ColumnistsNeighbors struggle against a decade-plus of South Philly sinkholes | ShackamaxonPlus: Gov. Josh Shapiro’s embrace of “slopulism,” the Cecil B. Moore Library’s limited renovations, and the Academy of Natural Sciences’ museum closure.Daniel Pearson | Columnist 2 hours agoAmerica made some really strange things for its 250th birthdayStephanie Farr | Columnist Note to cops: Don’t drive away from a person lying in the roadJenice Armstrong | Columnist The day Larry Krasner’s office was put on trial — by his own prosecutorsPaul Davies | Columnist What voters in the U.S. can learn from Australian politicsJonathan Zimmerman | Columnist AdvertisementTrump has started a dumb trade war with Canada that threatens U.S. jobs and securityThe president’s insults to Canada’s sovereignty and military have threatened ties between two countries long bound together by friendship and trade.Trudy Rubin | Columnist The invisible volunteers who help keep democracy runningRarely recognized for what they do, poll workers ensure elections run fairly, smoothly, and efficiently.Daniel Pearson | Columnist Trump’s putting his thumb on the mail-in ballot scale. The Supreme Court is letting him.With midterms weeks away, the decision clears the way for a rule change that feels for all the world like voter suppression.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 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 See more storiesAdvertisement
Neighbors struggle against a decade-plus of South Philly sinkholes | ShackamaxonPlus: Gov. Josh Shapiro’s embrace of “slopulism,” the Cecil B. Moore Library’s limited renovations, and the Academy of Natural Sciences’ museum closure.Daniel Pearson | Columnist 2 hours ago
Neighbors struggle against a decade-plus of South Philly sinkholes | ShackamaxonPlus: Gov. Josh Shapiro’s embrace of “slopulism,” the Cecil B. Moore Library’s limited renovations, and the Academy of Natural Sciences’ museum closure.Daniel Pearson | Columnist 2 hours ago
Trump has started a dumb trade war with Canada that threatens U.S. jobs and securityThe president’s insults to Canada’s sovereignty and military have threatened ties between two countries long bound together by friendship and trade.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Trump has started a dumb trade war with Canada that threatens U.S. jobs and securityThe president’s insults to Canada’s sovereignty and military have threatened ties between two countries long bound together by friendship and trade.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
The invisible volunteers who help keep democracy runningRarely recognized for what they do, poll workers ensure elections run fairly, smoothly, and efficiently.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
The invisible volunteers who help keep democracy runningRarely recognized for what they do, poll workers ensure elections run fairly, smoothly, and efficiently.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Trump’s putting his thumb on the mail-in ballot scale. The Supreme Court is letting him.With midterms weeks away, the decision clears the way for a rule change that feels for all the world like voter suppression.Solomon Jones | Columnist
Trump’s putting his thumb on the mail-in ballot scale. The Supreme Court is letting him.With midterms weeks away, the decision clears the way for a rule change that feels for all the world like voter suppression.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
