Voice: Larry Platt
The Progressive Allergy to Solutions
Spurred by the Meek Mill case, a bipartisan bill in Harrisburg would once again take on state probation reform. So why do progressive organizations like the ACLU prefer maintaining the status quo … to actually fixing the problem?
By Larry PlattK & A Makes a Presidential Race Appearance
This week, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy penned a New York Post op-ed on the dystopia in Kensington. It was full of laughable political pablum. But he was also kinda right
By Larry PlattDo The House Dems Want to Lose Power?
In the budget fight over school vouchers, the Dems have overplayed their hand politically … and invited mega-donor Jeff Yass to flip their already tenuous majority
By Larry PlattWhen Affirmative Action Was a Philly Thing
Revisiting The Philadelphia Plan — the nation’s first federal affirmative action program and the brainchild of Republicans who argued that it was good for business
By Larry PlattGuns Don’t Kill People … Bullets Do?
In the wake of this week’s mass shooting in Southwest Philly, is it time to start regulating the sale of bullets rather than just repeating gun control rhetoric?
By Larry PlattJosh Shapiro’s Master Class
Sure, the Governor’s handling of the I-95 mess has the nation talking. But in countless other ways — including his support of school vouchers — he’s demonstrating a political inside game, too
By Larry PlattHow To Respond to Public Corruption Charges
In L.A., allegations against a councilmember were met by his colleagues … doing the right thing. What a novel concept.
By Larry PlattGet Your Public Safety Team In Place Now
The first of a series offering political and policy advice to presumptive Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker that she can adopt before taking office
By Larry PlattSeriously? Now Drag Racing is a … Hobby?
Hey, Inquirer: Philly’s latest tragic example of antisocial disorder ought to be called out for what it is
By Larry PlattYo Biden, Campaign Like Jagger
Is ageism the last acceptable prejudice? What progressives who fixate on his age miss about Joe Biden’s political chops
By Larry Platt