Chris Christie is getting increasing attention for a remark made over the weekend, saying he would support the so-called “Dream Act” that provides a path […]
Last night, a source told me that Paul Steinke was seriously considering a run for City Council in 2015. This morning, when I called the […]
Finally, after months and weeks of talking, today is the special election in New Jersey to replace the late U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg. In this […]
Say, wouldn’t this all be easier if we’d simply passed a single-payer health insurance program? We’ve spent several weeks now watching, first, the House of […]
It’s not at all clear if Republicans, especially those knee-jerking and red-necking in the House, have assessed that a government shutdown is having a massive […]
Infused with a new burst of political capital as the country shakes its head and laughs at the fanatical, obstructionist wing of the Republican Party, […]
CBS3 reports that state Republican leaders are trying to push Gov. Corbett out of a bid for reelection in light of his historically low approval […]
One of conservatism’s really great beliefs (I’m serious about this) is about the unknowability of the future: That well-intentioned actions can have big unintended consequences; […]
1. Insufficient FDA inspections: The government shutdown has been tied to the increase in the “continuing” salmonella outbreak that has now hospitalized nearly 300 people […]
Last Saturday, city controller Alan Butkovitz continued something of a public siege against the beleaguered Department of Licenses and Inspections when he called 911 to […]
Well, it’s official. After years of partisan bickering, below-the-belt attacks and an inability to find common ground on something as simple and obvious as providing […]
As if Washington didn’t have enough to worry about right now, with a government shutdown more than a week old, a debt ceiling confrontation looming […]
Sometimes, the First Amendment sucks. I’m not supposed to say that: As a career-long journalist and a civil libertarian, I’ve long fancied myself a First […]
Technically Philly reports Mayor Nutter is headed to Israel on a 10-day trade mission.
Thirty-seven months out, and we’re back to Hillary’s body parts. At the California Republican Party convention over the weekend in Anaheim, political buttons were spotted […]
