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Murder is wrong. It’s not that hard to say.

September 16, 2025September 15, 2025
Guy Ciarrocchi
2

Prove me wrong. The rhetoric has to be “toned down.” That’s a nice sentiment and a platitude, like “be kind.” […]

Crime

We must not become indifferent

September 11, 2025September 11, 2025
Guy Ciarrocchi
2

Charlie Kirk was assassinated. We do not yet know the murderer, but we have a strong sense of why this […]

Crime

PA elected leaders react to Charlie Kirk assassination

September 11, 2025September 11, 2025
Steve Ulrich
4

Charlie Kirk, founder and chief executive officer of Turning Point USA and Turning Point Action, was assassinated on Wednesday afternoon […]

Crime

Philly DA Krasner calls House subpoena ‘anti-democratic’

August 24, 2022August 24, 2022
Anthony Hennen

A national trend of criticism aimed at district attorneys in major cities has sparked a feud in Philadelphia between the DA and state Republicans.
By Anthony Hennen

Crime

Craig Williams: Stop wasting time and resources and stop gun violence

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022
Rep. Craig Williams

Stopping gun violence in Philadelphia isn’t about partisan politics. It’s time to stop the blame game and start empowering prosecutors to do the job we need them to do.
By Rep. Craig Williams

Crime

Thom Nickels: What Philadelphia was like the last time it had a 500 murder year

December 29, 2021December 29, 2021
Thom Nickels
4

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

Crime

Patty-Pat Kozlowski: In Philadelphia, every week is Shark Week

November 5, 2021November 5, 2021
Patty-Pat Kozlowski
2

Until Philadelphia’s elected officials start taking senseless, spiking violence seriously, every week will be Shark Week.
By Patty-Pat Kozlowski

Op-Ed

Thom Nickels: Literary criticism in the Trump era suffers from an excess of politics

Thom Nickels: Literary criticism in the Trump era suffers from an excess of politics

schedule March 20 2026
ink_pen Thom Nickels

It’s derangement all the way down.
By Thom Nickels

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