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Civic Culture Op-Ed

Kirk’s assassination is a public safety wake-up call

September 18, 2025September 17, 2025
A. Benjamin Mannes
4

Last week’s assassination of Charlie Kirk has thrust our nation’s changing public safety and mental health norms into the spotlight, […]

Culture

Andy Bloom: It’s time to ban TikTok

March 30, 2023March 29, 2023
Andy Bloom
3

Congressional hearings add to the evidence that TikTok is harming our teens — and our country.
By Andy Bloom

Health

Andy Bloom: Bucks County versus Big Tech

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023
Andy Bloom

The county commissioners and district attorney joined together to sue the app-makers for the destructive effect they claim is made to teenagers’ mental health.

Free Speech

Joe D’Orsie: The Twitter Files — let us not soon forget

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022
Joe D’Orsie
8

The Twitter Files show that an outrageously partisan leadership team knowingly limited conservative voices.
By Joe D’Orsie

Free Speech

Andy Bloom: What a dozen years working with the Howard Stern Show taught me about freedom of expression

December 7, 2022December 14, 2022
Andy Bloom
4

Free speech is an American value and essential to a functioning democracy.
By Andy Bloom

Media Bias

Albert Eisenberg: NPR’s grotesque, taxpayer-funded smear on Doug Mastriano

July 17, 2022July 18, 2022
Albert Eisenberg
2

Pittsburgh’s taxpayer-funded NPR affiliate, WESA 90.5, ties Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano to an antisemitic mass-murder. His crime? Purchasing advertising on the right-wing social media platform Gab.
By Albert Eisenberg

Culture

Leslie Sattler: Please don’t tweet at the guy who shot Reagan

July 8, 2022July 8, 2022
Leslie Sattler
1

As social media users, we need to remember where the line is.
By Leslie Sattler

Education

Norristown school President sent suggestive messages to teen girl, images show

October 19, 2021October 21, 2021
Linda Stein

Images show that Norristown Area School Board President Shae Ashe sent sexually suggestive or inappropriate messages to a teenage girl over social media.
By Linda Stein

Politics

Todd Shepherd: Biden campaign adviser in PA called women ‘hoes’ and ‘b*tches’ on social media

August 13, 2020April 19, 2021
Todd Shepherd

Campaign adviser for Joe Biden and Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania House in Berks County, Manuel Guzman Jr. has come under fire for sexist commentary.
By Todd Shepherd

Culture

Art Carey: Lamenting social media, a land of vapid content fueling an orgy of narcissism

October 3, 2019April 19, 2021
Art Carey
4

Social media exalts the slapdash and careless, the vulgar and profane. There’s no room or respect for deliberation and eloquence.
By Art Carey

Op-Ed

Thom Nickels: Faith, identity, and the questions that remain

Thom Nickels: Faith, identity, and the questions that remain

schedule November 14 2025
ink_pen Thom Nickels

An organization called FRIEDA, located at 320 Walnut Street, bills itself as “connecting generations to strengthen our community.”  This membership-based […]

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