Trump’s victory was historic — meaning it’s important and worth studying. The unfortunate reality is that in today’s America, any Republican win in a swing state or district is actually historic. However, Trump’s victory is in a “super-historic” category. With all the post-election debate over why he won, too many […]
Richard F. Kosich: The American people have chosen
Patriotic Pragmatism vs. Patronizing Progressivism
By Richard F. Kosich
Guy Ciarrocchi: Democrats’ election-denial in Pennsylvania is the opening salvo of the 2026 campaign
Tragically, Bob Casey’s career will be remembered as that of just another Democrat partisan politician so addicted to power and blindly loyal to his party that he destroyed his “moderate, bipartisan” veil. He’s been a candidate since 1994. He knows that he can not win. Yet, he continues to allow […]
Christine Flowers: Advise and consent still matters
There is a great old movie, a black-and-white classic called Advise and Consent. I make sure to watch it at least once a year, not just because of the incredible cast which includes Charles Laughton, Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Walter Pidgeon, and Franchot Tone, but because it is incredibly relevant […]
Democrats hold onto slim state House majority
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania Democrats will return to the state House in January with a one-seat majority intact. This, after incumbent Rep. Frank Burns staved off Republican challenger Amy Bradley in the state’s 72nd district, nestled in deep red Cambria County. It’s the very same county that extended voting […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: Columns unwritten and ongoing issues for 2025
In this fast-paced, ever-changing election, with switching candidates, changing themes, fact-checkers who don’t really fact-check, world-events, rallies, fake news and fake transcripts, McDonald’s and garbage trucks…there are understandably columns that I didn’t get to finish. Notes on paper and my iPad, scribbled on the back on fliers, pizza boxes, and […]
Matthew J. Brouillette: One Trump-y Democrat could help far-left Philly progressives keep the Pa. House
Voters in rural Cambria County, Pennsylvania are big Trump fans. In 2020, the county voted more than 60% for Trump over Joe Biden, even as Trump narrowly lost the state. Yet, at the state level, Cambria County voters for fifteen years have elected Democrat Frank Burns to the Pennsylvania House, […]
Kimberlee Josephson: The right — and wrong — ways to lower Philadelphia’s housing costs
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker entered office in January with one of the strongest housing agendas of any big-city mayor. And her agenda is sorely needed after the previous administration’s neglect on this matter. Unlike Mayor Kenney’s disregard for supply side needs, Mayor Parker has pledged to help generate 30,000 new units by building and renovating in areas where housing is […]
Kilkenny versus Upper Darby’s Home Rule Charter, Part Two
This is the second article in a two-part series. The first appeared yesterday. Sean Kilkenny serves as solicitor for Upper Darby Township and for sundry other localities in the Philadelphia area. In that capacity, the 51-year-old Montgomery County Sheriff and retired Army lieutenant colonel boasts some glittering kudos from legal […]
Kilkenny versus Upper Darby’s Home Rule Charter, Part One
Montgomery County’s sheriff has a lucrative — and controversial — side hustle in Upper Darby.
By Bradley Vasoli