The Inquirer Editorial BoardWhat I DoThis opinion was written by a group of journalists who work separately from the newsroom to debate matters of public interest.(215) 854-4000Philadelphia school closure proposal is not perfect, but it is necessary | EditorialUnlike the downsizing in 2013, when more than 20 schools were shuttered in a desperate bid to stave off a fiscal crisis, the district's new plan comes with clear benefits to students and teachers.The Editorial Board Feb. 5, 2026Link copied to clipboardRemoval of slavery exhibit from the President’s House will not whitewash history | EditorialGeorge Washington, like many other Founding Fathers, fell short when it came to slavery. Removing educational panels cannot change that fact, even as Philadelphia must fight to restore the exhibit.The Editorial Board Jan. 29, 2026Link copied to clipboardTrump claims he ‘won’t use force’ to seize Greenland, but his takeover efforts may shatter NATO beyond repair | EditorialTrump’s threats to annex Greenland add to his lawless, wrecking ball approach to both foreign and domestic affairs since his tumultuous return to the White House last year.The Editorial Board Jan. 21, 2026Link copied to clipboardTrump’s efforts to control the Federal Reserve put the U.S. economy in jeopardy | EditorialTrump’s pressure campaign against the Fed's independence and its chairman, Jerome Powell, has broader repercussions on America’s financial system.The Editorial Board Jan. 13, 2026Link copied to clipboardTrump’s attack on Venezuela further flouts the Constitution he swore to uphold | EditorialBy invading the South American nation without the approval of Congress, Trump threatens to make the United States a pariah with no moral authority for other dictatorships around the globe.The Editorial Board Jan. 3, 2026Link copied to clipboardAs long as [REDACTED] has his thumb on the scales of justice, the Epstein files were always going to be [REDACTED] | EditorialDespite the publication of thousands of documents, an honest accounting of the yearslong connection between a convicted sex offender and a convicted president may never occur.The Editorial Board Dec. 23, 2025Link copied to clipboardAfter a weekend of mass shootings, Australia’s leaders bolster gun laws while their U.S. counterparts shrug | EditorialElected officials must do more than condemn the carnage and vow to crack down on the gun epidemic that continues to kill, maim, and traumatize the United States.The Editorial Board Dec. 16, 2025Link copied to clipboardA court was right to stop the sale of its water system, but Chester still needs help | EditorialThe state Supreme Court recently determined a bankruptcy receiver cannot sell the Chester Water Authority to help address the city's financial woes.The Editorial Board Feb. 3, 2026Link copied to clipboardAnother senseless killing in Trump’s senseless war against Americans | EditorialThe president's masked thugs have now executed two U.S. citizens in broad daylight on the streets of Minneapolis.The Editorial Board Jan. 25, 2026Link copied to clipboardTrump’s assault on free and fair elections continues | EditorialWith the midterms less than a year away, local and state officials must remain steadfast, and voters must demand that their rights are protected.The Editorial Board Jan. 17, 2026Link copied to clipboardThe killing of Renee Nicole Good and the moral rot of Trump’s reckless immigration enforcement plan | EditorialThe conduct of too many federal agents involved in ICE raids violates the norms of decency, contradicts use-of-force policies, and disregards rights enshrined in the Constitution.The Editorial Board Jan. 8, 2026Link copied to clipboardPhiladelphia’s streets are still treacherous for pedestrians, but signs point to progress | EditorialCity officials, including Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, deserve credit for using speed humps, red-light cameras, and other available tools to reduce fatalities.The Editorial Board Dec. 30, 2025Link copied to clipboardWill the Philadelphia Police Department ever be free of scandal? | EditorialA string of scandals is not the case of a few bad apples, as the police often like to claim. It points to a systemic problem that has undermined the department for decades.The Editorial Board Dec. 19, 2025Link copied to clipboardTrump is unredeemable. What about his enablers? | EditorialThe collective cowardice of those who support the president despite their better judgment has damaged the United States and forever stained each individual’s place in history.The Editorial Board Dec. 13, 2025Link copied to clipboardOfficials should be ready to protect Philadelphia from Trump’s immigration overreach | EditorialThe world has watched as federal agents act with violent impunity — including killing two U.S. citizens — in the name of supposedly going after the “worst of the worst” undocumented immigrants.The Editorial Board Jan. 30, 2026Link copied to clipboardPoverty is not only a Philadelphia problem. It’s about time suburban