Ideas We Should Steal

Counting Votes Faster

Will PA join 43 other states that start processing mail-in ballots before Election Day in time to avoid uncertainty over the 2024 Presidential election?

By Jemille Q. Duncan

Should We Protect States’ Rights?

When does federal oversight impinge on the needs of local citizens? A local public policy professional wonders: Is it time to abandon the 17th Amendment?

By Jemille Q. Duncan

Neighborhoods Need Constructive Confrontation

A young Philadelphian explains the responsibility we all share in steering young people in the right direction — starting with your own block

By Jemille Q. Duncan

More Age Diversity, Please

A young local public policy professional says adding term limits would cycle out politicians who’ve overstayed their welcome — and invite new, younger leaders into the legislative mix

By Jemille Q. Duncan
2023 Election

Should Philly Have an Office for People with Disabilities?

Voters this fall are being asked to approve an amendment to our City’s Home Rule Charter to create a permanent City office to monitor accessibility compliance and create programs for people with disabilities

By Jemille Q. Duncan

Why Do Local Democrats Govern Like National Conservatives?

It's time, a political observer argues, for state Dems to stop the hypocrisy

By Jemille Q. Duncan

Be Wary of “Outsiders” in Government

We know what happens when inexperienced politicians like Larry Krasner and Vivek Ramaswamy are elected to top jobs. And it isn’t good for any of us

By Jemille Q. Duncan

Cherelle Parker Should Keep Leading Quietly

An Inky piece this week called for the presumptive next mayor to start leading the city right now. A Council staffer and political observer responds

By Jemille Q. Duncan

Why We Should Legalize Marijuana in PA

A bipartisan bill in the state senate would legalize the sale and use of recreational marijuana. Here’s why PA should join NJ, DE, NY, and 20 other states that’ve done the same

By Jemille Q. Duncan

Politics is the Power Struggle Some Founders Foresaw

Our country’s earliest politicians predicted today’s political divides — and their motivations: a hunger for power

By Jemille Q. Duncan