The poet T.S. Eliot once wrote, “April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory […]
Patience Sunne: HB 836 is a blank check for the fertility industry at the expense of children
With increased attention to the topic of IVF at the national level, the Pennsylvania legislature has recently joined the trend […]
Harper + Lamb: Our energy future is ‘Made in PA’
Pennsylvanians are rightly proud of our rich legacy as one of the nation’s top energy producers. After all, we rank […]
From the Editors: To the stars through adversity
Great projects like the new missions to the moon uplift a people.
Terry Tracy: You can’t save a free press by putting it on the public payroll
The press is the “chief democratic instrument of freedom,” Alexis de Tocqueville once observed. The United States Constitution goes further: […]
Thom Nickels: The Spirit of ’76 — and 2026
In Philadelphia these days there are two kinds of theater experiences. There’s the Walnut Street Theater with its mostly mainstream […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: Pope Leo enters, Trump overreacts and the enemies of Catholicism and America win
Pope Leo is wrong on the substance and deeply misguided in his priorities regarding the battle with Iran — and […]
Felice Fein: Chester County voter services — now hiring!
On March 25, 2026, the Chester County Voter Services Director Karen Barsoum notified staff that she is resigning from her […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: School choice works, is popular, and saves us money. Why do Democratic leaders attack it?
Over 70 percent of voters support school choice — perhaps as high as 80 percent. Contrary to what many would […]