Pennsylvania doesn’t have a state human relations commission any more — not one that functions, anyway. Founded in 1955 and […]
Paul Davis: Man crashes vehicle into police station
Many people who are arrested and held by the police dream of crashing out of the police station. But earlier […]
Jonathan Goldstein: On gun laws, don’t let Virginia come to Pennsylvania
There’s hardly a time in recent memory when gun laws have not been a topic of debate. While often overshadowed […]
Thom Nickels: The faith of a president
It’s one step at a time from non-observance to Christianity.
By Thom Nickels
Beth Ann Rosica: Questions mount at PHRC as vacancies, resignations, and an investigation collide
PHRC faces questions of independence, oversight, and accountability
By Beth Ann Rosica
Jeff Hurvitz: NASA and democracy
When the crew of Artemis II journeyed around the moon this month, they continued a path that allowed them and […]
Smith + Stangel-Plowe: Bipartisan solutions for radicalism and antisemitism in Philly schools
There is little political consensus between Democrats and Republicans these days, but one area of agreement is this: the School […]
Stu Bykofsky: Another tax shakedown in the name of ‘the children’
Philadelphians might feel better about being taxed if they could point to their schools as best in the nation, or the state, or even in the metro area. But we can’t.
By Stu Bykofsky
Beth Ann Rosica: Fairness for women — or fairness at women’s expense?
Will House Democrats protect women’s sports — or block the vote again?
By Beth Ann Rosica
Christine Flowers: David Brooks has a lot of nerve writing about morality and character
When I write about politics, or the pope, or abortion, or immigration, I expect to get a lot of blowback […]