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George Hofmann: Has the right lost its mind?

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021
George Hofmann
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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

Culture

Thom Nickels: Is free thinking still allowed in Philly’s LGBT community?

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021
Thom Nickels
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A row over a cancelled event with an LGBT conservative organization exposes a simmering question: does diversity include diversity of thought?
By Thom Nickels

History

Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. VIII): The Final Voyage to Freedom

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021
Robert Petrone

Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part eight in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone

Civic Culture

Gabe Kaminsky: Conshohocken family business showcases America’s essential civic values

December 28, 2020January 4, 2021
Gabe Kaminsky
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It is the heroes among us that step in in grave times of need — not the government.
By Gabe Kaminsky

History

Elizabeth Stelle: An election crisis like no other?

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020
Elizabeth Stelle
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If you think 2020 is bad, you don’t know 1876.
By Elizabeth Stelle

Humor

Christine Flowers: The Night before Christmas in Jim Kenney’s Philadelphia

December 14, 2020December 15, 2020
Christine Flowers

‘Twas the night before Christmas in Philadelphia, and a woozy mayor is visited by the ghosts of the past, present and future.
By Christine Flowers

History

Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. VII): The First Civil Rights Legislation of the Americas

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020
Robert Petrone

Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part seven in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone

Civic Culture

Logan Chipkin: Remembering Walter Williams, Philadelphia hero of freedom

December 8, 2020December 15, 2020
Logan Chipkin

Dr. Walter Williams, a pioneering economist and native son of Philadelphia, passed away at 84 on December 1st. He did more to fan the flames of liberty than most.
By Logan Chipkin

Culture History

Stu Bykofsky: Why I reject ‘systemic racism’

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020
Stu Bykofsky
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The moment of my real race awakening came in 1955 with the murder of Emmett Till in Mississippi for supposedly flirting with a white woman.
By Stu Bykofsky

History

Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. VI): The Arch-Nemesis Bobadilla

November 19, 2020December 7, 2020
Robert Petrone
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Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part six in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone

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