Illustration by Kailey Whitman Getting Over Being Great by Jerry Silberman Question: Can America ever be great again? The Right Question: Why would we want to? Two months ago in this column I pointed out why Donald Trump, like every president since Reagan, will be unable to reverse the decline of the United States economy
MoreIllustration by Bart Browne The Heart of the Holidays by Emily Livingston Last year walking my elderly, mixed-breed dog through the streets of Center City on a chilly morning following the holiday season, I noted a lot of holiday-related detritus all over the sidewalks. For blocks and blocks, the curbs were lined with broken and
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Illustration by Anne Lambelet The Power of Not Working by Jerry Silberman Question: How can political power be mobilized on a local level to effect social change? The Right Question: How does a community really have power over its future? If you, dear reader, work for a paycheck, spend it on the things you need
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The Ice Cream Man by Heather Shayne Blakeslee It’s hard not to feel as though the entire country has gone crazy. The barrage of violence at home and abroad and the continued struggle for civil rights has everyone on edge. The feeling that the truth is on permanent vacation has added to the Orwellian overtones
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