Last year was the deadliest year in Philadelphia’s 340-year history. What is notably absent is any sense of accountability by the political leaders charged with keeping us safe.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
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Craig Williams: Stop wasting time and resources and stop gun violence
Stopping gun violence in Philadelphia isn’t about partisan politics. It’s time to stop the blame game and start empowering prosecutors to do the job we need them to do.
By Rep. Craig Williams
Beth Ann Rosica: “Two years to flatten the curve”
After almost two years of bad Covid policies in schools, it is time to follow the science and do what’s best for the students.
By Beth Ann Rosica, Ph.D.
First Bank of U.S. museum restoration gets $100,000 crypto donation
The project to reopen a national landmark in Philadelphia to the public has received a significant and symbolic donation.
By Rick Rickman
In the spotlight
- Rakich in Five Thirty Eight: The Strongest House Candidates In 2020 Were (Mostly) Moderate
- Harsanyi in National Review: Elizabeth Warren’s Big Whopper
- Nickels in City Journal: Raising the White Flag
- Haidt & Lukianoff in Persuasion: How To Keep Your Corporation Out of the Culture War
- Kratz in Bucks County Courier Times: Old railroad tracks should be used for trains, not trails
Teachers’ union asks for pause to in-person instruction if more mitigation measures aren’t taken
The Pennsylvania chapter of the American Federation of Teachers says schools all across the commonwealth should go back to virtual learning for two weeks if tougher mitigation standards aren’t met.
By Todd Shepherd
Christopher Lynett: Philadelphia DA’s office sheds prosecutors, crimes go unpunished
I used to believe in Larry Krasner. But after two and one-half years working for him, I left the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office disillusioned with his cavalier attitude toward prosecuting crime.
By Christopher Lynett
Pennsylvania sounds alarm on unemployment fraud schemes
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is warning residents about “increasingly aggressive and sophisticated schemes” to steal unemployment compensation benefits.
By Victor Skinner
Emily Kreps: University of Pennsylvania versus reality
There’s a controversy brewing at the University of Pennsylvania that is threatening the entire sport of women’s swimming.
By Emily Kreps
Senator Gene Yaw: What critics get wrong about energy choice
Last month, seven environmental groups wrote a misguided letter to Philadelphia officials bashing legislation that I sponsored as counterintuitive to the city’s decarbonization goals.
By Senator Gene Yaw
Philly Lyft driver uses gun to defend self, passenger from armed carjackers
A pair of armed robbers are in the hospital after a Lyft driver shot them during a carjacking.
By Stephen Gutowski