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Opinion & Essay

 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, joins fellow congressional Democrats as they unveil their new agenda, Monday, July 24, 2017, in a park in Berryville, Virginia. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
National Interest

Democrats finally say they stand for stuff

Democrats say they’ve finally found a compass that will lead them out of the wilderness — and that the journey starts with a new ...

8 years ago

President Donald Trump departs after speaking during an event about healthcare in the Blue Room of the White House, Monday, July 24, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Speak Easy
Health

Can Republicans give Americans with disabilities the health insurance reform they need?

Insurance coverage for health care in America needs reform, especially for those on Medicaid. With the American Health Care Act (AHCA) de ...

8 years ago

 With her son by her side, Kelley B. Hodge is sworn in as Philadelphia District Attorney by Court of Common Pleas Judge Sheila Woods-Skipper. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

New Philadelphia DA sworn in, promising to restore public confidence

Promising a “period of restoration” for prosecutors and staff, Kelley Hodge was sworn in as District Attorney of Philadelphia ...

8 years ago

 President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House and Senate leadership in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Washington. From left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Trump, and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R- Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

Will the Republican Party survive Donald Trump?

What will become of the Republican Party? Will they survive, and what will it take for them to clean up their mess? And what must the Dem ...

8 years ago

 Anthony Scaramucci, incoming White House communications director, points as he arrives during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, July 21, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
National Interest

Enter ‘The Mooch’: Trump’s new mouthpiece sells his soul

You may ask yourself: Why bother to highlight the hiring of Anthony “The Mooch” Scaramucci? And you’d be right, because ...

8 years ago

 In disguise, Rosalind (Marnie Schulenburg) woos Orlando (Zack Robidas) as Celia(Stella Baker) looks on in Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s production of 'AsYou Like It.' (Photo courtesy of Lee A. Butz)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Review: It certainly is ‘As You Like It,’ (Pa. Shakespeare Festival)

“As You Like It,” Shakespeare’s tale of outcasts who flee to the forest and proceed to ruminate deliciously on love, co ...

8 years ago

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 Drowning victim Jamel Dunn (image via Facebook)
The Philadelphia Experiment

Florida teens filmed a man’s drowning death. Compassion died that day, too

The two-minute video is chilling. Not just because it features five teens standing ...

8 years ago

 Two workers take a nap on a roof in Madrid, Spain. (AP Photo/Alberto Di Lolli, File)
Speak Easy
Health

Time for Americans to take a break?

A recent study estimates that 36 percent of U.S. workers suffer from work-related stress that costs businesses $30 billion a year in lost workdays.

8 years ago

 Erik Petersen (right) is shown with a broken wrist at a show in Brooklyn, where the author (left) volunteered to play guitar. (Image courtesy of Julian Root)
Speak Easy
Arts & Entertainment

Remembering Erik Petersen and an ‘artless’ imagination we can all hope to find in ourselves

The Italians have a word that does not have an English counterpart. It is sprezzatura — the art of artlessness. Erik Petersen embodied sprezzatura perfectly.

8 years ago

 Equestrian statue of Louis XIV, castle of Versailles, France (left), and President Donald Trump pictured in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Washington. (Neko92vl/Bigstock and Alex Brandon/AP)
National Interest

Trump and the rule of law: Don’t blame him, blame us

Now that the broad contours of American authoritarianism have been blatantly laid bare — with Trump taking serious steps to trample the ...

8 years ago

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Speak Easy
Courts & Law

If people get interracial marriage wrong, it can be worse with divorce

My first real clue that things actually weren't as rosy as I thought came when people anxiously wanted to know if I would keep my married name.

8 years ago

Emiulie Krause as Henry V in Delaware Shakespeare's production of 'Henry V.' (Courtesy of Alessandra Nicole)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Review: ‘Henry V’ in the forest (Delaware Shakespeare)

Delaware Shakespeare’s spirited production of “Henry V” has plenty of plusses. The biggest of these is a bold choice to ...

8 years ago

 Kelley B. Hodge has been chosen to serve as Philadelphia's interim district attorney. (Elliott Greenleaf)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Attorney Kelley Hodge chosen as interim Philadelphia DA

The Philadelphia Board of Judges has chosen attorney Kelley B. Hodge as the city’s interim district attorney. Hodge, 45, wil ...

8 years ago

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 President Donald Trump points towards GOP Senators during their luncheon, Wednesday, July 19, 2017, in the State Dinning Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
National Interest

Trump at six months: The diva of dysfunction junction

Today marks six months since Trump took the oath. Are we having fun yet? These numbers help tell the tale: 181, 991, 40, 0. In his ...

8 years ago

 In Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's production of 'The Three Musketeers,' the Musketeers are (far left) Zack Robidas, (on right) Alex Sovronsky and Ian Merrill Peakes. In between are Sean Patrick Higgins and Stephanie Hodge.(Photo courtesy of Lee A. Butz)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Review: For ‘The Three Musketeers,’ the fight is on … and on and on (Pa. Shakespeare Festival)

How strange: The Three Musketeers hardly ever use their muskets. They’re far more comfy flashing swords, and in Ken Ludwig’s ...

8 years ago

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