Rossana Rosado

Battling from a Bronx basement to the top

Right from the jump, she had brains and ambition, and was drawn toward journalism, the first rung of a career that would take unexpected turns — and some turns that were carefully plotted.

Ted Turner

How Ted Turner returned to sanity?

In the reporting around his death it was revealed Turner had mental issues, perhaps manic depression, and later Lewy body dementia.

Sharif Street

Candidate Street calls Trump and Netanyahu war criminals

Dwight Evans has endorsed Stanford, Bernie Sanders has endorsed Rabb, almost every elected official and most big unions have endorsed Street. Who has endorsed Griffith? 

Immigration

Mainstream Media has amnesia when it comes to Trump

Mass deportation does not prove Trump is breaking his word. It proves the opposite — that he is keeping it.

Chris Rabb

What kind of scumbag hangs out with a scumbag?

“Overall, what my favorite flag [is]? Hezbollah. Look it up. I’m not even kidding.”

Department of Justice

Why Trump’s Justice targets the SPLC

Is the prosecution political? Perhaps

Faux African Safari

Going on safari, just an hour from home

This is called “glamping,” as in “glamour camping.”

School Taxes

Another tax shakedown in the name of “the children”

Philadelphians might feel better about being taxed if they could point to their schools as best in the nation, or the state, or even in the metro area. But we can’t. The schools still stink. 

Illegal immigration

On balance, Inquirer misses the mark

After nine paragraphs of describing the increasing cooperation, in red cities and towns, the Inquirer gives the pro side one sentence and not a quote from anyone in ICE:

Bike lanes

Billy Penn gets a D for biased reporting

You had to read to the 19th paragraph to find a single line about opposition to the barriers, from the Friends of Pine and Spruce.

ICE

ICE Out: Grand Opera from City Council

It should not come as a surprise to you that lawyers on your team can find legal justification for anything.

University of Pennsylvania

Guest essay: Penn punks out of a touchy debate

“Censorship is the enemy of education, in all times and places.”