The Inquirer has no problem calling Trump a liar, but is silent about its own participation in the Russia conspiracy theory.
By Wally Nunn
Wally Nunn: Will Bunch misses the point, again
Mr. Bunch: your own numbers undermine your premise. What you care about is tearing us apart.
By Wally Nunn
The Editors: To stop Philly’s cycle of violence, D.A. Krasner must prosecute gun crimes
As city leaders debate symbolic declarations on gun violence, and with Philly on track to hit a record 500 homicides in 2021, the Editors at Broad + Liberty humbly offer one real solution to the violence crisis plaguing our city: That D.A. Larry Krasner actually effectively prosecutes gun crimes. Nothing else matters if he cannot do this.
By The Editors
Inquirer stands by disputed claim that PA has “drastically reduced” school funding
The Inquirer has refused to correct the claim of one of their columnists that state funding for public schools has been reduced in recent decades. A spokesman for Pa. House Republicans said the Inquirer’s assertions were “not based in reality,” and an education researcher urged the paper to stop “peddling this false narrative.”
By Todd Shepherd
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
Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. VII): The First Civil Rights Legislation of the Americas
Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part seven in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone
Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. VI): The Arch-Nemesis Bobadilla
Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part six in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone
Logan Chipkin: Elections and ‘truth commissions’ both need legitimacy to function
Truth can’t be decided arbitrarily by power. The powerful must convince us they have the truth.
By Logan Chipkin
Daniel Goncalves: As 2020 ends, censorship and tone-policing increasingly plague media
In an attempt to remove a totalitarian leader from office, the media has reverted to their own twisted form of totalitarianism.
By Daniel Goncalves
Todd Shepherd: Inquirer pulls hard-hitting headline on story about Philly Dem’s use of N-word
Local Republicans have lambasted Philly’s largest newspaper for what they see as a blatant example of left-wing media bias.
By Todd Shepherd