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A former Municipal Court employee says Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is running a cynical game when it comes to requesting bail amounts.
“His tactic was a trick to force magistrates to lower bail to normal levels — and then blame them for rising crime.”
by Stu Bykofsky
Watch this lively debate, moderated by Broad + Liberty’s own Todd Shepherd, featuring conservative cases for and against the electoral college.
Five lessons from our preeminent constitutional founder James Madison might prove helpful in overcoming polarization.
By Lynn Uzzell
It is beyond time to reject the paternalistic proposition that government exists to shelter us from all potential harm and to re-embrace the idea that our government exists to protect the unalienable rights of a free people.
By The Editors
There is good reason to believe that the judiciary is the most dangerous branch. That may be especially true in Pennsylvania where the state Supreme Court has assumed almost dictatorial powers.
By Howard Lurie
Appearing in an interview last week, PA Lt. Governor John Fetterman displayed a willful ignorance at the basic tenets of free speech. Pennsylvanians ought to remember this as he readies for a likely Senate run.
By The Editors at Broad + Liberty
Hindsight is 20/20, and in this tumultuous year, it would serve us well to remember how Americans have previously overcome political divisions that struck the nation’s core.
By George Hofmann
A message on this special day, the 231st birthday of the U.S. Constitution and the FIRST birthday of Broad + Liberty.
By Bill McSwain
Federal Judge William Stickman ruled that Gov. Wolf’s restrictions violated the First and 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
By Dave Lemery
Being in favor of “choice” means being in favor of freedom — as long as you don’t question what that freedom is for.
By Howard Lurie