It’s almost 85 years since the United States declared its entry into WWII, a war started in Europe a few […]
Ada Nestor: No Kings, just chaos
Trump makes peace in Gaza, and the radicals just redirect their rage.
By Ada Nestor
Jeff Hurvitz: The new Trojan horse
In Homer’s The Iliad, there is mention of the mythical Trojan Horse used by the Mycenaean Greeks against the city […]
Chris Gibbons: The box in the attic
The dishes arrived from Bavaria at the Girard Avenue home in Philadelphia of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kilisky in mid-June […]
‘Masters of the Air’ and Roman Catholic High School
The new World War II mini-series prompts a search for the alumni of a Philadelphia high school who fought in the skies of Europe and reveals the courageous story of an Eighth Air Force bomber crew.
By Chris Gibbons
Craig Snyder: Israel at war
The sense of conflict in Israel is like nothing known in America since the Second World War.
By Craig Snyder
Shane McCarver: Pennsylvania should keep our National Guard out of undeclared foreign wars
Proposed “Defend the Guard” legislation would keep guard units at home unless Congress has declared war.
By Shane McCarver
Paul Snitzer: The Inquirer gets it wrong on Gaza
Columnist Trudy Rubin tells the Inky’s readers what they want to hear, not what they need to learn.
By Paul Snitzer
Andy Bloom: Understanding Hamas and Israel’s response
Hamas started this war and cannot now claim to be the victim.
By Andy Bloom
Howard Lurie: The wartime threat to decency, humanity and morality
Military crimes against civilians repulse us, and they should.
By Howard Lurie