NEWS AND OPINION > BRENDAN CALLING
By Brendan Skwire
Abortion is increasingly hard to come for in Pennsylvania. The Stupak amendment to the health reform bill will make it even more difficult. But Brendan Skwire says Philly's delegation should be congratulated for standing up for choice.
NEWS AND OPINION > BRENDAN CALLING
By Brendan Skwire
Unionized labor may have its downsides, but the steady decline of union membership has been disastrous for American workers, including Pennsylvanians. That's one reason the TWU deserves your backing.
NEWS AND OPINION > BRENDAN CALLING
By Brendan Skwire
Brendan Skwire says health care reform shouldn't be about protecting a faceless and inhuman corporation's right to gouge people that have breast cancer. But that's what is happening in Washington D.C.
NEWS AND OPINION > BRENDAN CALLING
By Brendan Skwire
Brendan Skwire has made no secret of his disdain for Arlen Specter. But before liberal Democrats rush to give their votes to Joe Sestak, Skwire wants the Pennsylvania congressman to answer a few questions.
This isn’t abuse, exactly, but it’s probably not good parenting: With the birth of his son 15 years ago, dedicated linguist d’Armond Speers embarked on the ultimate experiment: He spoke to him only in Klingon — the language of the alien race of “Star Trek” fame — for the first three years of his life. “I was [...]
Ever since 9/11, conservatives of the “clash of the civilizations” stripe have had a favorite word they like to casually toss at appeasing lefties: “Dhimmi.” It’s an Arabic word that applies, basically, to lesser status of non-Muslims in Muslim lands. Any time public officials wrestle with how to accommodate Muslims in America — say, when [...]
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