(The Center Square) – The American Tort Reform Foundation has labeled Pennsylvania as the nation’s worst “Judicial Hellhole” in a new report. “Lawsuit abuse in the City of Brotherly Love has reached a fever pitch with nuclear verdicts,” claims the foundation, suggesting that “eye-popping nine-figure damage awards were issued without […]
America is filled with historic football stadiums. None more so than Philly’s Franklin Field.
You might not think that when your football team dates from 1876 that it would be hard to create any new history. If 2024 is any evidence, then you’d be wrong. This season at Cornell, Penn backup quarterback Liam O’Brien would set Penn records with an incredible performance en-route to a 67–49 […]
Thom Nickels: Reforming the reforms in church architecture
While touring a number of Roman Catholic churches in Austria some time ago, I was struck by the haphazard clash of styles: magnificent Romanesque-Gothic high altars, richly appointed with frescoes and images, with an oddly shaped table plunked down in front like something dropped from The Planet of the Apes: […]
Paul Davis: Arrested — suspected thief is alleged to have stolen more than $160,000 worth of items from parked cars.
Some years ago, I discovered that my parked car in South Philadelphia had been broken into and several items had been stolen. My wife’s sunglasses, a couple of CDs and some change had been taken from the front seat. And three items on the back seat floor that my wife […]
Philly-area thinkers – you’re invited to dinner club.
If you’re ready to take your place alongside the nation’s leading conservative minds, don’t miss the chance to join Philadelphia’s exclusive cohort of the National Review Institute’s distinguished Burke-to-Buckley Fellowship Program. Through engaging discussions over dinner and networking events at the renowned Union League of Philadelphia, those selected to become […]
Ryan Costello: Misuse of opioid settlement funds betrays Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable
As Pennsylvania continues to combat the significant impacts of the opioid epidemic, state legislators are doing little to help. Despite a $26 billion dollar legal settlement meant to fund vital services for our struggling communities, some decision-makers are choosing to spend money on just about anything except programs that can […]
Mass transit’s mass state funding
(The Center Square) – State government covers more than half of operational costs for mass transit systems in Pennsylvania’s largest cities. Notably, it’s not rider fares or contributions from local taxing authorities. In 2022, the latter represented just 7.5 percent of funding for both SEPTA in the Philadelphia region and the […]
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 and forth for the past four election cycles, its largest city has not voted for a Republican President since 1932. But even so, changes in Philadelphia affect the rest of […]
Greg Rothman: For Pennsylvania to recover from the opioid crisis, we must work together
As part of the historic settlement with opioid manufacturers, Pennsylvania was awarded nearly a billion dollars to help communities impacted by the opioid crisis. The distribution and oversight of these funds are the responsibility of the Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust Board, on which I serve. No amount of […]
Vince Fenerty: Republican gains in Philadelphia helped carry the party to statewide victories
Philadelphia’s Republican Party has put in the hard work to register voters, recruit quality candidates, and meet people in their neighborhoods to discuss issues and put forth our ideas. The results of that work were clear on Election Day, and I believe we will continue this positive trend. This is […]