ColumnistsICE 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 | ShackamaxonDaniel Pearson | Columnist I don’t care what anyone says: Being ‘woke’ isn’t a bad thingJenice Armstrong | Columnist A strip club scene was cut from 'National Treasure' and other insights from Philly's celebration of the filmStephanie Farr | Columnist Trump’s Ukraine negotiators are too chicken to visit Kyiv and support its independenceTrudy Rubin | Columnist AdvertisementWhy 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 The tale of Trump’s food cart escape in Ankara explains why he is losing in IranThe president hasn’t prepared the U.S. military to fight the asymmetrical style of war waged by Tehran.Trudy Rubin | Columnist Data centers are good business but bad politics. Josh Shapiro tries to thread the needle. | ShackamaxonPlus: Challengers line up to take on Councilmember Jeffery “Jay” Young Jr., and SEPTA police officers get ready for their close-up.Daniel Pearson | Columnist A drone is haunting our Chester County neighborhood. I’m not amused.Police in Chester County have let residents of Wallace Township know that for several months now, they’ve been investigating a drone cruising above homes and peeking into windows at night.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist Violence by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians on the West Bank threatens new Mideast flash pointUnless Donald Trump presses Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to curb hard-right extremists, the president’s Mideast peace hopes are doomed.Trudy Rubin | Columnist We need the truth about Trump’s alleged ‘ballroom’ | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, the day Trump left his press corps for dead.Will Bunch | Columnist See more storiesAdvertisement
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 | ShackamaxonDaniel Pearson | Columnist
The sheriff’s office doesn’t need a babysitter; it needs to be abolished | ShackamaxonDaniel Pearson | Columnist
A strip club scene was cut from 'National Treasure' and other insights from Philly's celebration of the filmStephanie Farr | Columnist
A strip club scene was cut from 'National Treasure' and other insights from Philly's celebration of the filmStephanie Farr | Columnist
Trump’s Ukraine negotiators are too chicken to visit Kyiv and support its independenceTrudy Rubin | Columnist
Trump’s Ukraine negotiators are too chicken to visit Kyiv and support its independenceTrudy 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
The tale of Trump’s food cart escape in Ankara explains why he is losing in IranThe president hasn’t prepared the U.S. military to fight the asymmetrical style of war waged by Tehran.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
The tale of Trump’s food cart escape in Ankara explains why he is losing in IranThe president hasn’t prepared the U.S. military to fight the asymmetrical style of war waged by Tehran.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Data centers are good business but bad politics. Josh Shapiro tries to thread the needle. | ShackamaxonPlus: Challengers line up to take on Councilmember Jeffery “Jay” Young Jr., and SEPTA police officers get ready for their close-up.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Data centers are good business but bad politics. Josh Shapiro tries to thread the needle. | ShackamaxonPlus: Challengers line up to take on Councilmember Jeffery “Jay” Young Jr., and SEPTA police officers get ready for their close-up.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
A drone is haunting our Chester County neighborhood. I’m not amused.Police in Chester County have let residents of Wallace Township know that for several months now, they’ve been investigating a drone cruising above homes and peeking into windows at night.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist
A drone is haunting our Chester County neighborhood. I’m not amused.Police in Chester County have let residents of Wallace Township know that for several months now, they’ve been investigating a drone cruising above homes and peeking into windows at night.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist
Violence by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians on the West Bank threatens new Mideast flash pointUnless Donald Trump presses Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to curb hard-right extremists, the president’s Mideast peace hopes are doomed.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Violence by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians on the West Bank threatens new Mideast flash pointUnless Donald Trump presses Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to curb hard-right extremists, the president’s Mideast peace hopes are doomed.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
We need the truth about Trump’s alleged ‘ballroom’ | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, the day Trump left his press corps for dead.Will Bunch | Columnist
We need the truth about Trump’s alleged ‘ballroom’ | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, the day Trump left his press corps for dead.Will Bunch | Columnist
