The NAEP 2024 national report card on schools is out. I wish I didn’t have to write this column. I wish that there was good news to report on public schools in Pennsylvania. But wishes aren’t reality. Tragically, the scores are that bad. Here are the lowlights. Only 41 percent […]
Ben Mannes: DOGE, USAID, and the money behind progressive prosecutors
Recent disclosures by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have exposed systemic fraud and abuse within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), with billions of taxpayer dollars going to shady nonprofits for spurious foreign projects each year. A particularly troubling aspect of these revelations involves the funding of organizations […]
Christine Flowers: Nuance on immigration falls by the wayside in current debate
I was just at a round table where we discussed, in the most civilized manner possible, the immigration controversy. Everyone in the conversation liked and respected each other, and listened to the opinions, sometimes quite diverse, from those at the other end of the philosophical spectrum. Some were focused on […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: We need to protect Philadelphia’s historic treasures
Every city has those historical treasures. Those sacred items that are on display for all to see, those great stories that are passed down through the generations. Philadelphia has as much of that sacred, holy architecture as anywhere in America , notably in Gloria Dei Old Swedes Church. Built between 1698 and 1700, Gloria […]