Up until the 1930’s, the majority of blacks were Republican, proud to be in the Party of Lincoln. The song that would become the national […]
The governor says the federal stimulus program worked for PA, and led to jobs saved, taxes cut and unemployment benefits extended. He also admits that […]
I could spend most of my day dissecting Chris Freind’s morning blog post, which, if I may, can be fairly summed as follows: Taxes bad, […]
It’s hardly of the magnitude of the Arizona massacre, but the upcoming massacre of Huckleberry Finn has got me in a lather. Last week, NewSouth […]
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 […]
