Is what you see with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in public what you also get in private? And does he […]
Ben Mannes: The cloud over Harrisburg
Ethics questions mount for Gov. Shapiro.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Claim: Shapiro had no ‘need to know’ about harassment claims against cabinet-level director
If the governor isn’t considered to have a ‘need to know’ about sexual harassment in his own cabinet, who does?
By Todd Shepherd
Where did Republicans gain ground in the suburbs, Part I
We’ve already examined Donald Trump’s 2024 gains across the city of Philadelphia, but did those trends carry over to the […]
David Reel: Conventional wisdom meets reality in 2024
Even before he is sworn into office in January, Donald Trump has firmly secured a prominent place in American history […]
Where Trump did and didn’t gain votes in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania is a swing state but Philadelphia is very much not a swing county. While the commonwealth has flipped back […]
Thom Nickels: A day at the polls
I’d been working the polls as a Republican committee person in my Old Richmond neighborhood for about four hours when […]
Andy Bloom: Kamala didn’t close – and here’s why
Democrats are engaged in a circular firing squad. The finger-pointing, blame game, recriminations, and despair are being shared publicly and […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: Columns unwritten and ongoing issues for 2025
In this fast-paced, ever-changing election, with switching candidates, changing themes, fact-checkers who don’t really fact-check, world-events, rallies, fake news and […]
Kyle Sammin: Anti-Trump conservatives should consider the past and the future
Joseph Wheeler graduated from West Point in 1859, joined the Confederate Army in 1861, and soon found himself a major […]