Open Thread

How BP Co-opted Princeton, Fooled Al Gore, And 'Made The World Safe' For Fossil Fuels: Reporting Highlights Conflicted Funds: BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate…

Rep. McBride's Office Wins National Award For Best Constituent Service: WASHINGTON, D.C. — After helping more than 1,500 Delawareans navigate federal agencies and returning nearly $6.5 million in backlogged benefits, the…

First, a quick note:  In lieu of the Delaware Political Weekly, I'll be writing about a major, and insidious, development in this year's Delaware's primary elections.  But that'll be a…

Cocaine Kingpin Prosecuted In Delaware.  Why Delaware?: Brahmananda Prasad drove a $242,000 Ferrari, the jewel of his fleet of luxury vehicles. He owned a $2.5 million estate tucked into Long…

The big Delaware story today is a legislative story.  So, you'll just have to wait until I write my Post-Game/Pre-Game Show.  But those of you who know, know.  Yes, snark…

Wilmington's Worst Mayor Ever (which is saying something) Proves It Again: Wilmington City Council may consider overriding a veto from Mayor John Carney over an affordable housing trust. Council passed…

It's Not Vandalism: Donald Trump has a new nemesis, with a name worthy of a supervillain: Scenedesmus. The Reflecting Pool on the National Mall has become the country’s most high-profile…

The Forgotten Founding Father--Forgotten No More?: Early one evening in August 1798, a sitting justice of the Supreme Court named James Wilson died in a sparsely furnished boarding room on…

Yes, we know the site's been a bit glitchy as we install (not by choice) new whatever-it-is-we-install-when-we-have-no-choice.  Starting to think the glitches are deliberate from some sadist, or some sadistic…

Delaware House Passes John L. Lewis Voting Rights Act: The Delaware House of Representatives has passed House Bill 444, known as the Delaware John Lewis Voting Rights Act, sending the…

I encourage you to read the entire story that Chris Barrish wrote about the PAL investigation.  There's so much more than what I excerpted yesterday.  Of particular note: Longhurst told WHYY News…

WHYY With Much More On The Ortega Story: The woman appears from court records to have dated Ortega on and off during the past few years. WHYY News is not…

Irredeemable John Carney Boots Homeless From The Park.  Perhaps he should reread his Catholic faith's depictions of Hell: Residents being evicted from a homeless encampment in Wilmington on Monday woke…