leaders recognized that. | EditorialFor too long, Philadelphia's collar counties have left the fiscal and social burden to others and the suburban poor to fend for themselves. There are signs that things are beginning to change.The Editorial Board Jan. 24, 2026Link copied to clipboardHahnemann redevelopment may be another victim of councilmanic prerogative | EditorialWhile other factors beyond councilmanic prerogative play a role, the practice stands out as an impediment to Philadelphia's economic growth that is entirely self-inflicted.The Editorial Board Jan. 15, 2026Link copied to clipboardFive years on, a day that should live in infamy has instead propelled Trump’s grotesque return | EditorialInstead of accountability, Trump parlayed the harrowing events that unfolded on Jan. 6 into an incomprehensible return to power and profiteering.The Editorial Board Jan. 6, 2026Link copied to clipboardTrump’s failing 2025 performance reminded voters he’s unfit for office | EditorialIn less than a year in the White House, Donald Trump has used the power of the presidency to demolish institutions and run roughshod over the rule of law.The Editorial Board Dec. 26, 2025Link copied to clipboardWelcome news from New Jersey as effort to muzzle watchdog agencies fails | EditorialPushback against a proposed plan to gut the powers of the state comptroller and undermine the investigators charged with protecting the public purse may show that Garden State voters have had enough.The Editorial Board Dec. 18, 2025Link copied to clipboardSee more stories
Philadelphia school closure proposal is not perfect, but it is necessary | EditorialUnlike the downsizing in 2013, when more than 20 schools were shuttered in a desperate bid to stave off a fiscal crisis, the district's new plan comes with clear benefits to students and teachers.The Editorial Board Feb. 5, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia school closure proposal is not perfect, but it is necessary | EditorialUnlike the downsizing in 2013, when more than 20 schools were shuttered in a desperate bid to stave off a fiscal crisis, the district's new plan comes with clear benefits to students and teachers.The Editorial Board Feb. 5, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Removal of slavery exhibit from the President’s House will not whitewash history | EditorialGeorge Washington, like many other Founding Fathers, fell short when it came to slavery. Removing educational panels cannot change that fact, even as Philadelphia must fight to restore the exhibit.The Editorial Board Jan. 29, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Removal of slavery exhibit from the President’s House will not whitewash history | EditorialGeorge Washington, like many other Founding Fathers, fell short when it came to slavery. Removing educational panels cannot change that fact, even as Philadelphia must fight to restore the exhibit.The Editorial Board Jan. 29, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Trump claims he ‘won’t use force’ to seize Greenland, but his takeover efforts may shatter NATO beyond repair | EditorialTrump’s threats to annex Greenland add to his lawless, wrecking ball approach to both foreign and domestic affairs since his tumultuous return to the White House last year.The Editorial Board Jan. 21, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Trump claims he ‘won’t use force’ to seize Greenland, but his takeover efforts may shatter NATO beyond repair | EditorialTrump’s threats to annex Greenland add to his lawless, wrecking ball approach to both foreign and domestic affairs since his tumultuous return to the White House last year.The Editorial Board Jan. 21, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Trump’s efforts to control the Federal Reserve put the U.S. economy in jeopardy | EditorialTrump’s pressure campaign against the Fed's independence and its chairman, Jerome Powell, has broader repercussions on America’s financial system.The Editorial Board Jan. 13, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Trump’s efforts to control the Federal Reserve put the U.S. economy in jeopardy | EditorialTrump’s pressure campaign against the Fed's independence and its chairman, Jerome Powell, has broader repercussions on America’s financial system.The Editorial Board Jan. 13, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Trump’s attack on Venezuela further flouts the Constitution he swore to uphold | EditorialBy invading the South American nation without the approval of Congress, Trump threatens to make the United States a pariah with no moral authority for other dictatorships around the globe.The Editorial Board Jan. 3, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Trump’s attack on Venezuela further flouts the Constitution he swore to uphold | EditorialBy invading the South American nation without the approval of Congress, Trump threatens to make the United States a pariah with no moral authority for other dictatorships around the globe.The Editorial Board Jan. 3, 2026Link copied to clipboard
