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Gay teacher's firing might be both wrong and legal

csatullo@whyy.org (Chris Satullo) — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 02:38:01 GMT

The firing of Michael Griffin by Holy Ghost Preparatory School in Bucks County was distressing.

What makes schools safe? Add your voice to the dialogue

csatullo@whyy.org (Chris Satullo) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 13:48:56 GMT

In the year since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, many of us have been asking "How do we make schools safe?" The Penn Project for Civic Engagement and WHYY last weekend tried to get at some answers.

Error-prone health reform still includes a useful check on freeloaders

csatullo@whyy.org (Chris Satullo) — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 01:35:02 GMT

The only thing Barack Obama is worse at than building a website is explaining why the website really was needed in the first place.

A year after Newtown, still wondering: What makes a school safe?

csatullo@whyy.org (Chris Satullo) — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 02:11:26 GMT

It's been almost a year now. What have we learned since? What have we done since?

Keeping ethics rules simple and strict is the best path

csatullo@whyy.org (Chris Satullo) — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 01:57:20 GMT

“Thanks, but sorry, I can’t accept that. Our ethics rules don’t allow it.”

Now, was that so hard? Trust me: The pain is minor, and it will fade.

Sure, let's drug test everyone who gets a federal benefit — as long as it's everyone

csatullo@whyy.org (Chris Satullo) — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 01:24:01 GMT

Some lawmakers at the federal and state levels are pushing to set up drug testing for anyone getting food stamps.

Tea, beer and the Big Bang theory of parenting

csatullo@whyy.org (Chris Satullo) — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 04:38:57 GMT

It is like, she said, a Big Bang that you hold in your hand. Yes. Having a child, becoming a parent, are like being propelled into a brand new universe.

The Chief's time at bat has come to an end

csatullo@whyy.org (Chris Satullo) — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 10:00:00 GMT

I've had a guilty conscience for decades. It's time to do something about it. So I am. I'm renouncing Chief Wahoo.

Does Robespierre's ghost haunt Capitol Hill today?

csatullo@whyy.org (Chris Satullo) — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 00:54:27 GMT

I just got back from having the best of times on a visit to Paris, France. But every morning there, I'd spend a few minutes checking for updates on the worst of times in Washington, D.C.

Our great society remains another dream deferred

Chris Satullo — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 09:00:00 GMT

This week, Rev. Steven Lawrence, administrative assistant to the Pastor of the White Rock Baptist Church, joins NewsWorks as a guest commentator for Centre Square.

I grew up loving science but I was fascinated by science fiction. I'd gush over the Time magazine greatest inventions issue and then I'd dream about traveling to a strange new world at warp speed. I was excited just thinking about the future.