The Latest in From the Editor

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  Don’t let the machine win

  "Politics as usual" isn't inevitable

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  The fatal allure of national politics

  Think locally, not nationally

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  Philadelphia’s Rap Sheet

  A contented city never rebels

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  The Health Department Undermines Itself

  The city's vaccine mandate is another instance of government overreach

• A Full Day’s Work

  We need to limit outside work done by Councilmembers

• Of Economy and Crime

  Rising violence threatens the local economy

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  Crime and punishment

  The city has chosen lawlessness

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  The plague masks won’t save us

  End the mask mandate and make it easier to get tested for COVID-19

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  Resign!

  The convicted city councilman has no shame

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  Take the councilman to the clink

  On Monday, politics-as-usual in Philadelphia got a gut-punch: A federal jury convicted City Councilman Bobby Henon and union boss John Dougherty of conspiracy and honest services fraud. Even if the two had been acquitted, the trial revealed the rot in local politics. The defense’s argument condemned everyone in the hopes that it...