In February of 2014, I received a dream assignment as a C-17 loadmaster in the Air Force. I was assigned […]
Frank Speidel: Why they fought
On an April morning more than 250 years ago, an armed insurrection against the greatest military power in the world […]
Christine Flowers: It’s hard to stomach what the residents of NYC just did
As I watched the bloodbath in New York on Tuesday evening, all I could think of was the last episode […]
Gerard St. John: Joe Rosenthal’s Iwo Jima
It is a magnificent photograph. Look at it closely. It is the fifth day of the 36-day Battle of Iwo Jima; […]
Thom Nickels: Renamed, rebranded, and reduced — What happened to the Philadelphia Museum of Art?
The Philadelphia Museum of Art, now the Art Museum of Philadelphia, has been in decline for a number of years. […]
Ada Nestor: Trump’s tribute tour
Donald Trump’s global trip isn’t diplomacy. It’s collection day.
By Ada Nestor
Peter McCusker: Artificial intelligence skews results
I tested the validity and reliability of the Microsoft Copilot artificial intelligence site. these are the results.
By Peter McCusker
Kyle Sammin: Eating the seed corn
The federal government is shut down. The state budget is months late. County budgets are stretched thin and often grasping […]
Paul Davis: A look back at Philadelphia’s 1993-95 mob war
“Goodfellas don’t sue goodfellas,” one mob philosopher advised an associate, “Goodfellas kill goodfellas.”
By Paul Davis