrage of app updates, software upgrades, and new products, how can one cope — or refuse to cope?
7 years ago
In ‘The Humans,’ a snapshot of what makes a family (Walnut Street Theatre)
The Blake family meets for Thanksgiving dinner. And you know what that can be like.
7 years ago
Listen 2:33As Mueller closes in, Trump and his toadies don tinfoil hats
A wild animal is most dangerous when it’s cornered. We’re seeing that now.
7 years ago
Creating a Philadelphia school board we can trust
The dynamic of mistrust can’t be blamed exclusively on SRC process. For decades, we have had a public school system that has failed people of color and low-income communities.
7 years ago
Going nuclear, in ‘Copenhagen’ (Lantern Theater Company)
Two atomic scientists — one from Germany and the other from occupied Denmark — meet quietly during World War II. What about?
7 years ago
Hypocritical conservative evangelicals shelter themselves from Stormygate
Back in the '90s, conservative evangelicals insisted that a president's most important trait was moral character. Funny how they don't talk that way anymore.
7 years ago
Top Pa. judges ‘clearly, plainly, palpably’ junk the rigged Republican map
Meehan was probably facing a tough re-election even with a rigged district. Could he possibly survive in a redrawn district that's fair to all voters?
7 years ago
5 takeaways from Women’s March on Philly
Listening to this year's speakers, I took away five themes, all of which are among the most pressing issues front and center in the news today.
7 years ago
Eagles fans united by faith in Philadelphia’s champions
On Sunday, I tailgated with Eagles fans for the first time. I saw fans that ran the gamut. When I looked closer, I saw faith.
7 years ago
Trump’s shutdown: The latest on his list of failures
The government crashed this weekend precisely because the toxic problem-in-chief, the self-avowed magician, the purported deal-making genius, screwed up bigly — yet again.
7 years ago
Rethinking life inside ‘A Doll’s House’
Ibsen's characters, warring again in another version of the play.
7 years ago
Listen 2:47Can ‘Wonder Woman’ break through the Best Picture glass ceiling?
Superhero movies have been considered more technical than cinematic, but "Wonder Woman" has the opportunity to become the first one to be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.
7 years ago
Republicans panic in southwest Pennsylvania
A loss or tight win for the GOP in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District would be evidence that few Republican seats should be considered safe in 2018.
7 years ago
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