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Vivek Ramaswamy has claimed that there is much waste in what he calls the “administrative state.”

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s vision for government is anything but efficient

Handing power over to a couple of unelected oligarchs who have never and will never have our best interests in mind isn’t the answer.

Mark Maher, For The Inquirer

Sixers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. puts up shots after practice at the Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex in Camden in April.

Letters to the Editor | Dec. 3, 2024

Letters to the Editor, For The Inquirer

President Joe Biden's failure to follow through on his previous statements that he would not pardon his son, Hunter, undercuts Biden's moral authority and adds to the distrust in government, writes the Editorial Board.

Hunter Biden’s ill-advised pardon sends a dangerous message | Editorial

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The old Germantown YWCA has sat vacant for decades.

Blight has no home in Germantown

Yvonne Haskins and Ken Weinstein

A faded protest sign in Chinatown near the site of the 76ers' proposed Center City arena.

Letters to the Editor | Dec. 2, 2024

Letters to the Editor, For The Inquirer

PHA is trying a new approach to high-rise public housing. This time it just might work.

The dense, new development proposed for Westpark at 44th and Market could create an affordable, 15-minute neighborhood.

Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer

Rather than demolishing its dilapidated apartment towers at 44th and Market Strees, the Philadelphia Housing Authority has partnered with a private developer who will repair the high-rises and build new apartments and rowhouses. The first phase, which will break ground in the spring, will link the site with the city street grid and include a new entrance plaza near the 46th Street El stop.

Rather than demolishing its dilapidated apartment towers at 44th and Market Strees, the Philadelphia Housing Authority has partnered with a private developer who will repair the high-rises and build new apartments and rowhouses. The first phase, which will break ground in the spring, will link the site with the city street grid and include a new entrance plaza near the 46th Street El stop.

PHA is trying a new approach to high-rise public housing. This time it just might work.

The dense, new development proposed for Westpark at 44th and Market could create an affordable, 15-minute neighborhood.

Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer

My visit to one of Ghana’s notorious ‘slave castles’ was a haunting reminder of the not-so-distant past

Jenice Armstrong | Columnist

Inquirer columnist Jenice Armstrong makes her way to the Cape Coast, Ghana, fort where enslaved Africans were held in dungeons before being sold and shipped off to the Americas.

2025 Mazda CX-50 Turbo: A long test with extra credit

Scott Sturgis | Columnist

The 2025 Mazda CX-50 Turbo makes quick work of the roads in all kinds of conditions, thanks to the Off Road drive mode.

You’ve heard of Brexit? Well, Blaxit describes the exodus of Black folks from America.

Jenice Armstrong | Columnist

Jahzara Agyemang, Nyamal Tutdeal, and Maya Gilliam are all American expats who have moved to Ghana.

Elon Musk, Hungary, and the future of MSNBC | Will Bunch Newsletter

Will Bunch | Columnist

MSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow, left, Lawrence O'Donnell, center, and Chris Matthews take part in a panel discussion at the NBC Universal summer press tour, Aug. 2, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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President Joe Biden's failure to follow through on his previous statements that he would not pardon his son, Hunter, undercuts Biden's moral authority and adds to the distrust in government, writes the Editorial Board.

Hunter Biden’s ill-advised pardon sends a dangerous message | Editorial

The Editorial Board

Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at the Frankford Transportation Center on Friday. Shapiro showed decisive leadership in redirecting $153 million of federal infrastructure grants toward vital public transportation funding, writes the Editorial Board.

Gov. Shapiro helped keep SEPTA going, but a long-term solution is needed | Editorial

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The chaos, lies and corruption of Donald Trump’s previous term may soon seem like the good old days if the Senate bows to pressure and approves the most extreme cabinet ever, writes the Editorial Board.

The Senate must reject Trump’s dangerous, unqualified cabinet nominees

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There’s good reason to fear China’s government may use TikTok data to its advantage as a strategic and commercial adversary of the United States, writes the Editorial Board.

Trump was ready to ban TikTok. Now he’s promised to save it. | Editorial

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City Council President Kenyatta Johnson questions representatives with Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment, which owns and operates the Sixers, Wednesday, on the second day of Council's hearings on the team's arena proposal.

City Council needs to take the Sixers arena proposal seriously | Editorial

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Centenarians project

Ask Philly-area centenarians what they’ve learned in 100 years

We spoke to 14 Pennsylvanians over 100 years old for advice, wisdom, and thoughts on a life well-lived.

Lauren Schneiderman, Devi Lockwood, and Sam Morris

10 things I learned from centenarians in the Philadelphia area

Travel is memorable and always worth it. Move your body. Eat vegetables. Gratitude makes daily life sing.

Herman Whilby (left), 106, and Sarah Narvel (right), 103, pose under a balloon arch during the annual Delaware County Centenarian Celebration in Drexel Hill on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

1,428 years of wisdom

I spoke with 14 people in the Greater Philadelphia area who are close to or over 100 years old. Here’s what I learned.

Charles Malloy, 99, rests his hands on his cane as he poses for a portrait at his home in West Chester on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Age is not a destination

Recording and listening to 14 interviews with some of the oldest living Pennsylvanians has changed me.

Herman Whilby (left), 106, and Sarah Narvel (right), 103, pose under a balloon arch during the annual Delaware County Centenarian Celebration in Drexel Hill on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

1,428 years of wisdom

I spoke with 14 people in the Greater Philadelphia area who are close to or over 100 years old. Here’s what I learned.

Charles Malloy, 99, rests his hands on his cane as he poses for a portrait at his home in West Chester on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Age is not a destination

Recording and listening to 14 interviews with some of the oldest living Pennsylvanians has changed me.

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