So-called “Pro-Life” PA Senator Bob Casey lacks his father’s conviction. As abortions are deemed essential and federal funds flow to Planned Parenthood, Casey is — as usual — silent.
By Christine Flowers.
Noel H. Johnson: PA should follow Allegheny County’s lead for clean and fair elections
Clean voter rolls help to maintain election integrity. With the push for ballots by mail, we must make sure election officials follow the law so that we have confidence in our elections.
By Noel H. Johnson
Albert Eisenberg: 5 iconic conservatives that you can stream right now
Conservative characters sometimes — unwittingly or not — slip through the cracks. Here are five such characters you can stream at home right now.
By Albert Eisenberg
Terry A. Williamson: War memorials honor sacrifice, but they can be more
The remains of more than 1,000 Americans have been returned, but for the remaining MIA families there will be no solace.
By Terry A. Williamson
John McWhorter: We cannot allow ‘1619’ to dumb down America in the name of a crusade
The fundamental claim promoted by the New York Times’ 1619 Project — that the Revolutionary War was fought to preserve slavery — simply does not correspond with the facts. This false history will do more damage than its proponents realize.
By John McWhorter
WATCH: Stream Tigre Hill’s “The Shame of a city,” on Broad + Liberty now
Fan of Philly history and politics? Educate yourself with this excellent 2006 documentary by local filmmaker Tigre Hill, which covers […]
Linda A. Kerns: When judges rewrite legislation, we lose freedom to govern ourselves
We, the people, make the laws in a representative democracy.
By Linda A. Kerns
Jeff Hurvitz: The virus accelerated disappearing community
How much are we, as a society, losing by alienating ourselves from fellow humans during the pandemic?
By Jeff Hurvitz
Dan Pearson: Mayor Kenney has squandered Philadelphia’s fiscal boom years
For Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, the next few years will be filled with hard choices and finding the least bad option. After years of doing less with more, he’ll be tasked with the infinitely more difficult task of making do with less.
By Dan Pearson
Stu Bykofsky: A veteran Daily News columnist remembers an election that almost upset Philly’s political order
In 2003, the people of Philadelphia came within a hair of changing our political order forever. Then an FBI probe blew the race up. One veteran Philly journalist reflects on the race and on one exceptional documentary, “The Shame of a City,” that reveals its importance.
By Stu Bykofsky