The public is being told that a trans child’s body is not right, and their brain is. Shouldn’t we at least entertain the possibility that the opposite is true?
By Howard Lurie
A Memorial Day stained by national dissension
Although the Civil War ended more than 155 years ago, America is again adrift in a sea of dissension. Right-wing extremists carrying Confederate flags in Congress on January 6 and left-wing extremists toppling statues of Union soldiers and abolitionists last summer harm our country’s ability to unify in remembrance of our fallen heroes this Memorial Day.
By Chris Gibbons
Larry Platt: The forgotten victim of MOVE
Yes, the story of the city’s mishandling of MOVE remains is another horrible indignity in a tragic saga. But today’s retelling of MOVE is also tragically incomplete.
By Larry Platt
Linda A. Kerns: US Attorney McSwain provided hope for those who value the rule of law
Philadelphia progressives and traditional local media dismissed Bill McSwain because President Trump appointed him. Their under-estimation lies in stark contrast to the sense of security and safety he provided to residents of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
By Linda A. Kerns
Matthew Rousu: It’s time for Spring cleaning — of your finances
Here are a few things you can do to help increase your savings for retirement, gleaned from my years as a professor of economics working with young adults working to build their financial futures:
By Matthew Rousu
Peter Berkowitz: An open letter to Swarthmore President Valerie Smith
A Swarthmore alumnus writes a letter to college president Valerie Smith, reflecting on the relation between politics and liberal education.
By Peter Berkowitz
Thom Nickels: MOVE bombing is a tragic story with much untold
The 1985 MOVE bombing tragedy has ensconced itself into contemporary culture as an event in a vacuum. As a result, activists, artists and journalists often revise history when portraying it.
By Thom Nickels
Emily Kreps: Don’t take sports away from women
How many women who want to compete would we effectively ban from high school and college sports to make room for transgender women? Sports teams have limited space and science proves that biological men outperform women, making it more likely they’ll take spots from girls.
By Emily Kreps
Charles F. McElwee: John Heinz’s legacy — and Pennsylvania’s political future
Thirty years ago, Republican Sen. John Heinz – then Pennsylvania’s most popular public figure – died in a midair collision over suburban Philadelphia’s Lower Merion Township.
By Charles F. McElwee
George Hofmann: Mental illness and mass shootings
Let’s invite people with dangerous mental health issues into treatment, instead of denying that they exist.
By George Hofmann