As long as [REDACTED] has his thumb on the scales of justice, the Epstein files were always going to be [REDACTED] | EditorialDespite the publication of thousands of documents, an honest accounting of the yearslong connection between a convicted sex offender and a convicted president may never occur.The Editorial Board Dec. 23, 2025Link copied to clipboard
As long as [REDACTED] has his thumb on the scales of justice, the Epstein files were always going to be [REDACTED] | EditorialDespite the publication of thousands of documents, an honest accounting of the yearslong connection between a convicted sex offender and a convicted president may never occur.The Editorial Board Dec. 23, 2025Link copied to clipboard
After a weekend of mass shootings, Australia’s leaders bolster gun laws while their U.S. counterparts shrug | EditorialElected officials must do more than condemn the carnage and vow to crack down on the gun epidemic that continues to kill, maim, and traumatize the United States.The Editorial Board Dec. 16, 2025Link copied to clipboard
After a weekend of mass shootings, Australia’s leaders bolster gun laws while their U.S. counterparts shrug | EditorialElected officials must do more than condemn the carnage and vow to crack down on the gun epidemic that continues to kill, maim, and traumatize the United States.The Editorial Board Dec. 16, 2025Link copied to clipboard
A court was right to stop the sale of its water system, but Chester still needs help | EditorialThe state Supreme Court recently determined a bankruptcy receiver cannot sell the Chester Water Authority to help address the city's financial woes.The Editorial Board Feb. 3, 2026Link copied to clipboard
A court was right to stop the sale of its water system, but Chester still needs help | EditorialThe state Supreme Court recently determined a bankruptcy receiver cannot sell the Chester Water Authority to help address the city's financial woes.The Editorial Board Feb. 3, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Another senseless killing in Trump’s senseless war against Americans | EditorialThe president's masked thugs have now executed two U.S. citizens in broad daylight on the streets of Minneapolis.The Editorial Board Jan. 25, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Another senseless killing in Trump’s senseless war against Americans | EditorialThe president's masked thugs have now executed two U.S. citizens in broad daylight on the streets of Minneapolis.The Editorial Board Jan. 25, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Trump’s assault on free and fair elections continues | EditorialWith the midterms less than a year away, local and state officials must remain steadfast, and voters must demand that their rights are protected.The Editorial Board Jan. 17, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Trump’s assault on free and fair elections continues | EditorialWith the midterms less than a year away, local and state officials must remain steadfast, and voters must demand that their rights are protected.The Editorial Board Jan. 17, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The killing of Renee Nicole Good and the moral rot of Trump’s reckless immigration enforcement plan | EditorialThe conduct of too many federal agents involved in ICE raids violates the norms of decency, contradicts use-of-force policies, and disregards rights enshrined in the Constitution.The Editorial Board Jan. 8, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The killing of Renee Nicole Good and the moral rot of Trump’s reckless immigration enforcement plan | EditorialThe conduct of too many federal agents involved in ICE raids violates the norms of decency, contradicts use-of-force policies, and disregards rights enshrined in the Constitution.The Editorial Board Jan. 8, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia’s streets are still treacherous for pedestrians, but signs point to progress | EditorialCity officials, including Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, deserve credit for using speed humps, red-light cameras, and other available tools to reduce fatalities.The Editorial Board Dec. 30, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia’s streets are still treacherous for pedestrians, but signs point to progress | EditorialCity officials, including Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, deserve credit for using speed humps, red-light cameras, and other available tools to reduce fatalities.The Editorial Board Dec. 30, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Will the Philadelphia Police Department ever be free of scandal? | EditorialA string of scandals is not the case of a few bad apples, as the police often like to claim. It points to a systemic problem that has undermined the department for decades.The Editorial Board Dec. 19, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Will the Philadelphia Police Department ever be free of scandal? | EditorialA string