How the Covid lockdown hysteria made me an accidental activist.
By Beth Ann Rosica
Guy Ciarrocchi: Lies, damn lies, and two weeks to flatten the curve
A commitment to remembering what the Covid “experts” did to us four years ago.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Arrests in Philadelphia nosedive while reported incidents increased over last five years
Reported crime is up, arrests are down. Experts disagree on the cause.
By Todd Shepherd and A. Benjamin Mannes
Richard Koenig: The Inquirer, Mark Tykocinski, and the ruction at Jefferson
Actually, now and again there can be a reason to “like” Berenson.
By Richard Koenig
Thom Nickels: Philadelphia is going to the dogs
Center City is overrun with canines and all of the problems they bring.
by Thom Nickels
Kevin Mooney: Navigating open records requests in an age of pandemics, school closures, and mask mandates
Pennsylvania’s Open Records law is a powerful tool for transparency — one that local governments resist as hard as they can.
By Kevin Mooney
State Senate bill proposes ban on vaccine mandates in Pennsylvania
The proposed Medical Freedom Act will face stiff opposition in the state House.
By Lauren Jessop
An Urgency of Normal is still needed for children
Mask mandates remain a harm to children’s learning, even as the pandemic fades.
By Kevin Mooney
“ReOpen Bucks” group asserts new documents show county health director was cut out of key Covid policy reversal
Several counties in Pennsylvania have their own health departments to chart their own course on health policy. But what does it really matter when the state can thwart that independence anytime it wants?
By Todd Shepherd