ColumnistsThe day Larry Krasner’s office was put on trial — by his own prosecutorsThree lawyers who still work in the district attorney’s office testified about the sloppy handling of a bid to overturn a 2009 murder conviction — and accused their boss of a coverup.Paul Davies | Columnist 2 hours agoWhat voters in the U.S. can learn from Australian politicsJonathan Zimmerman | Columnist Trump has started a dumb trade war with Canada that threatens U.S. jobs and securityTrudy Rubin | Columnist The invisible volunteers who help keep democracy runningDaniel Pearson | Columnist Trump’s putting his thumb on the mail-in ballot scale. The Supreme Court is letting him.Solomon Jones | Columnist AdvertisementICE cannot survive past the Trump administrationIf ICE is being used to indiscriminately terrorize communities and ignore constitutional protections while disregarding its public safety charge, what is the point of its continued existence?Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist The sheriff’s office doesn’t need a babysitter; it needs to be abolished | ShackamaxonPlus: Jason Kelce adds to the confusion on data centers, and the city’s most recent property valuations set off a firestorm of consternation.Daniel Pearson | Columnist I don’t care what anyone says: Being ‘woke’ isn’t a bad thingAfrican Americans created this vernacular. It preexisted MAGA’s hijacking of it by decades, dating back to the days of civil rights activist Marcus Garvey.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist A strip club scene was cut from 'National Treasure' and other insights from Philly's celebration of the filmIn addition to announcing a third film in the franchise, director Jon Turteltaub also dropped some behind-the-scenes gems during his live chat in Philadelphia last week. Stephanie Farr | Columnist Trump’s Ukraine negotiators are too chicken to visit Kyiv and support its independenceRussia’s ballistic missile war on Ukraine is the first battle of World War III. The U.S. should sell Kyiv the Patriot missiles it needs to thwart Moscow’s attacks.Trudy Rubin | Columnist Why Trump’s attack on Stars and Stripes was a gut punch | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus: 21 years later, Gary, Ind., gets its own Katrina.Will Bunch | Columnist Krasner’s candor problem started with his first exoneration winIn 2024, a judge said the district attorney “had no good faith basis” for accusing prosecutors of misconduct in securing the 2018 release of a man convicted of murder.Paul Davies | Columnist Fighting AI and Flock, today’s Luddites are the revolutionaries we needIn an existential crisis for the American Experiment, public rage against Big Tech is a political earthquake no one saw coming.Will Bunch | Columnist Democrat’s special election win in Western Pa. paints a dire midterm picture for GOP candidates | ShackamaxonPlus: SEPTA’s not-quite-revolutionary bus route changes, and a masked Center City stalker meets his match.Daniel Pearson | Columnist NABJ’s Thumbs Down Award should be a wake-up call for ESPN’s Stephen A. SmithThe star and executive producer of ESPN’s “First Take” promised a bold response, posting ominously on X that Christmas had arrived early. He wrote, “Now y’all started something.”Jenice Armstrong | Columnist Trump ignores joint efforts by his favorite dictators to undermine U.S. securityThe president praises North Korea's Kim Jong Un, who threatens the U.S. with nukes and missiles, while undermining democratic ally South Korea, writes Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin.Trudy Rubin | Columnist Is Trump-touted Freedom Fuel from Venezuela? | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, Jason Arday becomes a casualty in the “war on woke.”Will Bunch | Columnist Michigan’s pass-fail grading won’t cure student angstThe university’s new pass-fail policy is a well-meaning experiment in avoidance — but psychologists say avoidance breeds more anxiety, not less.Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist The problem is not that we disagree; it’s how we disagreeAt the 2026 BridgeUSA National Summit in Philadelphia, college students made the case that talking to people you disagree with isn’t just possible — it’s the whole point of politics.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist We need to care about Trump’s CIA murdering fishermen on the high seasReports that CIA drones attacked fishing boats off the Galápagos Islands may be Trump’s worst war crime yet.Will Bunch | Columnist See more storiesAdvertisement
The day Larry Krasner’s office was put on trial — by his own prosecutorsThree lawyers who still work in the district attorney’s office testified about the sloppy handling of a bid to overturn a 2009 murder conviction — and accused their boss of a coverup.Paul Davies | Columnist 2 hours ago
The day Larry Krasner’s office was put on trial — by his own prosecutorsThree lawyers who still work in the district attorney’s office testified about the sloppy handling of a bid to overturn a 2009 murder conviction — and accused their boss of a coverup.Paul Davies | Columnist 2 hours ago
Trump has started a dumb trade war with Canada that threatens U.S. jobs and securityTrudy Rubin | Columnist
Trump has started a dumb trade war with Canada that threatens U.S. jobs and securityTrudy Rubin | Columnist
Trump’s putting his thumb on the mail-in ballot scale. The Supreme Court is letting him.Solomon Jones | Columnist
Trump’s putting his thumb on the mail-in ballot scale. The Supreme Court is letting him.Solomon Jones | Columnist
ICE cannot survive past the Trump administrationIf ICE is being used to indiscriminately terrorize communities and ignore constitutional protections while disregarding its public safety charge, what is the point of its continued existence?Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist
ICE cannot survive past the Trump administrationIf ICE is being used to indiscriminately terrorize communities and ignore constitutional protections while disregarding its public safety charge, what is the point of its continued existence?Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist
The sheriff’s office doesn’t need a babysitter; it needs to be abolished | ShackamaxonPlus: Jason Kelce adds to the confusion on data centers, and the city’s most recent property valuations set off a firestorm of consternation.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
The sheriff’s office doesn’t need a babysitter; it needs to be abolished | ShackamaxonPlus: Jason Kelce adds to the confusion on data centers, and the city’s most recent property valuations set off a firestorm of consternation.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
