Maybe Larry Krasner is the racist

11 months ago

District Attorney Larry Krasner, my least favorite elected official, piggybacking on Juneteenth, issued a report saying that Philadelphia’s justice system…

Sorry, Thomas Wolfe got it wrong

11 months ago

When Thomas Wolfe wrote “You can never go home again,” that was a metaphor, meaning that nostalgia sprays golden dust…

The Beatles beat death for one more tune

11 months ago

Did you read the news today? Oh, boy. The boys back together (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) I feel…

Meet your leading male(?) actor

11 months ago

I had a special interest in Sunday night’s Tony awards -- saluting the best on Broadway -- for two reasons.…

Begging your pardon

11 months ago

Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is the only one -- so far -- to promise, if he is elected, to…

Why the war museum is taking fire from the Left

11 months ago

Another day, another Philadelphia museum controversy. This time, it is fewer than half of the employees of the Museum of…

Guest essay: A thug’s mother repents

11 months ago

[Editor’s note: This column is remarkably brave, because it is contrary to Inquirer columnist Helen Ubinas’ usual narrative -- that…

Should Mutter get less weird and more PC?

11 months ago

As a reporter, you learn that there are two sides to a story. At a minimum. Usually more. Visitors at…

Moving the homeless is understandable, but not a solution

11 months ago

Update: A few days after this appeared, Thomas Lepera denied he had any intention of busing homeless people to Villanova.…

Did N.J. directive lay foundation for Shore rowdyism?

11 months ago

Being as I did not grow up in Philadelphia, I don’t have any warm, childhood memories of the Shore, such…