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When the sassy members of Pussy Riot entered Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral back in 2012, it was not to […]

Grassroots and astroturf

September 3, 2025September 2, 2025

The Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution prohibits Congress from restricting the right of the people to assemble […]

Thom Nickels: May Day kayfabe

May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

Thom Nickels

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They’re quite easy to spot in public, especially on the subway. The tired and worn out socialist activists in weather […]

Protest encampment disbanded at University of Pennsylvania

May 13, 2024May 13, 2024

Christen Smith

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Philadelphia police worked with campus officials to clear the protestors’ tent city.
By Christen Smith

St. Joe’s alumni threaten to withhold donations over firing of professor

August 13, 2021August 16, 2021

Todd Shepherd

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A group of prominent St. Joseph’s alumni staged a small on-campus protest Friday, saying the university delivered a blow to academic freedom. They plan to organize with other alumni to end donations, or plans to donate via their wills and estates, to the university.
By Todd Shepherd

Thom Nickels: Philadelphia, despoiled — looting, boarded-up stores and surveillance shows a city on the brink

November 12, 2020April 19, 2021

Thom Nickels

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Greedy criminals have once again besieged the city in the name of “social justice,” a trend continuously ignored by apathetic local officials.
By Thom Nickels

George Hofmann: Those who demand rights must be prepared to earn them

September 6, 2020April 19, 2021

George Hofmann

Individual rights have always come with social responsibilities in America, and we must re-learn and reengage with the latter part of that crucial equation.
By George Hofmann