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Check out Time.com’s short video interview with three U.S. city mayors talking about what makes a city “smart.” Of course, you’ll note right away that […]

As a sort of addendum to my morning post—in which I argued that, while the cretinous rhetoric emanating from the likes of Beck/Palin/Limbaugh is worthy […]

There is no one in this city who cares more about Philadelphia’s budget than impassioned tax reformer Brett Mandel. While the former candidate for city […]

The snow from the holiday blizzard has all but melted away, but the politics of snow remains. Two politicians who have been touted as presidential […]

The nature of New Year’s is to look at things in a positive way, but truth be told, it’s a lot more fun to tee […]

It’s that time of year again when Freindly Fire heaps praise upon those most deserving. You probably aren’t going to find these winners on the […]

The historic Senate vote Saturday to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” came 11 years too late for Wharton grad Renee Farster. As a fourth-year Midshipman […]

It’s the advent of the holiday season, the time of year when books get bought and gift-wrapped. That’s why we saw so much of George […]

Hours after the polls closed, the nation still didn’t know who would become Pennsylvania’s junior senator, as Republican Pat Toomey and Democratic Congressman Joe Sestak […]

The theme song of midterm elections 2010 should be Truckin’ by the Grateful Dead, especially the line “What a long strange trip its been.” And […]

Here’s the thing that I don’t get. If I use my credit card too often in a short period of time, a cyber-Big Brother somewhere […]

Vice President Joe Biden visited Delaware County this week, stumping for Democratic congressional candidate Bryan Lentz. In his remarks, Biden blamed the Bush Administration for […]

Let’s get something straight this campaign season. There are no “undecideds.” Or at least there shouldn’t be. If there are, they should be banned from […]

In my last post I wrote that all eyes will be on the Delaware Valley election night as an early indicator of what might happen […]

The Delaware Valley has become ground zero in the 2010 mid-term elections. With East Coast polls closing first, expect politicos to be watching the results […]