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Whose prying is more worrisome — NSA or Facebook?
June 17, 2013
"You have zero privacy. Get over it." That's not me talking. That was Scott McNealy, chief executive of Sun Microsystems, speaking in 1999. More »
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In Philly schools drama, many boo the wrong 'villains'
June 3, 2013
I'm not sure how much of this I can take. It's so painful to see so much well-meaning energy so misdirected through naivete and misconception. I speak, of course, again and ever more sadly... More »
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How to risk a braver conversation about race in Philly
May 26, 2013
Two scenes from a diverse city: A Protestant minister with a doctoral degree walks into a Center City store. After staring for a minute, a clerk comes up and asks, "Will you be buying anything t... More »
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IRS' Tea Party scrutiny was a huge blunder, but a deeper issue lurks beneath
May 19, 2013
Let's try to do something that Washington has a hard time doing once a whiff of scandal is in the air. Let's keep our bearings. Let's survey all the moving parts of an issue. More »
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Philly pols' empty rhetoric leaves city's kids behind
May 5, 2013
If they ever make hypocrisy an Olympic sport, I think Philadelphia City Council has a real shot at the gold. More »
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TV news' sound and fury signifies less and less information
April 29, 2013
It has been a stressful, tragic couple of weeks for national breaking news. So a lot of us, me included, have spent an unusual amount of time watching network television news, hungering for updates. ... More »
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If 'teaching to the test' bugs you, don't blame the test
April 14, 2013
Some parents have begun pulling their kids out of statewide standardized testing. They say its stresses out their kids, for no good reason. This is part of a growing rebellion against so-called high-... More »
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The health-care diagnosis is clear, the treatment less so
March 31, 2013
So, we went ahead and did it. A liberal and a conservative talked health care for two hours in front of a crowd of about 300 people. And no one killed each other. No eyes were gouged or bones broken... More »
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Pa. liquor stores should be privatized; you can drink to that!
March 24, 2013
Back when he was mayor of Indianapolis, Stephen Goldsmith developed what he called the "Yellow Pages" rule. More »
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Event aims to cool discussion about hot-button issues
March 17, 2013
Can we talk about health care without killing each other? Next week, I'm going take part in an experiment testing that proposition. More »
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