Philadelphia’s revolving-door justice system led to an eight-month crime spree across two counties.
By Todd Shepherd
Ben Mannes: Is Krasner violating the civil rights of Philadelphia police officers?
Violent crime suspects are released after arrests for charges dropped or downgraded by the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, but Krasner seems steadfast in charging police officers with less probable cause. Is that an equal protection problem?
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Lo & Ackert: Philadelphia school district’s mask mandate is at odds with the mainstream — and with science
Philly schools are the outlier in the United States in forcing our kids to mask up all day. Outdated policies are holding our children back.
By Priscilla Lo and Dr. Jessica Ackert
Man accused of multiple rapes in Philadelphia was paroled in 2020 on gun charge from 2019
Arrested for illegally possessing a firearm as a felon, Kyle Dennison was set loose after just a few months in prison.
By Todd Shepherd
Philly DA Krasner calls House subpoena ‘anti-democratic’
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
Ben Mannes: Krasner lets criminals loose to offend again
Records show arrestees for numerous felonies while on bail, parole, or probation for other crimes.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Something terrible has happened in Philadelphia: Dorothe Ernest interview, part 2
Part 2 of the author’s interview with Dorothe Ernest, mother of Kimberly Ernest.
By Thom Nickels
Philadelphia uses Covid money to fill budget shortfalls, fund diversity initiative
The City plans to use federal money “to expand the City’s focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion,” a report says.
By Seth Higgins
Don’t call it an “early voting center” — how Philly election officials changed their verbiage on 2020 voting sites in court
Internal emails obtained by Broad + Liberty suggest that city officials knew full well they were creating “early voting centers” … but called them “board offices” to slip by the courts.
By Todd Shepherd
R. Seth Williams: Three steps to make illegal guns like Kryptonite
“And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand” – Genesis 4:11-16
By R. Seth Williams