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Albert Eisenberg: The protest image I can’t get out of my mind

June 8, 2020April 19, 2021
Albert Eisenberg
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Amidst the wreckage and chaos and a head-turning week for Philadelphia residents and our nation, one image stands out from the rest.
By Albert Eisenberg

History

Chris Tremoglie: The Founders took strong measures to stop pandemics — they would today, too

June 3, 2020April 19, 2021
Chris Tremoglie
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Many people against the stay-at-home orders have cited our Founding Fathers as inspiration to challenge the government. They might be disappointed with the actual history. By Chris Tremoglie

Culture

Albert Eisenberg: 5 iconic conservatives that you can stream right now

May 27, 2020April 19, 2021
Albert Eisenberg

Conservative characters sometimes — unwittingly or not — slip through the cracks. Here are five such characters you can stream at home right now.
By Albert Eisenberg

Civic Culture

Terry A. Williamson: War memorials honor sacrifice, but they can be more

May 24, 2020April 19, 2021
Terry Williamson

The remains of more than 1,000 Americans have been returned, but for the remaining MIA families there will be no solace.
By Terry A. Williamson

Civic Culture

John McWhorter: We cannot allow ‘1619’ to dumb down America in the name of a crusade

May 24, 2020June 30, 2021
John McWhorter
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The fundamental claim promoted by the New York Times’ 1619 Project — that the Revolutionary War was fought to preserve slavery — simply does not correspond with the facts. This false history will do more damage than its proponents realize.
By John McWhorter

History

WATCH: Stream Tigre Hill’s “The Shame of a city,” on Broad + Liberty now

May 21, 2020April 19, 2021
The Editors

Fan of Philly history and politics? Educate yourself with this excellent 2006 documentary by local filmmaker Tigre Hill, which covers the epic story of the John Street / Sam Katz 2003 mayoral race — the last race in which Philadelphia had a competitive city-wide election. Not only does this film […]

Culture

Jeff Hurvitz: The virus accelerated disappearing community

May 19, 2020April 19, 2021
Jeff Hurwitz

How much are we, as a society, losing by alienating ourselves from fellow humans during the pandemic?
By Jeff Hurvitz

History

Stu Bykofsky: A veteran Daily News columnist remembers an election that almost upset Philly’s political order

May 17, 2020April 19, 2021
Stu Bykofsky
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In 2003, the people of Philadelphia came within a hair of changing our political order forever. Then an FBI probe blew the race up. One veteran Philly journalist reflects on the race and on one exceptional documentary, “The Shame of a City,” that reveals its importance.
By Stu Bykofsky

Culture

Austin Severns: Trump Executive Order will reflect and reshape American streetscape

April 20, 2020April 19, 2021
Austin Severns

The President’s Administration has quietly drafted a federal order that, if enforced, has the potential to change the American cityscape over the coming generations. By Austin Severns.

Civic Culture

Logan Chipkin: Philadelphia Urban League leads the way in an era of big government

March 15, 2020April 19, 2021
Logan Chipkin

As free market advocates, it is incumbent upon us to answer the skeptic who thinks that poor people will starve in the streets absent the State. The Urban League of Philadelphia is one such answer, right in our own backyard.

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