Why Imperfect John McCain Deserves the Liberty Medal
Nickels: But be thankful that he never became president.
Did a Left Progressive Bias Kill a Local Philly Newspaper?
Nickels: A new era for a local publication came to an end in September.
Why You Shouldn’t Be So Quick to Judge Philly ‘Scrappers’ Digging for Trash
Nickels: Many are making an honest living.
Neighborhoods Are Bearing the Cost of the Conrail Heroin Camp Cleanup
Nickels: What was the city thinking?
The Rizzo Statue Should Stand as a Monument to Human Imperfection
Nickels: Today’s protesters never saw the evolving human being underneath the surface sins.
The Bridge Climbers and the Pursuit of “Art”
Nickels: How did it never occur to these daredevils that they might be mistaken for terrorists?
Bring Back the Fairmount Park Guard
Nickels: Look to the past to make the problems at Devil’s Pool a thing of the past.
What If Philly Had Its Own (Nonviolent) French Revolution?
Nickels: It wouldn’t be led by U-City socialists. It’d be soda tax haters rising up!
“Philadelphia Assembled” Is No Template for a Modern City
As nostalgia it’s great fun, but as politics it is more like a cultural Marxism spill.
OPINION: The Artless Radicalization of Philly Theater
Nickels: Progressive theater trends were once a breath of fresh air — but that breeze has morphed into a strong wind that disrupts and distorts.
Kenney’s Panhandling Plan Will Make Things Harder
Nickels: The homeless, whether on or off drugs, sometimes just need something to eat.
Why the Left Won’t Stop at Toppling Confederate Monuments
Nickels: How can you ignore iconic racists like Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman?
Macron May Have Won the French Election, but Le Pen Was Victorious
Nickels: Le Pen is nothing less than a Jeanne d’Arc.
Free Speech on Campus, Then and Now
Nickels: Students in the 1970s seemed to understand that college is a trial run for adulthood.
Sure, Legalize Pot — but Stop Pretending It’s Harmless
Nickels: Potheads love to say that weed is like alcohol, but they are wrong.