Columnists14 events to look forward to in Philly this year that aren’t the World Cup or the 250thPhiladelphia will be the epicenter of America's 250th birthday celebrations, along with the World Cup and MLB All-Star Game, but there's plenty else happening here too.Stephanie Farr | Columnist As in the case of George Floyd, the role of race hangs ominously over the shooting of Renee GoodSolomon Jones | Columnist Trump’s imperial Venezuela policy based on lies and delusionsTrudy Rubin | Columnist Good intentions don’t build housing in Philly, and mediocre campaigns don’t win races in Pa. | ShackamaxonDaniel Pearson | Columnist Minneapolis ICE murder is Trump’s Waterloo in America’s war for the truthWill Bunch | Columnist Advertisement2026 Mercedes GLE 450 SUV: Showing the others how it’s doneThe luxury carmaker’s SUV doesn’t dazzle with looks or size or even performance. It just makes driving pleasant, comfortable, and above all simple. Scott Sturgis | Columnist Grok, Trump, RFK Jr. It’s dangerous to be a child in America.Whether it’s utilizing a toxic AI assistant, pausing food aid programs, or scaling back vaccine recommendations, we’re enabling harm to American children across the board.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist The en(bleep)ification of the Epstein FilesPlus, an appalling spike in ICE custody deaths.Will Bunch | Columnist America launches its 250th birthday year by becoming a rogue stateTrump's illegal war on Venezuela cemented his claim to dictatorship and marked the U.S. as a global pariah.Will Bunch | Columnist 2026 is a huge year for Philly. Here are your ideas for how we should tackle it.Philly needs to prep for 2026 like it's going into a fight. More than 600 readers submitted simple, creative, and ingenious suggestions to the Inquirer for how we should prepare.Stephanie Farr | Columnist The New Year’s resolutions that Philly’s boldfaced names should be making | ShackamaxonAs 2026 begins, here's what folks in City Hall, Harrisburg, and everywhere in between should be focused on.Daniel Pearson | Columnist Trump says he’s made America great again. With midterms on the horizon, we get to decide if we agree with him.The president's policies hark back to a time when our nation sought to oppress racial and political minorities at home, while engaging in imperialism abroad. Is that what we truly want?Solomon Jones | Columnist 2026 Land Rover Defender 130: The price of invincibilityThe big SUV of British aristocracy is like riding in an armored car on stilts. And, yet, it’s a lot of fun for the whole family.Scott Sturgis | Columnist Reaction to Trump’s unpopular policies offers hope for fixing our broken immigration systemThe kind of militarization seen at the border is now knocking at people’s doors in places like Chicago and New Orleans, and Americans don’t like what they see.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist The 10 weirdest stories from the Philly area in 2025From bacchanalian city celebrations to a suburban road rage incident that was beyond the pale, these are the strange stories from 2025 we can't forget, no matter how hard we try.Stephanie Farr | Columnist 2026 Genesis GV80 Coupe: Fast and fun but not that comfortableThe sport-styled SUV with the V-6 turbo plus the e-supercharger is a jump from the regular GV80’s base price under $60K. Whether it’s worth it depends on your feelings about the cabin comfort.Scott Sturgis | Columnist Dear Santa, Trump has been very naughty. Don’t give him anything. Not even coal.My Christmas wish is that the millions of Americans struggling this year to fill their stockings will somehow find joy — despite this administration's policies.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist Nativity scenes have long included references to current events. This year is no different.Some of the deep divisions between U.S. Christians have flared up publicly during Christmas, centered on Nativity scenes that depict the Holy Family behind barbed wire, or flanked by federal agents.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist Susie Wiles reveal: Trump thinks Putin wants all of UkraineIt's time for real U.S. peace talks that pressure the Kremlin instead of leaning on Kyiv. Trudy Rubin | Columnist Political theater at the Pa. Society, more bad ideas from Council, and preservation done right | ShackamaxonApparently Champagne, cigars, cocktails, and filet mignon are a necessary component to talking productively with the other side. Daniel Pearson | Columnist See more storiesAdvertisement
