Hyper-local politics today is all the rage. When you look at the left – meaning most Democrats – you see […]
Ben Mannes: Bilal makes Philadelphia law enforcement a global laughingstock
But is anyone going to do anything about it?
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Paul Davis: Carjacker sentenced to prison for two armed carjackings days apart
When one is young, one often sows the proverbial wild oats. When I was 20 years old back in the […]
Gerard J. St. John: Pigpen and the Philadelphia Lawyer
In the late 1960s, the conventional wisdom in the legal world was that a young lawyer could get practical trial […]
Thom Nickels: It could have been worse
It could have been so much worse. Imagine if Sasha Suda, 45, former president and CEO of the Philadelphia Art […]
PA-3 congressional forum airs viewpoints of six hopeful candidates
With similar perspectives on the issues, the forum offered an opportunity for voters to get to know each candidate.
By Linda Stein
Thom Nickels: The new journalism? Two can play at that game.
There aren’t that many daring “street activist” conservatives in Philadelphia who’ve adopted an in-your-face style that’s decidedly leftist in its […]
Report: Philadelphia short $17,000 per taxpayer
(The Center Square) – Philadelphia carries the third-highest tax burden in the nation, meaning it’s short on its bills by […]
Paul Davis: ICEbreakers 2 — Larry Krasner and the War on ICE
In my last column, I covered the war on ICE by the protestors who are disrupting ICE operations and attacking […]
Thom Nickels: Come for the music, stay for the virtue-signaling
The city’s last big Benjamin Franklin Parkway concert was a first-ever New Year’s Eve concert in 2025. Headlined by LL […]