by Will Bunch On Dec. 14, 2020, 20 prominent Pennsylvania Democrats gathered in Harrisburg — in a ceremony shorn of some of its pomp and circumstance because […]
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Pets or kids? How about neither?
by John M. Crisp Pope Francis seems like a decent man whose humility and enlightened thinking sometimes put him at odds with more traditional segments of the […]
Dr. King’s false heirs
by Richard Holt Imagine two kids on a playground. These children play. They laugh. They are helping each other on the slides and sharing a sandwich for […]
The content of one’s character
by Barbara R. Arnwine and Daryl D. Jones This weekend we pause to honor the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to interpret […]
Despite headlines, Biden is doing more than you think
by James Rosen At a time of pandemic-driven gloom and relentless Republican-driven doom, President Joe Biden is already a flop. That’s the shrill, orchestrated and nonstop message […]
Yearly Planner, you can’t be serious
by Gene Collier A new year triggers an almost biological urge among the humans to, as the horrid cliché goes, hit the ground running. Not I. At […]
Biden, Democrats roll dice on agenda
by Nolan Finley Democrats are making a big bet at the start of this midterm election year that their downturn in popularity with the electorate stems not […]
When an anti-vaxxer dies of COVID, is that cause for glib, ironic satisfaction?
by Nicholas Goldberg Kelly Ernby was no doubt a good person, a friend to her friends, a companion to her husband, a crime-fighting prosecutor. She presumably had […]
Putin reestablishing the Russian empire
by Trudy Rubin This week, Western nations have been trying to rebuff Russia’s threats to invade Ukraine for the second time in eight years. The talks between […]
Let hospitals, not politicians, triage care
by Sheldon H. Jacobson The omicron surge is pushing our nation’s health care system to the brink. As omicron infections surge, the number of people seeking care […]