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Month: January 2023

Politics

Andy Bloom: We have a Speaker!

January 10, 2023February 7, 2023
Andy Bloom

Kevin McCarthy has won the office he sought — but will he be able to do anything with it?
By Andy Bloom

Government

“ReOpen Bucks” group asserts new documents show county health director was cut out of key Covid policy reversal

January 9, 2023January 16, 2023
Todd Shepherd
2

Several counties in Pennsylvania have their own health departments to chart their own course on health policy. But what does it really matter when the state can thwart that independence anytime it wants?
By Todd Shepherd

Crime

Ben Mannes: The curious case of Omar Dennis

January 9, 2023January 16, 2023
A. Benjamin Mannes
3

A teen murderer given a 27-year to life sentence in 1994 was released at the behest of District Attorney Larry Krasner in 2018. Last week, he was in an armed siege with the Philadelphia SWAT Team.
By A. Benjamin Mannes

Media Bias

Daniel Greenfield: MSNBC and the king of hate media

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023
Daniel Greenfield
3

Comcast CEO Brian L. Roberts has used MSNBC’s hate machine to divide and slander America
By Daniel Greenfield

Crime

Philadelphia Homicide Tracker – a project of Broad + Liberty

January 9, 2023March 24, 2023
Broad + Liberty staff
16

By carefully tracking each homicide, found body, and suspicious death, we hope to either provide greater confidence in the city’s published tally, or we hope to expose and correct flaws in the city’s data.
By Broad + Liberty staff and other contributors

Government

Andy Bloom: I’m conservative – not crazy

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023
Andy Bloom
10

Members of Congress holding up the people’s business are not conservatives. They are crazies.
By Andy Bloom

Municipal Government

Thom Nickels: City Council’s proposed sprinkler ordinance looks to be costly and ineffective

January 6, 2023January 16, 2023
Thom Nickles
6

The bill sponsored by Mark Squilla and Katherine Gilmore Richardson would impose massive costs on city residence without adding much to anyone’s safety.

by Thom Nickels

The Courts

Court order complicates Pennsylvania GOP efforts to impeach Philly DA Krasner

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023
Anthony Hennen
1

The Commonwealth Court judge inserted the judiciary into the impeachment proceeding, a departure from state and federal precedents.
By Anthony Hennen

Sports

Christine Flowers: When the playing field was a battlefield

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023
Christine Flowers
4

Reactions to Hamlin’s horrible injury show how the game — and the fans — have changed.
By Christine Flowers

Election Law

A Broad + Liberty interview with Philadelphia City Commissioner Seth Bluestein on election integrity

January 4, 2023January 9, 2023
Todd Shepherd
2

Commissioner Bluestein talks voting and clarifies some common misconceptions about mail-in ballots and drop boxes.
By Todd Shepherd

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