14 events to look forward to in Philly this year that aren’t the World Cup or the 250thPhiladelphia will be the epicenter of America's 250th birthday celebrations, along with the World Cup and MLB All-Star Game, but there's plenty else happening here too.Stephanie Farr | Columnist
14 events to look forward to in Philly this year that aren’t the World Cup or the 250thPhiladelphia will be the epicenter of America's 250th birthday celebrations, along with the World Cup and MLB All-Star Game, but there's plenty else happening here too.Stephanie Farr | Columnist
As in the case of George Floyd, the role of race hangs ominously over the shooting of Renee GoodSolomon Jones | Columnist
As in the case of George Floyd, the role of race hangs ominously over the shooting of Renee GoodSolomon Jones | Columnist
Good intentions don’t build housing in Philly, and mediocre campaigns don’t win races in Pa. | ShackamaxonDaniel Pearson | Columnist
Good intentions don’t build housing in Philly, and mediocre campaigns don’t win races in Pa. | ShackamaxonDaniel Pearson | Columnist
2026 Mercedes GLE 450 SUV: Showing the others how it’s doneThe luxury carmaker’s SUV doesn’t dazzle with looks or size or even performance. It just makes driving pleasant, comfortable, and above all simple. Scott Sturgis | Columnist
2026 Mercedes GLE 450 SUV: Showing the others how it’s doneThe luxury carmaker’s SUV doesn’t dazzle with looks or size or even performance. It just makes driving pleasant, comfortable, and above all simple. Scott Sturgis | Columnist
Grok, Trump, RFK Jr. It’s dangerous to be a child in America.Whether it’s utilizing a toxic AI assistant, pausing food aid programs, or scaling back vaccine recommendations, we’re enabling harm to American children across the board.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist
Grok, Trump, RFK Jr. It’s dangerous to be a child in America.Whether it’s utilizing a toxic AI assistant, pausing food aid programs, or scaling back vaccine recommendations, we’re enabling harm to American children across the board.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist
The en(bleep)ification of the Epstein FilesPlus, an appalling spike in ICE custody deaths.Will Bunch | Columnist
The en(bleep)ification of the Epstein FilesPlus, an appalling spike in ICE custody deaths.Will Bunch | Columnist
America launches its 250th birthday year by becoming a rogue stateTrump's illegal war on Venezuela cemented his claim to dictatorship and marked the U.S. as a global pariah.Will Bunch | Columnist
America launches its 250th birthday year by becoming a rogue stateTrump's illegal war on Venezuela cemented his claim to dictatorship and marked the U.S. as a global pariah.Will Bunch | Columnist
2026 is a huge year for Philly. Here are your ideas for how we should tackle it.Philly needs to prep for 2026 like it's going into a fight. More than 600 readers submitted simple, creative, and ingenious suggestions to the Inquirer for how we should prepare.Stephanie Farr | Columnist
2026 is a huge year for Philly. Here are your ideas for how we should tackle it.Philly needs to prep for 2026 like it's going into a fight. More than 600 readers submitted simple, creative, and ingenious suggestions to the Inquirer for how we should prepare.Stephanie Farr | Columnist
The New Year’s resolutions that Philly’s boldfaced names should be making | ShackamaxonAs 2026 begins, here's what folks in City Hall, Harrisburg, and everywhere in between should be focused on.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
The New Year’s resolutions that Philly’s boldfaced names should be making | ShackamaxonAs 2026 begins, here's what folks in City Hall, Harrisburg, and everywhere in between should be focused on.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Trump says he’s made America great again. With midterms on the horizon, we get to decide if we agree with him.The president's policies hark back to a time when our nation sought to oppress racial and political minorities at home, while engaging in imperialism abroad. Is that what we truly want?Solomon Jones | Columnist
Trump says he’s made America great again. With midterms on the horizon, we get to decide if we agree with him.The president's policies hark back to a time when our nation sought to oppress racial and political minorities at home, while engaging in imperialism abroad. Is that what we truly want?Solomon Jones | Columnist
2026 Land Rover Defender 130: The price of invincibilityThe big SUV of British aristocracy is like riding in an armored car on stilts. And, yet, it’s a lot of fun for the whole family.Scott Sturgis | