Newly revealed emails and documents show that local public health leaders consistently implored Dr. Levine to bolster support for nursing homes amid Covid’s decimation of the elderly.
By Todd Shepherd
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David Clement: Philadelphia should reverse its plastic bag ban
Philadelphia’s pending ban on disposable plastic bags won’t just annoy consumers — it will actually hurt the environment. Alternatives to plastics have a much bigger eco-footprint.
By David Clement
Guy Ciarrocchi: Haphazard Covid vaccine distribution reveals enormous national trust deficit
The long-term damage from Covid may not only be scores of deaths and economic and psychological turmoil. The Covid era may also be a breaking point for our nation’s ability to trust.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Thom Nickels: Is free thinking still allowed in Philly’s LGBT community?
A row over a cancelled event with an LGBT conservative organization exposes a simmering question: does diversity include diversity of thought?
By Thom Nickels
What We're Reading
- Woodson Sr. and Mitchell in The Wall Street Journal: How the Left Hijacked Civil Rights
- Ahmari in New York Post: The GOP-corporate divorce is a blessing for the party’s future
- Jashinsky in The Federalist: To Heal, We Must First Acknowledge Plummeting Public Trust Is Reasonable
- Kaminsky in Washington Times: Will the streaming revolution overthrow Fox News, mainstream media in 2021?
- Sasse in The Wall Street Journal: Americans Deserve Better Than Clickbait Crack
A. Benjamin Mannes: How to get away with murder in Philadelphia
Murders hit their highest number in Philadelphia since 1990 last year. The mayor, police commissioner, district attorney and media establishment seem more concerned with controlling the narrative than addressing the problem.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. VIII): The Final Voyage to Freedom
Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part eight in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone
Gabe Kaminsky: Special report — did ‘Year of GOP Women’ happen in Pennsylvania?
Was 2020 the landmark year for Republican women in the Commonwealth, as it was nationally? The results are a mixed bag.
By Gabe Kaminsky
Rachael Shaw: Co-ops and Covid: family law in the time of lockdown
The legal profession has struggled to adapt virtually as attorneys and their clients alike face barriers to conducting smooth proceedings in crammed and chaotic quarters.
By Rachael Shaw
Wally Nunn: Costly political agendas are hurting the working people of Delaware County
A professional corrections facility operator provides access to more resources, provides better programming and treatment for incarcerated individuals and, most importantly, operates more efficiently on the behalf of the county’s residents and taxpayers.
By Wally Nunn
A. Benjamin Mannes: Philly activists infiltrate Harvard to call for abolishing crime reporting
Harvard University’s Nieman Lab has called for journalists to “abolish the crime beat,” claiming that the coverage of crime is racist. Unfortunately, this latest evolution in the politicization of journalism will only serve to increase the public’s distrust in the media, including their local journalists.
By A. Benjamin Mannes