At this time of year, columnists and essayists have a choice of three hackneyed traditional topics to write about —…
Let’s talk about lies, and where some lead. “There are three types of lies,” said Benjamin Disraeli, “lies, damn lies,…
Long ago — when Halloween was for kids, not infantile adults — costumes were home-made, at least in my low-income…
It looks like “bait and switch.” What started out as Philadelphia City Councilman Isaiah Thomas’ “driving equality” bill was castrated,…
There are two reasons incumbent District Attorney Larry Krasner won’t debate faux Republican challenger Chuck Peruto. (Chuck has been a…
Sometimes, without meaning to, Philadelphia’s city government stumbles into doing something right. One thing last week was the approval of…
When Lord Acton wrote that power corrupts, he could have had Lori Lightfoot in mind. If the name doesn’t ring…
There’s the right way, the wrong way, and the Philadelphia way. Health Commissioner Tom Farley got fired for giving the…
Below you will find the text of a letter from Mayor Kenney to Philadelphians, concerning city plans for what happens…
I am the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. I turned 100 years old in 2018. The city celebrated. Now the City Hall…