I don’t care what anyone says: Being ‘woke’ isn’t a bad thingAfrican Americans created this vernacular. It preexisted MAGA’s hijacking of it by decades, dating back to the days of civil rights activist Marcus Garvey.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
I don’t care what anyone says: Being ‘woke’ isn’t a bad thingAfrican Americans created this vernacular. It preexisted MAGA’s hijacking of it by decades, dating back to the days of civil rights activist Marcus Garvey.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
A strip club scene was cut from 'National Treasure' and other insights from Philly's celebration of the filmIn addition to announcing a third film in the franchise, director Jon Turteltaub also dropped some behind-the-scenes gems during his live chat in Philadelphia last week. Stephanie Farr | Columnist
A strip club scene was cut from 'National Treasure' and other insights from Philly's celebration of the filmIn addition to announcing a third film in the franchise, director Jon Turteltaub also dropped some behind-the-scenes gems during his live chat in Philadelphia last week. Stephanie Farr | Columnist
Trump’s Ukraine negotiators are too chicken to visit Kyiv and support its independenceRussia’s ballistic missile war on Ukraine is the first battle of World War III. The U.S. should sell Kyiv the Patriot missiles it needs to thwart Moscow’s attacks.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Trump’s Ukraine negotiators are too chicken to visit Kyiv and support its independenceRussia’s ballistic missile war on Ukraine is the first battle of World War III. The U.S. should sell Kyiv the Patriot missiles it needs to thwart Moscow’s attacks.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Why Trump’s attack on Stars and Stripes was a gut punch | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus: 21 years later, Gary, Ind., gets its own Katrina.Will Bunch | Columnist
Why Trump’s attack on Stars and Stripes was a gut punch | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus: 21 years later, Gary, Ind., gets its own Katrina.Will Bunch | Columnist
Krasner’s candor problem started with his first exoneration winIn 2024, a judge said the district attorney “had no good faith basis” for accusing prosecutors of misconduct in securing the 2018 release of a man convicted of murder.Paul Davies | Columnist
Krasner’s candor problem started with his first exoneration winIn 2024, a judge said the district attorney “had no good faith basis” for accusing prosecutors of misconduct in securing the 2018 release of a man convicted of murder.Paul Davies | Columnist
Fighting AI and Flock, today’s Luddites are the revolutionaries we needIn an existential crisis for the American Experiment, public rage against Big Tech is a political earthquake no one saw coming.Will Bunch | Columnist
Fighting AI and Flock, today’s Luddites are the revolutionaries we needIn an existential crisis for the American Experiment, public rage against Big Tech is a political earthquake no one saw coming.Will Bunch | Columnist
Democrat’s special election win in Western Pa. paints a dire midterm picture for GOP candidates | ShackamaxonPlus: SEPTA’s not-quite-revolutionary bus route changes, and a masked Center City stalker meets his match.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Democrat’s special election win in Western Pa. paints a dire midterm picture for GOP candidates | ShackamaxonPlus: SEPTA’s not-quite-revolutionary bus route changes, and a masked Center City stalker meets his match.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
NABJ’s Thumbs Down Award should be a wake-up call for ESPN’s Stephen A. SmithThe star and executive producer of ESPN’s “First Take” promised a bold response, posting ominously on X that Christmas had arrived early. He wrote, “Now y’all started something.”Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
NABJ’s Thumbs Down Award should be a wake-up call for ESPN’s Stephen A. SmithThe star and executive producer of ESPN’s “First Take” promised a bold response, posting ominously on X that Christmas had arrived early. He wrote, “Now y’all started something.”Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
Trump ignores joint efforts by his favorite dictators to undermine U.S. securityThe president praises North Korea's Kim Jong Un, who threatens the U.S. with nukes and missiles, while undermining democratic ally South Korea, writes Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Trump ignores joint efforts by his favorite dictators to undermine U.S. securityThe president praises North Korea's Kim Jong Un, who threatens the U.S. with nukes and missiles, while undermining democratic ally South Korea, writes Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Is Trump-touted Freedom Fuel from Venezuela? | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, Jason Arday becomes a casualty in the “war on woke.”Will Bunch | Columnist
Is Trump-touted Freedom Fuel from Venezuela? | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, Jason Arday becomes a casualty in the “war on woke.”Will Bunch | Columnist
Michigan’s pass-fail grading won’t cure student angstThe university’s new pass-fail policy is a well-meaning experiment in avoidance — but psychologists say avoidance breeds more anxiety, not less.Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist
Michigan’s pass-fail grading won’t cure student angstThe university’s new pass-fail policy is a well-meaning experiment in avoidance — but psychologists say avoidance breeds more anxiety, not less.Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist
The problem is not that we disagree; it’s how we disagreeAt the 2026 BridgeUSA National Summit in Philadelphia, college students made the case that talking to people you disagree with isn’t just possible — it’s the whole point of politics.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist
The problem is not that we disagree; it’s how we disagreeAt the 2026 BridgeUSA National Summit in Philadelphia, college students made the case that talking to people you disagree with isn’t just possible — it’s the whole point of politics.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist
We need to care about Trump’s CIA murdering fishermen on the high seasReports that CIA drones attacked fishing boats off the Galápagos Islands may be Trump’s worst war crime yet.Will Bunch | Columnist
We need to care about Trump’s CIA murdering fishermen on the high seasReports that CIA drones attacked fishing boats off the Galápagos Islands may be Trump’s worst war crime yet.Will Bunch | Columnist
