China is not quite an enemy, but close. By Stu Bykofsky
Linda A. Kerns: When pitting public health against the economy, we cannot abandon reasonableness and commonsense
We must do what we can to stop the spread of this horrible virus but we cannot let our leaders issue unchecked edicts.
By Linda A. Kerns
Logan Churchwell: Pennsylvania Can’t Afford Pittsburgh’s Voter Roll Mistakes
U.S. and Pennsylvania laws set standards for how election officials must keep voter registration records current and reliable. The rules are straightforward: remove the deceased; cancel the snowbird-turned-Floridians; and, if all else fails—keep a list of registrants whose addresses have gone bad and silent on all fronts.
By Logan Churchwell
Linda A. Kerns: Relocation is not an option – No Philly neighborhood wants a “Safe” Injection site in their backyard
When Philadelphians were blindsided with a decision to open a “safe” injection site in their neighborhood, the outrage was deafening. But if Safehouse has no place in South Philly, why is it acceptable in Kensington, or any other Philadelphia neighborhood?
By Linda A. Kerns
Linda A. Kerns: Have we eliminated personal responsibility along with library fines in Philadelphia?
The Free Library of Philadelphia eliminated fines so patrons can now return materials on their own schedule, without fear of repercussions or consequences.
By Linda A. Kerns
Terry Tracy: Abington Township School Board member accuses police officers of shooting students in schools
Abington Township’s school board has a chance to show the rest of the country how to have a thoughtful discussion about a hugely controversial topic.
By Terry Tracy
Logan Chipkin: Philly’s Working Families Party will only make city’s problems worse
Philadelphia has elected its first City Council member from the Working Families Party, a movement dedicated to ending poverty and inequality, making housing affordable and overcoming climate change. Unfortunately, their plans will not only fail to solve Philadelphia’s problems, they will also cause complicated new ones.
By Logan Chipkin
Terry Tracy: For suburban GOP, it’s time to get back to work
Republicans must rethink their suburban strategy and get back to basics while coming to terms with fundamental changes to social reality in the suburbs.
By Terry Tracy
Andrew J. Bove: THIS is what Americans find so troubling about Washington insiders
Columnist David Brooks rejects the caricature of federal workers as corrupt, overpaid, incompetent swamp creatures. But that’s not the core issue.
By Andrew J. Bove
Rooney and Novak: 2019’s municipal elections in the rear-view mirror
Last week’s historic wins predict little about next year. Broad and Liberty political analysts Alan Novak and T.J. Rooney say the 2020 cycle will write its own story.
By T.J. Rooney and Alan Novak