Guest Commentary

The Long Fight to Cancel Public Broadcasting

Trump and the GOP finished the job Nixon started, but history teaches the value of fair, independent journalism

By David M. Stone
Guest Commentary

Can “Vibes” Propel Kamala Harris to the White House?

An aide to two former PA politicians draws a line between the 2024 presidential election and the “Wave” that saw a new candidate claim victory in the Keystone State in 1991

By David M. Stone
Guest Commentary

What Kamala Harris can Learn from FDR’s 1936 Philly Speech

A former communications director to the late Sen. Harris Wofford on how voters’ key economic concerns ultimately come back to democracy

By David M. Stone
Guest Commentary

Protest World vs. Political World

The former communications director to the late Sen. Harris Wofford argues there's too much at stake in this election for educated young people not to think critically about the history they risk repeating

By David M. Stone
Guest Commentary

Why We’re Moving Back to Philly … Again

A former Pennsylvania political aide moved to New York City for a job. Two decades later, he’s coming back to his adopted city — for good

By David M. Stone
Guest Commentary

Unequal School Funding Shows Why We Still Need Affirmative Action

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on the legality of race-conscious admissions in higher education. Pennsylvania’s school funding case, an education advisor argues, reflects both the problem and solution

By David M. Stone