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Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Fathers and sons

June 15, 2025June 15, 2025
Michael Thomas Leibrandt

It was April 21, 1790, when nearly 28,000 people marched down the streets of Philadelphia. This wasn’t a riot. It […]

Civic Culture

Stephen Gambescia: Pennsylvania officials broke the social contract

August 11, 2020April 19, 2021
Stephen Gambescia
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The basic mandates of our government — to protect life and property — have been fractured. Are these fractures irrevocable?
By Stephen Gambescia

History

Logan Chipkin: Remembering James Logan, Philadelphia’s first scientist

August 3, 2020April 19, 2021
Logan Chipkin

James Logan — scientist, entrepreneur, Renaissance Man and mentor to Benjamin Franklin — helped establish Philadelphia and make it a hub of Enlightenment thought. His life has been largely forgotten, but he impacted the course of our region.
By Logan Chipkin

Culture

Kevin Ferris: Dr. King’s rightful place in the history of Philly and the nation

January 20, 2020April 19, 2021
Intern B+L
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Perhaps the civil rights leader’s most significant visit to Philadelphia was in 1959, when he posed for a Liberty Bell photo during a tour of Independence Hall.
By Kevin Ferris

White House

Spakovsky and Canaparo: Attorney General Barr outrages the Left by standing up for the Constitution and our Republic

November 27, 2019April 19, 2021
Hans von Spakovsky and GianCarlo Canaparo

These are two of the most significant speeches given by an attorney general since Edwin Meese’s address on the importance of originalism.
By Hans von Spakovsky and GianCarlo Canaparo

Politics

Andrew J. Bove: THIS is what Americans find so troubling about Washington insiders

November 25, 2019April 19, 2021
Andrew J. Bove

Columnist David Brooks rejects the caricature of federal workers as corrupt, overpaid, incompetent swamp creatures. But that’s not the core issue.
By Andrew J. Bove

Op-Ed

Hunter Tower: Penn State unionization — Bad for faculty, bad for the state

Hunter Tower: Penn State unionization — Bad for faculty, bad for the state

schedule January 09 2026
ink_pen Hunter Tower

Penn State faculty members recently took a dramatic step by filing thousands of union-authorization cards with the Pennsylvania Labor Relations […]

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