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Crime

Katelin Gorski: An open letter to District Attorney Krasner, from the family of one of his victims

Education

Marc LeBlond: “The Tom Wolf Show”—He pretends to help students while selling them out

Health

Christen Smith: Vaccine doses misallocated in Pennsylvania as intended second doses given out as first doses

Civic Culture

Michael Clifford: The technocrat has no clothes

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News

Todd Shepherd: Levine nomination set to glide through Senate

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021
Todd Shepherd

Dr. Rachel Levine’s leadership as the Pa. DOH Secretary during the COVID-19 pandemic did not prove to be a significant hurdle at a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing regarding her nomination to be assistant secretary of health.
By Todd Shepherd

State Politics

Christen Smith: Philly Dem joins Erie Republican to propose marijuana legalization

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021
Christen Smith

A bipartisan duo of senators introduced a measure Wednesday to legalize adult use cannabis in Pennsylvania.
By Christen Smith

Election

Rep. Scott Perry: Setting the record straight — Why I objected to the electoral college vote

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021
Rep. Scott Perry

A congressman reflects on his vote to object to Pennsylvania’s electoral college vote — free from the corporate media histrionics.

By Rep. Scott Perry

Politics

Joshua Novotney: Trust me, Pat Toomey is no RINO. Let’s not censure him.

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021
Joshua Novotney
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Senator Pat Toomey has fought for conservative causes his entire career. A move to censure him by Pennsylvania Republicans would amount to cancel culture, writes a Trump election official.
By Joshua Novotney

What We're Reading

  • Wolfman-Arent in WHYY PBS: In-person classes. Old buildings. Almost no COVID. Are Philly Catholic schools a blueprint? February 24, 2021
  • DiStefano in The Philadelphia Inquirer: Pa. Treasurer Joe Torsella tried to reform the state’s biggest pension funds. Then he lost his job. February 20, 2021
  • Williamson in National Review: Ted Cruz Cancun Conundrum
  • Staddon in WSJ Opinion: Science Needs Criticism, Not Cheerleading
  • Sammin in The Federalist: Leftists Want America To Be Like Europe — Except On Reopening Schools February 19, 2021
Culture

Daniel Goncalves: Reddit investors vs. hedge fund billionaires, Part 1

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021
Daniel Goncalves
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Melvin Capital’s bet against GameStop failed, and people became a bit more knowledgeable about how Wall Street works, or fails to work, because of the saga.

Part one of a two-part series by Daniel Goncalves

State Politics

Christen Smith: PennDOT proposes tolls for nine bridges, Girard Point Bridge included

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021
Christen Smith
2

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has a new plan to toll nine bridges, but some are concerned about the great costs and lack of specificity.
By Christen Smith

Culture

Matthew Rousu: Learning economics and personal finance from black authors

February 23, 2021February 25, 2021
Matthew Rousu

Here are some insightful books on economics and personal finance by black authors for you to read during Black History Month.
By Matthew Rousu

Health

Todd Shepherd: “We are failing” — frustrated Dem lawmakers propose forcing DOH to change vaccine policies

February 21, 2021February 21, 2021
Todd Shepherd

Democratic lawmakers frustrated with Pennsylvania’s Covid vaccine distribution have proposed legislation to change the process, indicating a dispute with the Wolf administration.
By Todd Shepherd

Crime

Katelin Gorski: An open letter to District Attorney Krasner, from the family of one of his victims

February 21, 2021February 25, 2021
Katelin Gorski
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The list of families whose loved ones have been murdered by people who should have been in prison is growing long under D.A. Larry Krasner. Now my family is one of them.
By Katelin Gorski

The Courts

Howard Lurie: Is the judiciary the most dangerous branch?

February 20, 2021February 20, 2021
Howard Lurie
1

There is good reason to believe that the judiciary is the most dangerous branch. That may be especially true in Pennsylvania where the state Supreme Court has assumed almost dictatorial powers.
By Howard Lurie

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