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From Broad + Liberty Staff
Christine Flowers: The only option was the nuclear one
“Oppenheimer” is a useful lesson about the tough decisions made by those who came before us.
By Christine Flowers
Thom Nickels: Dignity, Courage, and the Church
The competing visions for gay Catholics has a Philadelphia connection.
by Thom Nickels
Chris Gibbons: Invisible wounds that kill
This year, let’s not simply celebrate the birth of our country, but also remember and honor a soldier who not only shares the same birth date, but also fought and suffered to defend it.
By Chris Gibbons
The other Governor Shapiro
A look back into Pennsylvania’s recent gubernatorial history.
By Dan Cirucci
Chris Gibbons: Echoes of heroes
Remembering a local man’s service and sacrifice in World War I.
By Chris Gibbons
Why I can see: three men’s places in the history of cataract surgery
Philadelphia’s Wills Eye Hospital played a pioneering role in the development of the now-common procedure.
By Richard Koenig
Paul Davis: Contentious times? Consider the late 1960s
The country has been through divisive times before, some of them not so long ago.
By Paul Davis
Tim Hartman: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
Cartoonist Tim Hartman recalls the legacy and message of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Christopher Clay: Nothing wrong with drag, but it should remain entertainment for adults only
There is a reason most clubs have a minimum age requirement of 21 — the environment is for adults, and often sexual in nature.
By Christopher Clay