Opinion & Essay
Don’t overgeneralize the failures in Vietnam
To dismiss the Vietnam War as a total failure for the United States or a warning against any intervention may prevent us from seeing solutions to today's problems.
9 years ago
Technical wizardry wows at Delaware Theatre Company
The world premiere of the musical "Something Wicked This Way Comes" in Wilmington features never-before-seen special effects.
9 years ago
Far from battlefield, soldiers forced to continue fighting
Most of us recall when the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began, but in the American post-war narrative, many recently retired troops have become marginalized by our government.
9 years ago
My father could have died in Vietnam
Unlike so many men who were poor and black, my father didn’t go to Vietnam, and that circumstance changed what could have been — not only for my father, but also my family.
9 years ago
Autism found me, and then I found my voice
Since my diagnosis with autism in 2015 at age 30, a bolder, more outspoken side of myself has emerged.
9 years ago
Does Trump know that Puerto Ricans are American citizens?
Wouldn't it be swell if our "leaders" of all-Republican rule devoted some of their precious time to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico?
9 years ago
Tony Auth on Vietnam’s role in his career as a political cartoonist
From the Tony Auth archives an excerpt from the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist's 2005 interview with the Library of Congress.
9 years ago
Trump’s reaction to NFL protests shows who should really be fired
Each time I think of Donald Trump’s remarks about black professional football players kneeling in protest during the National Anthem, I vacillate between anger and sadness.
9 years ago
Take a knee to protest Trump’s tinpot patriotism
Spewing anew without a clue, Trump presumed this weekend to tell us what is patriotism and what is not. Rest assured, the Founding Fathers shook their heads and took a knee.
9 years ago
Taking it to the streets, then and now
This story is part of a WHYY series examining how the United States, four decades later, is st ...
9 years ago
What do Americans see in British royalty?
Even though Americans dismissed the English king in 1776, they still, 250 years later, seem to have a residual affection for — and curiosity about — the British royals.
9 years ago
Philly Fringe review: ‘A Period of Animate Existence’
Pig Iron Theatre Company made its reputation by playing with forms as it developed the content of plays. Its new and most ambitious work ...
9 years ago
Stay or go? Philadelphia sounds off on the Rizzo statue controversy
Ask Philadelphians for opinions on the Frank Rizzo statue, and you’ll get some serious attitude. The city recently invited citizens ...
9 years ago
Essay: Someone was watching over me on my first traffic stop for driving while black
There has been renewed attention to racial profiling and the epidemic of police brutality. This personal account of racial profiling has become one of many for me.
9 years ago
Health care candor: A top Republican gives away the game
As Senate Republicans gear up for one last college try to destroy Obamacare (because it has Obama’s name on it) and to thus imperil ...
9 years ago
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