U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner visited Opportunity Zone sites in Philadelphia on Thursday, touting the program’s impact […]
‘We may help more Rs than Ds’: Texts show Delco Dems’ strategic concerns during 2024 voting
Messages reveal the strain between official duties and partisan leanings.
By Todd Shepherd
Seth Higgins: Larry Krasner breaks Godwin’s Law
Have you ever noticed that political arguments, particularly those online, inevitably devolve until someone gets called a Nazi? After which […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Saying goodbye to the cheesesteak — but only because I have to
It’s been over 85 years that Philadelphia has proudly called the cheesesteak its own. If you were fortunate enough to grow up […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: Giving students fish and teaching principals to be fishermen
(Author’s note: part of an occasional series of “good news” – people, organizations, etc., that make life better.) “Jerry, you’re […]
Kyle Sammin: How Lancaster fell
The voters of northern Lancaster County are Republican, but that their party loyalty has its limits.
By Kyle Sammin
Thom Nickels: From hidden river to historic hills, Manayunk through the years
My father’s family, originally from Dusseldorf, Germany, settled in Manayunk before the Civil War, so I grew up hearing about […]
Lawmakers’ perks: free Penn State football tickets
Being a lawmaker in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly comes with many perks. It’s a full-time job with six-figure pay. Gracious per-diems […]
Beth Ann Rosica: So much ado about nothing — closing the Dept of Ed might help students
Looking back over the last 46 years since the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) was created, it is not a […]
Ben Mannes: The political malpractice of the Philadelphia Republican Party
Last week’s Democratic primary debate between District Attorney Larry Krasner and Judge Patrick Dugan was a microcosm of Philadelphia politics. […]