of scandals is not the case of a few bad apples, as the police often like to claim. It points to a systemic problem that has undermined the department for decades.The Editorial Board Dec. 19, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Trump is unredeemable. What about his enablers? | EditorialThe collective cowardice of those who support the president despite their better judgment has damaged the United States and forever stained each individual’s place in history.The Editorial Board Dec. 13, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Trump is unredeemable. What about his enablers? | EditorialThe collective cowardice of those who support the president despite their better judgment has damaged the United States and forever stained each individual’s place in history.The Editorial Board Dec. 13, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Officials should be ready to protect Philadelphia from Trump’s immigration overreach | EditorialThe world has watched as federal agents act with violent impunity — including killing two U.S. citizens — in the name of supposedly going after the “worst of the worst” undocumented immigrants.The Editorial Board Jan. 30, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Officials should be ready to protect Philadelphia from Trump’s immigration overreach | EditorialThe world has watched as federal agents act with violent impunity — including killing two U.S. citizens — in the name of supposedly going after the “worst of the worst” undocumented immigrants.The Editorial Board Jan. 30, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Poverty is not only a Philadelphia problem. It’s about time suburban leaders recognized that. | EditorialFor too long, Philadelphia's collar counties have left the fiscal and social burden to others and the suburban poor to fend for themselves. There are signs that things are beginning to change.The Editorial Board Jan. 24, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Poverty is not only a Philadelphia problem. It’s about time suburban leaders recognized that. | EditorialFor too long, Philadelphia's collar counties have left the fiscal and social burden to others and the suburban poor to fend for themselves. There are signs that things are beginning to change.The Editorial Board Jan. 24, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Hahnemann redevelopment may be another victim of councilmanic prerogative | EditorialWhile other factors beyond councilmanic prerogative play a role, the practice stands out as an impediment to Philadelphia's economic growth that is entirely self-inflicted.The Editorial Board Jan. 15, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Hahnemann redevelopment may be another victim of councilmanic prerogative | EditorialWhile other factors beyond councilmanic prerogative play a role, the practice stands out as an impediment to Philadelphia's economic growth that is entirely self-inflicted.The Editorial Board Jan. 15, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Five years on, a day that should live in infamy has instead propelled Trump’s grotesque return | EditorialInstead of accountability, Trump parlayed the harrowing events that unfolded on Jan. 6 into an incomprehensible return to power and profiteering.The Editorial Board Jan. 6, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Five years on, a day that should live in infamy has instead propelled Trump’s grotesque return | EditorialInstead of accountability, Trump parlayed the harrowing events that unfolded on Jan. 6 into an incomprehensible return to power and profiteering.The Editorial Board Jan. 6, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Trump’s failing 2025 performance reminded voters he’s unfit for office | EditorialIn less than a year in the White House, Donald Trump has used the power of the presidency to demolish institutions and run roughshod over the rule of law.The Editorial Board Dec. 26, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Trump’s failing 2025 performance reminded voters he’s unfit for office | EditorialIn less than a year in the White House, Donald Trump has used the power of the presidency to demolish institutions and run roughshod over the rule of law.The Editorial Board Dec. 26, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Welcome news from New Jersey as effort to muzzle watchdog agencies fails | EditorialPushback against a proposed plan to gut the powers of the state comptroller and undermine the investigators charged with protecting the public purse may show that Garden State voters have had enough.The Editorial Board Dec. 18, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Welcome news from New Jersey as effort to muzzle watchdog agencies fails | EditorialPushback against a proposed plan to gut the powers of the state comptroller and undermine the investigators charged with protecting the public purse may show that Garden State voters have had enough.The Editorial Board Dec. 18, 2025Link copied to clipboard