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
Athan Koutsiouroumbas: The apocalypse came to suburban Philly Republicans. Now what?
The president is a factor, but so are national and local trends. For the GOP, that means rethinking some strategies and getting back to basics.
By Athan Koutsiouroumbas
Rooney and Novak: Expect pipelines, opioid crisis and open space – not party – to decide local elections in Pa.
As the state enters the final stretch of the 2019 municipal campaigns, Broad and Liberty political analysts Alan Novak and T.J. Rooney discuss local races and the issues that will drive Southeastern Pennsylvania’s voter turnout.
By Alan Novak and T.J. Rooney
Dean Reuter: All forms of socialism discard the most prosperous form of government in history
For all the contentiousness and disagreement within America, we have much more in common with one another than not. And we should recognize that the institutions of our government are working.
By Dean Reuter