Author: Brendan Skwire

Moral Bankruptcy

It’s not so much that Philadelphia’s schools are bankrupt, but that our politicians are are morally impoverished. The number couldn’t possibly be right, Marc Gosselin thought: $160. That was the total discretionary...

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The Fratellis Make Me Smile

I have no idea how the Fratellis wound up in my Spotify, but good lord. I dare you to not smile when you hear these guys: Oh what the heck, here’s the whole album. I love these guys, and you will too:

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Post-Mortem

There is nothing more boring and cringeworthy than reading every bobblehead’s post-mortem of an election. Last night, I was at my local bar, watching sportsball on one TV, the Country Music Awards on another [and by the...

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