There’s a dangerous illusion gripping too many in our country: that what’s happening in K-12 education is just about curriculum […]
Thom Nickels: The new journalism? Two can play at that game.
There aren’t that many daring “street activist” conservatives in Philadelphia who’ve adopted an in-your-face style that’s decidedly leftist in its […]
Linda A. Kerns: Election ‘snafu’ causes Korean War vet to miss his first vote
Elections are not always exciting. Often, the weather is bad, the lines are long, and the wait is inconvenient. Sometimes, […]
From the Editors: DOJ involvement in Greenberg case shows failure of Pennsylvania’s transparency law
There are plenty of lessons to draw from the most recent development involving the Ellen Greenberg case. One of them […]
Paul Davis: ICEbreakers 2 — Larry Krasner and the War on ICE
In my last column, I covered the war on ICE by the protestors who are disrupting ICE operations and attacking […]
Dan Bartkowiak: Getting stuff wrong — Why Pennsylvania must reject Gov. Shapiro’s push for marijuana legalization
Pennsylvania deserves policies rooted in public health and the common good.
By Dan Bartkowiak
Beverly Plosa-Bowser: I like surprises, but not when it comes to my health
The thing about brain aneurysms is you can’t see them coming. After years in the U.S. Air Force, I didn’t […]
Thom Nickels: Come for the music, stay for the virtue-signaling
The city’s last big Benjamin Franklin Parkway concert was a first-ever New Year’s Eve concert in 2025. Headlined by LL […]
Gerard St. John: The lector’s challenge
Serving as lector at a Catholic Mass is a pretty easy task; you simply read the words that are put […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: Minneapolis or Nashville —which path will Philly choose?
Organized chaos in Minneapolis. It’s been in the spotlight — understandably. ICE raids. Protests. Confrontation. Deaths. Over 3,000 arrests and […]