It is beyond time to reject the paternalistic proposition that government exists to shelter us from all potential harm and to re-embrace the idea that our government exists to protect the unalienable rights of a free people.
By The Editors
Restaurants and nursing homes one year later: The Wolf admin shut us out
“As the pandemic wore on, and the things that we as an industry needed were clear our voices weren’t necessarily being heard. In fact, they were being ignored.”
By Todd Shepherd
Christine Flowers: Can Philadelphians find common ground after one year of pandemic?
This Pandemic Year has taken so much away from so many. It will take much more than $1,400.00 and a vaccine to fill the empty spaces.
By Christine Flowers
Delco jail deprivatization effort criticized after juvenile detention scandal
A former Delaware Co. councilman argues that an alleged abuse at a county-run juvenile facility undermined arguments that the county should also run a local adult correctional facility.
By Todd Shepherd
Kyle Sammin: Gov. Wolf pushing constitutional limits with proposed income tax hike
Governor Wolf’s proposed increase of the personal income tax ignores the Pennsylvania constitution in search of different tax brackets for different income levels.
By Kyle Sammin
Do Philly officials have confidence in DA Krasner? Most won’t say
Despite multiple requests for comment, a host of state and local leaders would rather not talk about Philly DA Larry Krasner. This silence comes as Philadelphia eclipsed 100 murders in the first 74 days of 2021.
By Todd Shepherd
George Hofmann: How our masks may change us
It takes centuries to make a culture, and to understand that culture, a person must study with diligence the deepest thought of the centuries that formed it. To destroy it might be a much easier task.
By George Hofmann
Albert Eisenberg: Five more conservatives to stream right now
Conservative movie and TV characters sometimes — accidentally or not — slip through the cracks. Here are five more characters you can stream at home right now.
By Albert Eisenberg