Opinion
Growing Philadelphia’s Civic Talent Begins in the Classroom
Why investing in those young people in bright red City Year jackets is an essential strategy for our city’s future
By Darryl Bundrige
RFK Jr., AI and “Medical Experts”
The nation’s Health Secretary claims America.gov frees us from having to trust medical experts. An actual medical expert weighs in
By Paul Offit
Laundromat Phones, Horse Welfare, No Spitting
A read of our City’s 2,000-page constitution reveals an accidental anthropology of the weird, outdated and pointless
By Nick Jain
The Preservation Tax
A Washington Square West resident argues against historic district designation for his neighborhood. The cost, he says, is just too high
By Jonathan Hessney
Building Civic Life One Saturday at a Time
The leader of the National Constitution Center on the communities Philadelphia’s “firstivals” — 52 Weeks of Firsts — have created
By Vince Stango
Did DA Krasner Commit Perjury and Obstruction of Justice?
An order from a widely respected federal judge lays out the case for possible criminal charges against the city’s top elected law enforcement official. You decide.
By The Honorable Paul S. Diamond
Philly’s Tale of Two Judges
The fall of Larry Krasner has produced a hero for our times. Meantime, recent headlines concerning another judge? Not so heroic
By Larry Platt
Don’t Dismiss Higher Education. Reform It
A longtime university president proposes solutions for remaking colleges for “we the people”
By Elaine Maimon
Who’s Governing Philly’s Biggest Institutions?
And why should you care? Join the Women’s Nonprofit Leadership Initiative on October 26 to learn more about who sits on boards in Philly — and why we need more diversity
By Kate Allison
Three Years After October 7, Where Are We?
The Hamas attacks on Israel have led to war, devastation and political fallout from the Middle East to PA. A former U.S. Congressperson and veteran lays out a path to durable peace
By Patrick J. Murphy and Peter Fox