Philadelphians might feel better about being taxed if they could point to their schools as best in the nation, or the state, or even in the metro area. But we can’t.
By Stu Bykofsky
Stu Bykofsky: ICE Out — the Grand Opera from City Council
It should not come as a surprise to you that lawyers on your team can find legal justification for anything.
By Stu Bykofsky
From the Editors: City Council got it right — eventually
Last month, Philadelphia’s City Council overwhelmingly voted to amend the City Charter’s “resign to run” provision — which, as the […]
Gauthier’s unconstitutional power-grab
Proposed Phila. City Council Bill seeking regulation of land disposition by West Philadelphia universities unconstitutionally encroaches on the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s powers overseeing nonprofits
By Christian J. Matozzo
Jeff Hurvitz: Philadelphia’s bike path to obstruction
In 1682, when William Penn contracted with Surveyor General Thomas Holme to lay out Philadelphia’s grid streets, there was no […]
Philly Councilmember Kendra Brooks silent on affiliation with Democratic Socialists after Hamas attack
The far-left Working Families Party member had previously touted her association with the group.
By Todd Shepherd
Philly City Council bans supervised injection sites for drug use
Only one Councilmember — Working Families Party member Kendra Brooks — voted against the ban.
By Anthony Hennen
Mark Gleason: Building “A Greater Philadelphia” will take a movement of citizens.
It’s our responsibility as Philadelphians to raise our voices and move our city forward in the face of failed leadership.
By Mark Gleason
Matozzo + Riboni: A public bank is antithetical to Pennsylvania’s history and traditions
A public bank flies in the face of legal precedent.
By Christian Matozzo and Lorenzo Riboni
Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. VIII): The Final Voyage to Freedom
Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part eight in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone