The fallout from Philadelphia’s June 2020 George Floyd riots worked to radicalize the city’s cultural and arts communities. Shortly after […]
Philly’s crime surge puts suburban voters on edge — and is affecting their decisions
The Bucks County district attorney and the public safety director for Bensalem both said Philadelphia’s reform philosophy is impacting their jurisdictions.
By Todd Shepherd
Ben Mannes: Former police officials, now candidates, debunk the left’s efforts to defund the police
The recent campaigns of two high-profile former police officers could represent voters rejecting “defund the police” and favoring more balanced criminal justice policies.
By Ben Mannes
The Editors: The Black Lives Matter crusade conservatives should get behind
Philadelphians should embrace capitalism and American ideals as pathways to racial equalities–not as obstacles.
By The Editors
Christine Flowers: Is widespread looting Philadelphia’s October Surprise?
When looting is framed as peaceful protesting, and enforcing the law is seen as oppressive, Philly will only further descend into an anarchist state of chaos.
By Christine Flowers
Spencer Landis: As Chicago goes, so goes Philly — majority of residents want the same or more police presence in their neighborhoods
Newly-released polling indicates that while police reform efforts have widespread support, most urban residents dismiss sweeping calls to defund the police as an inadequate solution.
By Spencer Landis
George Hofmann: Walter Wallace Jr.’s death exposes the forgotten conversation on policing and mental health, not race
A writer living with bipolar disorder argues that the tragic news of Mr. Wallace’s death should spur the government to reform the ways in which we deal with mental health crises.
By George Hofmann
Kyle Sammin: As Breonna Taylor’s death reminds us, the government’s police powers cannot usurp basic civil liberties
Legislators in the Commonwealth are considering reforming how police serve warrants in order to prevent more out-of-control police encounters.
By Kyle Sammin
Jeff Hurvitz: The police are, and always have been, bastions of public safety
Sweeping generalizations aimed at the police undermine their efforts to keep citizens safe in a city currently plagued by violence.
By Jeff Hurvitz