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Month: May 2020

Abortion

Christine Flowers: Generation gap — Sen. Casey’s abortion stance would have dad rolling in grave

May 28, 2020December 15, 2020
Christine Flowers

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.

Election Law

Noel H. Johnson: PA should follow Allegheny County’s lead for clean and fair elections

May 27, 2020May 28, 2020
Noel H. Johnson

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

Culture

Albert Eisenberg: 5 iconic conservatives that you can stream right now

May 27, 2020December 15, 2020
Albert Eisenberg

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

Civic Culture

Terry A. Williamson: War memorials honor sacrifice, but they can be more

May 24, 2020December 15, 2020
Terry Williamson

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

Civic Culture

John McWhorter: We cannot allow ‘1619’ to dumb down America in the name of a crusade

May 24, 2020September 21, 2020
John McWhorter
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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

History

WATCH: Stream Tigre Hill’s “The Shame of a city,” on Broad + Liberty now

May 21, 2020December 15, 2020
The Editors

Fan of Philly history and politics? Educate yourself with this excellent 2006 documentary by local filmmaker Tigre Hill, which covers the epic story of the John Street / Sam Katz 2003 mayoral race — the last race in which Philadelphia had a competitive city-wide election. Not only does this film […]

Constitutional Law

Linda A. Kerns: When judges rewrite legislation, we lose freedom to govern ourselves

May 20, 2020December 17, 2020
Linda A. Kerns
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We, the people, make the laws in a representative democracy.
By Linda A. Kerns

Culture

Jeff Hurvitz: The virus accelerated disappearing community

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020
Jeff Hurwitz

How much are we, as a society, losing by alienating ourselves from fellow humans during the pandemic?
By Jeff Hurvitz

Municipal Government

Dan Pearson: Mayor Kenney has squandered Philadelphia’s fiscal boom years

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020
Dan Pearson
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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

History

Stu Bykofsky: A veteran Daily News columnist remembers an election that almost upset Philly’s political order

May 17, 2020December 15, 2020
Stu Bykofsky
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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

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