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Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Why Cliveden means so much

December 26, 2024December 24, 2024
Michael Thomas Leibrandt

When I was a young man, few things meant fall for me as a visit to Cliveden with my Dad. […]

History

Chris Gibbons: A holy night of tragedy

December 24, 2024December 23, 2024
Chris Gibbons

This Christmas Eve marks the 80th anniversary of one of the greatest tragedies in U.S. military history.
By Chris Gibbons

Culture

Guy Ciarrocchi: Why Americans are called to give thanks

November 27, 2024November 26, 2024
Guy Ciarrocchi
13

Unity of purpose. Humility before God. Gratitude for what we have been given. Giving thanks. We are called to give […]

Politics

Andy Bloom: The Land of Opportunity versus a bumper sticker slogan

September 19, 2024September 27, 2024
Andy Bloom
11

America doesn’t need Kamala Harris to create an opportunity economy.
By Andy Bloom

History

Thom Nickels: The AIDS epidemic in Philadelphia, forty years later

June 28, 2024June 27, 2024
Thom Nickels
4

Looking back on the pandemic that decimated the gay community.
By Thom Nickels

History

Paul Davis: Contentious times? Consider the late 1960s

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023
Paul Davis
4

The country has been through divisive times before, some of them not so long ago.
By Paul Davis

History

Robert Grayboyes: Harding, Wilson and the perils of expertise

August 23, 2022August 24, 2022
Robert Grayboyes

The verdicts of history are never final. The much-maligned Harding deserves reassessment.
By Robert Grayboyes

Theatre

Leslie Sattler: Five musicals based on American history you should listen to

May 23, 2022May 26, 2022
Leslie Sattler

“Hamilton” makes me proud to be an American. Here are five other musicals that do the same.
By Leslie Sattler

Op-Ed

Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Fathers and sons

Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Fathers and sons

schedule June 15 2025
ink_pen Michael Thomas Leibrandt

It was April 21, 1790, when nearly 28,000 people marched down the streets of Philadelphia. This wasn’t a riot. It […]

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