Philadelphia’s murder rate is now worse than it was in 1990. Here is one Philly writer’s account of what the state of crime looked like three decades ago.
By Thom Nickels
Christine Flowers: The admiral of identity factions
Levine’s continued elevation to higher office points out a growing problem with American society as we become more obsessed with identity.
By Christine Flowers
Ben Wren: “A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and a Great War” – New docuseries premieres at Grove City College
Dr. Loconte’s new docuseries takes viewers on a journey through fact and fiction, preserving classic themes, ideas, and truths in an age where society drifts ever further.
By Ben Wren
Jeff Hurvitz: Broad & Olney – A window into Philadelphia crime
What can the Broad Street and Olney Avenue intersection tell us about a troubling rise in violent crime and the crumbling of law and order in Philadelphia?
By Jeff Hurvitz
George Hofmann: Setting our children up for failure
Because of a culture of victimhood, enforced “equity”, and perpetual emergency, our children are languishing in mental melancholy normalized as a reasonable response to a dismal future. Let’s hope they rebel.
By George Hofmann
Abhi Samuel: A coming DEI backlash in our workplaces?
Just as parents across the nation are waking up to the new “woke” cultural curriculum infiltrating our schools, much of the business world is forging ahead in the opposite direction.
By Abhi Samuel
Thomas Pack: NBA Finals Preview
Trying to get caught up on basketball in order to watch the NBA finals this week? Broad + Liberty has you covered.
By Thomas Pack
Larry Platt: The forgotten victim of MOVE
Yes, the story of the city’s mishandling of MOVE remains is another horrible indignity in a tragic saga. But today’s retelling of MOVE is also tragically incomplete.
By Larry Platt
Thom Nickels: MOVE bombing is a tragic story with much untold
The 1985 MOVE bombing tragedy has ensconced itself into contemporary culture as an event in a vacuum. As a result, activists, artists and journalists often revise history when portraying it.
By Thom Nickels
George Hofmann: How our masks may change us
It takes centuries to make a culture, and to understand that culture, a person must study with diligence the deepest thought of the centuries that formed it. To destroy it might be a much easier task.
By George Hofmann