Politics
“Massive Voter Fraud” in Philly Is a Myth
I know a guy who voted twice on election day. He pressed the button in two different polling places, in two different precincts, in two […]
Three Ways Republicans Can Suck Less
So, Republicans, you lost to President Obama. How are you going to win the next election? Yes, two weeks have passed since the election, and […]
Nutter: Philly and Other Cities Will Be Screwed Without Fiscal Cliff Deal
Michael Nutter was at the White House last week, talking to Vice President Biden and urging Federal lawmakers in D.C. to GET SOMETHING DONE on […]
LGBT Advocate: Gay Marriage Not Coming to Pennsylvania Anytime Soon
On Election Day three more states voted in favor of same-sex marriage, and three more states could legalize it soon. So what about Pennsylvania? Ted […]
Sarah Palin for President?
One good thing about President Obama’s re-election: It seems to have prompted some sober thinking by Republican Party leaders and allies. Oh sure, there’s been […]
Ann Coulter Is the Mightiest Woman on the Entire Planet
The Yale University Student Handbook has a beautiful passage that talks about what a college campus should be: a place where students have “the right […]
Republicans Blame Everyone But Themselves (That’s Why They Lose)
“Define irony: Bunch of idiots dancing on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash.” So said […]
Before David Petraeus, There Was Alexander Hamilton’s “Beauty in Distress”
Long before the salacious Petraeus scandal, there was America’s first major political sex scandal, which took place right here in Philadelphia. It was, as far […]
VIDEO: Why In The World Was Joe Biden on Carmen Sandiego?
This 1993 video re-emerged to viral fame this week: Biden’s obviously changed in the last 20 years. His hair is grayer—and, uh, his hairline somehow […]
10 Ways America Is Better Without Texas
For years and years, Texas has tried to lure tourists from the rest of the United States by proclaiming itself to be a “whole other […]
Twitter Republicans Desperate to Prove Romney Lost Slightly Less Badly
After a week of stunned, grieving silence, the Tea Party has begun boiling anew over yesterday’s news that Mitt Romney failed to garner even one […]
Bob Brady, Tom Knox Floated As Potential Gubernatorial Candidates
While Gov. Tom Corbett hasn’t officially announced his desire for a two-fer in Harrisburg, the results of last week’s election and his sinking poll numbers […]
There’s Only One Petraeus Cock-Up Pat Meehan Is Interested In
U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan, the Delco Republican who sits on the House Oversight Committee investigating the Obama administration’s response to the 9/11/12 attack on the […]
City Council Waits a Whopping Three Months Before Messing With New Zoning Code
After 50 years of waiting, 4 years of study, and 2 millions of dollars, Philadelphia unveiled in August a revamped zoning code that quickened developers’ […]
Facebook Peer Pressure May Have Doomed the Republicans
Facebook’s intensive Election Day awareness campaign, entirely nonpartisan in intent, may have boosted turnout for the Democrats by encouraging America’s Youth to look up from […]