Topic: Republican Party
SEPTA, The Art of The Ordeal
Compromise may finally be in the air. Some thoughts (including a Mellencamp cameo?) on the politics behind our budgetary fiasco — and why a win/win has been so elusive
By Larry Platt
The Only Thing Better Than a Closed Primary? No Primary
A local pundit offers a contrarian way to choose our political candidates
By Kyle Sammin
Ali Velshi Explains Why Conspiracists Are Turning On Trump
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member dissects the MAGA monster Trump created and how it's turned on him in the wake of the Epstein Files debacle
By Ali Velshi
What Our Congressional Delegation Can Learn From Baseball
A longtime university president urges a return to playing fair
By Elaine Maimon
Be a Patriot, Not a Parrot
Taking care of your neighbor isn’t socialism. It’s American.
By Patrick J. Murphy
Want Your (Political) Independence?
Sorry, you can’t abandon the major parties — because Philly needs your primary vote. We also need open primaries. Here’s how that might actually happen
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
GOP’s Path to a New State Majority?
A former Republican political staffer on what the party’s surprising success in the state — and Philly — could mean for future elections
By Guy Ciarrocchi
A Republican Mayor’s Unexpected Presidential Vote
Hint: It has to do with character, competence and commitment
By Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt
Mr. Bashaw Goes to Washington?
In this week’s New Jersey U.S. Senate race debate, did the Republican candidate — pro-choice, pro growth, gay hotelier Curtis Bashaw — offer a glimpse of what a return to reasonableness might look like, post-Trumpism?
By Larry Platt