Opinion
OPINION: Macron May Have Won the French Election, but Le Pen Was Victorious
When Marine Le Pen lost her bid to become the next president of France, many Americans saw former investment banker Emmanuel Macron’s victory as that […]
OPINION: Why Rich Negrin Should Be Our Next DA
Next Tuesday our city will have the chance to vote for a new district attorney amid a federal investigation that’s put a dark cloud over […]
Did Jay Paterno Become a Penn State Trustee Just to Rehabilitate His Dad’s Legacy?
A Paterno is back in a position of power at Penn onotate after Joe’s son, Jay, was recently elected to fill one of three vacant […]
If Pennsylvania’s Drinking Age Were Lower, Timothy Piazza Would Be Alive
I have a niece who is British. A couple of years ago she visited and stayed with my daughter, who attends a large out-of-state university. […]
Free Speech on Campus, Then and Now
When I attended Philadelphia’s Charles Morris Price School of Journalism, in 1970, America was waging the Vietnam War. Students at that time were either pro-war […]
NFL Draft Success Proves Philly Is Capable of Bigger, Better
You can just feel the buzz surrounding Philadelphia in the wide world of sports following our overwhelming success as hosts of the NFL Draft along […]
OPINION: Diversity Isn’t “Being in the Room” — It’s Whites Giving Up Their Seats
As Philadelphia and the rest of the nation grapple with what it means to be more inclusive, it seems as though some privileged individuals aren’t […]
This Is Why You Should Respect the People Who Voted for Trump
“The first 100 days used to be a honeymoon period for presidents, but not for him. Everybody’s hammering him, especially the news media, but he’s […]
Sure, Legalize Pot — but Stop Pretending It’s Harmless
Philadelphia is awash in marijuana smoke. Take the Frankford El or the Broad Street Subway and the smell floods your nostrils. Walk downtown and the […]
OPINION: Trump’s First 100 Days Weren’t a Damn Comedy
This Saturday, Donald Trump will be celebrating his 100th day as the 45th president of the United States. So far, there’s been no action on […]
The Electric-Car Parking Debate Is About Power — but Not the Kind You Think
Let me start this column on City Council’s decision to issue a moratorium on electric car charging station parking permits with a number: $40,000. That […]
What the Museum of the American Revolution Gets Wrong — and Right
Some of the criticisms leveled at the city’s new Museum of the American Revolution have been architectural. The red-brick Georgian building at 3rd and Chestnut […]
Excited About Tax Reform? Don’t Be.
It’s tax deadline time, and regardless of whether we’re receiving a refund or we owe money, most of us usually take a moment to look […]
What I’ve Learned From Philly’s Homeless
When I tell people that I’m working on a book about the homeless, most are curious to know what I’ve discovered while tracking five homeless […]
This Organization Is Implanting Chips in Its Employees … and They Love It!
Imagine if your employer wanted to implant you with a microchip. What would you say? According to a CNBC report, workers at Epicenter, a Swedish […]