Never missing a crisis, the ACLU attempted to spring loose an untold number of prisoners into PA communities. The State Supreme Court slapped them down — and PA residents dodged a bullet.
By Guy D’Andrea
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Andrew Abramczyk: Coronavirus crackdown exposes failing government liquor monopoly
Pennsylvania consumers are uniquely unable to get their hands on liquor to tide ourselves over during the pandemic. But why?
By Andrew Abramaczyk
Stu Bykofsky: Coronavirus is a wakeup call with China
China is not quite an enemy, but close. By Stu Bykofsky
Steven McGuire: Online Ed technocrats seizing crisis, but they’re missing the purpose of higher education
With campuses emptying and traditional colleges and universities under pressure, online ed technocrats are seizing the means of education. By Steven F. McGuire.
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
Christine Flowers: Lessons on religious persecution for today’s Covid-19 church shutdowns
As a nation that celebrates religious freedom, how will we cope with the new limitations on public worship? By Christine Flowers
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
Albert Eisenberg: BOMBSHELL — Corona cashout for city workers as regular Philadelphians flail
As regular Philadelphians face down the impossible decisions that come with a societal freefall, why are some city employees getting paid time-and-a-half to work from home — on the taxpayer’s dime?
Jennifer Stefano: With classes canceled for weeks, schools must embrace innovation — and choice
Amid this unprecedented crisis, it is time to find innovations in Philadelphia for students — and stop empowering the bureaucracies that are holding children back. By Jennifer Stefano
Earl Baker: Pennsylvania’s energy future is unfolding just outside my front door, and it’s exciting
An exciting energy revolution is happening right in our backyards, writes former State Senator and Chester County Commissioner Earl Baker.
George Parry: Apocalypse meow
Why are the media affording Coronavirus “end-of-the-world-we’re-all-gonna-die!” coverage when apparently more deadly annual influenzas have rated far less hysterical treatment? By George Parry