Segregated Philly task force delves into reparations

1 year ago

A friend of mine, knowing how much I like to be helpful, asked me if I knew the PHL Reparations…

Israel’s harsh retaliation costs it support, but there is hope

1 year ago

The majority of American Jews dislike, even hate, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (right) is…

Are there good riots and bad riots?

1 year ago

This won’t take long. There’s no denying that American justice is not dispensed equally — or justly — among Americans,…

Guest essay: Who should health care serve?

1 year ago

By: Mark D. Schwartz, Esquire ​When was the last time you were able to talk to a doctor assigned by…

Haley’s comment ignites talk about race

1 year ago

Nikki Haley’s clumsy fumbling of questions about American racism — call it Haley’s comment — leads me to wonder how…

Open letter to the Philadelphia Flyers from Kate Smith

1 year ago

Hello, everybody! They say you get only one chance to make a good first impression. But you have unlimited chances…

Guess what? Philly has a “law and order” mayor

1 year ago

With her appointment of a Philadelphia Police Department deputy commissioner, with on-the-ground experience to tame hellish Kensington, Cherelle Parker has…

Chris Christie stops short of making a brave statement

1 year ago

Is it true that on Wednesday former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said, “This is the skinny — I am…

Stats show the Philly soda tax was a fizzle

1 year ago

There it was, on Page One of the Inquirer’s local section, the unsurprising headline: “Philly tops in cities that saw…

Stop the Park Service from canceling William Penn

1 year ago

UPDATE: National Park Service has dropped its ridiculous plan to “rehabilitate” Welcome Park. —- Well, I thought maybe the Woke…