Homeownership builds neighborhoods, and a city of neighborhoods like Philadelphia can only thrive with broad homeownership.
By George Hofmann
About: George Hofmann
George Hofmann is the author of Resilience: Handling Anxiety in a Time of Crisis. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, their daughter and two poorly behaved dogs.
George Hofmann: Donald Trump, Scott Perry, and the real threat to democracy
Who decides who we can vote for?
By George Hofmann
George Hofmann: Setting our children up for failure
Because of a culture of victimhood, enforced “equity”, and perpetual emergency, our children are languishing in mental melancholy normalized as a reasonable response to a dismal future. Let’s hope they rebel.
By George Hofmann
George Hofmann: What my suicide attempt taught me about gun rights
Instead of a pre-emptive restriction of the constitutional right to gun ownership, we should more carefully consider what factors are unique among certain mental health illnesses. And my story may yield some clues.
By George Hofmann
George Hofmann: Has the right lost its mind?
Ad hominin attacks, provocative policy proposals and ideological polarization have become the norms of American politics, with one man at the center of the drama: Donald Trump.
By George Hofmann
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
George Hofmann: Holiday shutdown restrictions are an assault on American values — and our mental health is the collateral damage
The latest wave of lockdowns in PA, aimed primarily at Thanksgiving and the holiday season, will only further isolate those feeling the most isolated and deteriorate residents’ mental health.
By George Hofmann
George Hofmann: Although it all seems like more than we can handle, we have been here before
Hindsight is 20/20, and in this tumultuous year, it would serve us well to remember how Americans have previously overcome political divisions that struck the nation’s core.
By George Hofmann
George Hofmann: Walter Wallace Jr.’s death exposes the forgotten conversation on policing and mental health, not race
A writer living with bipolar disorder argues that the tragic news of Mr. Wallace’s death should spur the government to reform the ways in which we deal with mental health crises.
By George Hofmann