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Who Won the Presidential Debate? No One. But There Were Plenty of Losers Sep. 12, 2024
SAN DIEGO — Are America's best debates behind us? Unfortunately, it appears so. There is no m... Read More
In Pennsylvania, Fear and Uncertainty Are on the Ballot Oct. 18, 2022
PHILADELPHIA — It is just about 7:30 on a Thursday evening. Near Independence Hall, the cars a... Read More
Welcome to 2-Tiered America Sep. 09, 2022
Last week, this column focused on the eye-opening recent revelations from Missouri and Louisiana's l... Read More
Biden About 1619, not 1776 Sep. 07, 2022
President Joe Biden travelled to Philadelphia, to Independence Hall, the place where the nation's fo... Read More
Grabbing Guns Won't Reduce Urban Violence: Firearm Seizures Are Ineffective, and Gun Possession Arrests Are Frequently Unjust Feb. 23, 2022
If you want to reduce gun violence, New York City Mayor Eric Adams thinks, you need to go after guns... Read More
The Critical Conservative Race 'Panic' Jul. 09, 2021
"Critical race theory" has become the latest "Republicans pounce" story. Liberal media outlets are u... Read More
July 4, 2021 Jul. 04, 2021
Dear Readers: Happy Fourth of July! Here's a little information on the Liberty Bell that we gleaned ... Read More
A Timid and Temporary Defense of the Free Exercise of Religion Jun. 28, 2021
"This decision might as well be written on the dissolving paper sold in magic shops." So wrote Justi... Read More
Equality Act Slams the Door on Religious Freedom Jun. 23, 2021
The Supreme Court's recent decision, Fulton v. Philadelphia, is justifiably getting mixed reviews. C... Read More
A Supreme Court Ruling on Gay Rights Is a Victory for Pluralism Jun. 20, 2021
In its Thursday decision letting a Catholic agency decline to place foster children with same-sex co... Read More
Reform Prosecutors May Hang on, but National Democrats May Not May. 21, 2021
This week's Democratic primary election for Philadelphia district attorney could presage outcomes in... Read More
Philadelphia vs. Catholic Church and Children Nov. 04, 2020
If you were a child who, through some tragic circumstance, needed to be placed in a foster home, do ... Read More
Pennsylvania 2020: It's Complicated Nov. 12, 2019
Pennsylvania is not a slam-dunk for Donald Trump's reelection campaign. That's one takeaway from Tue... Read More
Better Schools Sep. 11, 2019
With most services, you get to shop around, but rarely can you do that with government-run schools. ... Read More
In Front of a Philadelphia Abortion Clinic, Democratic Lawmaker Shows Us the Darkness of the Cultural Divide May. 14, 2019
PHILADELPHIA — When Brian Sims first ran for state representative in 2012, he ran as a new pro... Read More
Should the Liberty Bell Leave Philadelphia? May. 14, 2019
When most Americans think of Philadelphia — although probably fewer today than ever before, gi... Read More
If Trump Is 'Racist,' He Needs to Go Back to Racism School Nov. 15, 2018
Abraham Lincoln, when informed that General Ulysses S. Grant was a drunk, famously asked Grant's acc... Read More
Poisonous Taxes Apr. 04, 2018
Soda will cost you more in Philadelphia, Seattle, Boulder, Colorado, and a bunch of California citie... Read More
The Syringe Bowl: Philly vs. San Francisco Feb. 07, 2018
Philadelphia has just had a great week with the Eagles winning the Super Bowl. But now some city lea... Read More
