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Month: October 2020

Crime

Spencer Landis: As Chicago goes, so goes Philly — majority of residents want the same or more police presence in their neighborhoods

October 30, 2020April 19, 2021
Spencer Landis

Newly-released polling indicates that while police reform efforts have widespread support, most urban residents dismiss sweeping calls to defund the police as an inadequate solution.
By Spencer Landis

Politics

Mark Mix: What’s in a Biden presidency for Johnny Doc?

October 29, 2020April 19, 2021
Mark Mix

Dougherty may well harbor hopes that his legal problems will go away if Biden becomes the next president.
By Mark Mix

News

Christen Smith: Unrest in Philadelphia continues after another police shooting

October 29, 2020April 19, 2021
Christen Smith

Philadelphia issues curfew as it braces for more protests in Walter Wallace shooting.
By Christen Smith

Health

George Hofmann: Walter Wallace Jr.’s death exposes the forgotten conversation on policing and mental health, not race

October 28, 2020April 19, 2021
George Hofmann
2

A writer living with bipolar disorder argues that the tragic news of Mr. Wallace’s death should spur the government to reform the ways in which we deal with mental health crises.
By George Hofmann

Media Bias

Todd Shepherd: Inquirer pulls hard-hitting headline on story about Philly Dem’s use of N-word

October 27, 2020April 19, 2021
Todd Shepherd
1

Local Republicans have lambasted Philly’s largest newspaper for what they see as a blatant example of left-wing media bias.
By Todd Shepherd

Media

Ben Mannes: Inquirer cheerleading for violence and unrest exposes irresponsible media corps

October 27, 2020February 22, 2022
A. Benjamin Mannes
2

Legacy media outlets are cheering on social unrest and violence, eroding civic society and civic trust to further their preferred narratives.
By Ben Mannes

History

Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. V): The Second Voyage

October 27, 2020April 19, 2021
Robert Petrone
3

Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part five in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone

Election Law

Daniel Goncalves: PA Dems scapegoat Green Party to turn Commonwealth blue

October 26, 2020April 19, 2021
Daniel Goncalves

The Pennsylvania Green Party bears the burden of an increasingly polarized political landscape, and PA residents should take note.
By Daniel Goncalves

Civic Culture

George Hofmann: Last call for libertarians

October 25, 2020April 19, 2021
George Hofmann

As the major parties increasingly embrace big government and unrestrained spending, libertarian-minded thinkers have been left out of the discourse.
By George Hofmann

Crime

Chris Tremoglie: Obama DOJ report on Philly police exposes false media narrative against officers

October 22, 2020June 30, 2021
Chris Tremoglie
4

How much longer will politicians and the media continue to peddle lies about police violence and race?
By Chris Tremoglie

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