Opinion
OPINION: Pa. Democrats, Quit Blaming Stop-and-Go Stores and Fault Yourselves
Welcome to Prohibition Philadelphia, 2017: the town where Democrats apparently still believe — almost 90 years after American gangster and black-market-liquor entrepreneur Al Capone did […]
OPINION: Why I’m Giving Up on “Allies”
During this tumultuous political climate, no quote resonates with me more than this one from the late Black Panther Party leader Eldridge Cleaver: “There is […]
OPINION: The Black Community Should Take No Joy in Bill Cosby’s Mistrial
In 2004, comedian Bill Cosby was honored by the NAACP as part of its 50th-anniversary celebration of the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education ruling. […]
Christine Flowers: Bill Cosby = Cliff Huxtable, So He Can’t Possibly Be Guilty
It is never easy to learn that a long-held belief is incorrect. Bill Cosby’s trial has forced America into a collective state of cognitive dissonance […]
OPINION: Philly’s Soda Tax Is Shaping Up to Be an Epic Flop
It’s been six months since the city’s soda tax (or, more accurately, the sugary beverage tax) was implemented — and it’s off to a rocky […]
You Know Who’s Not Working This Summer? Teenagers.
Teenagers are not working like they used to. New data shows that the number of teens with a job while in still in school has […]
A Celebration of Resilience in a Changed Neighborhood
The neighborhood surrounding the intersection of Grays Ferry Avenue and South Street has been named and renamed a few times over the years. Southwest Center […]
Don’t Be Surprised If Bill Cosby Ends Up Walking
Flanked by one of his television daughters (a calculated move, no doubt), Bill Cosby flashed that trademark “I know something you don’t know” grin that […]
The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Our Giraffe Count Stabilized
We have a soft spot for giraffes. They were our mom’s favorite animal, for some peculiar reason. (How does a South Philly girl end up […]
Progressives, I Am Done With You
Now that Philadelphia’s district attorney race has been set and we know that it’s going to be a battle between Republican Beth Grossman and Democrat […]
OPINION: Why the Left Won’t Stop at Toppling Confederate Monuments
If there’s one thing about the progressive left you can be sure of, it’s this: What it promulgates today will be five times more radical […]
OPINION: Mayor’s Commissions Are an Exploitation of Diverse Community Labor
There’s no way to put this nicely — the racial diversity of Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration sucks. For a majority-minority city, somehow the bulk of […]
What Republicans Could Learn About Free Speech From Philly’s Hebrew Israelites
I’ve always been a big fan of spring. We as Americans tend to talk reverently about spring because it’s seen as a time of renewal. […]
Forget Trump and Macron — We All Suck at Handshakes
If you’re honest with yourself, you know this: You suck at handshakes. I totally do. And so does Donald Trump. I sympathize. Trump had a […]
The Best Thing That Happened This Week: The End to a Seaside Heights Catfight
On one side, in sleepy Seaside Heights, New Jersey, you have the cat lovers, the locals who’d fed and cared for and cleaned up after the […]