Larry Krasner’s failure to enforce the law in the city leads to higher crime elsewhere, too.
By Larry Miller
Guy Ciarrocchi: Then they came for William Penn
Being shamed into a policy reversal changes (almost) nothing
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Gardner A. Cadwalader: 10 recommendations for Philadelphia’s new mayor
Some ideas from overseas that could make our city better.
By Gardner A. Cadwalader
Paul Davis: Knife rights and the rash of stabbings in Philadelphia
As with guns, society must balance crime prevention with self-defense and access to a useful tool.
By Paul Davis
Paul Snitzer: The mainstream media should call the Goldie protest what it is: antisemitic harassment.
The press would not mince words if these protesters were on the right, but equivocate when radical leftists threaten a Jewish restaurateur.
By Paul Snitzer
Craig Snyder: The Macy’s murder is a symptom of a greater illness sweeping this country
Ideas matter, and the changes spreading through our society make more crimes like this inevitable.
By Craig Snyder
Guy Ciarrocchi: When fighting crime meant fighting crime
Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker sounds like these three old-school Democrats.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Philadelphia School District walks back professional development course on the so-called ‘genocide’ in Gaza
After complaints, the course on the ‘genocide in Gaza and the West Bank’ is no longer among the district’s offerings for educators.
By Todd Shepherd
Philadelphia planning for its big year in 2026
With America’s 250th, the World Cup, All-Star Game, and several large conventions, 2026 will be the busiest year the region has ever seen.
By Lauren Jessop