‘Twas the night before Christmas in Philadelphia, and a woozy mayor is visited by the ghosts of the past, present and future.
By Christine Flowers
Todd Shepherd: Rep. Brendan Boyle campaign refuses to identify new lawsuit against him
Congressman Boyle (D) handed over thousands of dollars of campaign money to a defense attorney for what the campaign mysteriously calls “active litigation.”
By Todd Shepherd
Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. VII): The First Civil Rights Legislation of the Americas
Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part seven in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone
Logan Chipkin: Remembering Walter Williams, Philadelphia hero of freedom
Dr. Walter Williams, a pioneering economist and native son of Philadelphia, passed away at 84 on December 1st. He did more to fan the flames of liberty than most.
By Logan Chipkin
George Hofmann: Making sense of the fight over face masks
Mask-wearing supports, not contradicts, the principles of individual liberty as we all should feel obligated to do our part in curbing this escalating pandemic.
By George Hofmann
Todd Shepherd: PA’s natural gas is stranded from ‘high risk’ energy regions like New England
As Pennsylvania and other parts of New England brace for a brutal winter, the region’s lack of natural gas infrastructure may prove to be a substantial problem for millions of residents.
By Todd Shepherd
Howard Lurie: Covid-19 has infected the legal landscape, creating conflicts that remain disputed between employer and employee
Since House Bill 1737 was shot down by Gov. Wolf, the uncertainty of whether employers will be held liable if their employees contract Covid-19 will invite an avalanche of litigation.
By Howard Lurie
Stu Bykofsky: Why I reject ‘systemic racism’
The moment of my real race awakening came in 1955 with the murder of Emmett Till in Mississippi for supposedly flirting with a white woman.
By Stu Bykofsky
Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf vetoes COVID-19 liability protections bill
Already faced with reduced income and minimal service, business owners now worry that liability lawsuits involving COVID-19 could put them under.
By Christen Smith
Kevin Mooney: Was fracking to blame for Pa. Democrats’ ‘faceplant’?
Biden’s fossil fuel flip-flop may have saved him, but fellow Democrats took the brunt of energy voters’ ire.
By Kevin Mooney