In 2020, I was told that the Commonwealth’s teachers’ union had no influence over the decision whether to reopen schools in Bucks County. Two years later, I learned that was a lie.
By Jamie Walker
Lo & Ackert: Philadelphia school district’s mask mandate is at odds with the mainstream — and with science
Philly schools are the outlier in the United States in forcing our kids to mask up all day. Outdated policies are holding our children back.
By Priscilla Lo and Dr. Jessica Ackert
Matthew Rousu: Why this recession is different
What is a recession, and are we in one? A seasoned economics professor explains.
By Matthew Rousu
State officials add $3.4 million to little-used student Covid testing contract
The purchase of individual test kits may mark a shift away from the “pooled testing” that has failed to catch on with a majority of K-12 schools in the commonwealth.
By Todd Shepherd
Beth Ann Rosica: The path to victory in Pennsylvania
Which candidate for lieutenant governor has distinguished herself — and can help a Republican ticket win in November?
By Beth Ann Rosica
Elena Perri: Maddening and misguided Covid mandates
Mandating more booster shots will have little effect on stopping Covid.
By Elena Perri
Richard Koenig: Planning for the next pandemic — begone with Boomers?
One way to deal with the next contagion would be to get rid of the most vulnerable. On second thought, maybe not.
By Richard Koenig
A $900 Covid test? Taxpayer-funded Covid testing program failing to get off the ground in PA schools
A Covid-testing program intended to help capture outbreaks early enough for schools to remain open for in-person learning has only given 97,000 swabs since the contract was initiated six months ago.
By Todd Shepherd
Gabe Kaminsky: Philly’s indoor dining vax mandate hurts everyone
Philadelphia’s new vaccine mandates are anti-common good and anti-science
By Gabe Kaminsky
Open records expose how Wolf Admin. coerced local health dept. mask mandates
Bucks County parents unveiled damning evidence showing Wolf’s mask mandate was accompanied by extremely unethical coercion of local government by the state.
By Kevin Mooney