See my inaugural post on the National Review education blog "Phi Beta Cons". I am honored to be asked to be a regular contributor to
So the NFL season is now underway, with the first pre-season games being played this past weekend. Of course, nobody really considers the season to
As Philadelphia works itself into frenzy for the Papal Visit on the last weekend of September, it occurred to me that there might be a
Philadelphia mayoral candidate Jim Kenney is joining the ranks of those who are calling for a restructuring of our criminal justice system. Among the changes he advocates is
Back in March, my friend Robert Brancatelli published a very interesting commentary on his blog, which you can read here. In his commentary, Robert reflects on
Prior to this week’s Philadelphia Mayoral and City Council primary elections, The Inquirer Editorial Board posed a series of questions to the Mayoral hopefuls, focusing
The challenges are many, but the availability of faculty is a problem. You can read about my take at the JW Pope Center for Higher
Every once in a while, we experience moments of clarity. One such moment occurred when I was viewing The Ivory Tower, the 2014 CNN documentary
As happens each February, the Groundhog forecasted two events — that we would have six more weeks of winter, and that the Eagles would soon
Writing in today's Wall Street Journal, former Senator Phil Gramm speculates on what actions the GOP should take to amend Obamacare, in the event that the Supreme
February in Philadelphia. It's supposed to be cold, and it is. I'll admit that, with the temperatures flirting with lows of zero degrees, I am colder
Yesterday, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter signed into law a requirement for companies located in the city to provide one hour of paid sick leave for