The Boss Shows the Way
For a decade, political leaders and media elites haven’t known how to respond to Trumpism. Last week in a South Philly patriotic tent show revival, Bruce Springsteen provided a script.
Pat Croce: Doing Chemo on Everest
What does a Zen guru, Philly cheerleader, rabid pirate enthusiast, and former Sixers owner do when diagnosed with terminal cancer? Climb the world’s most famous mountain, of course.
Don’t Look Now … But Philly Is Safe
How the hell did that happen? And why is the mayor not taking more credit for it?
Where Is the Constitution Center When We Need It?
Jeffrey Rosen is out. Now the institution must decide whether it will remain a quiet, genteel place of scholarship or actually take on the current threats to democracy.
There Was Only One Choice for Most Philly Athlete of All Time: Allen Iverson
The defiance. The swagger. The resilience. No one embodied Philadelphia more than AI.
Whose 250th Is This, Anyway?
As democracy teeters, are we really owning the Semiquincentennial?
Amy Gutmann’s American Story
Last week at the Weitzman Museum of Jewish History, the former Penn president and U.S. Ambassador to Germany reminded us what it takes to repair the breach.
New Media For a New Philadelphia Age
The nonprofit Philadelphia Citizen just bought Philadelphia magazine. Here’s why
Larry Platt: Black & White and Dead All Over is as unimaginative as the industry it eulogizes.
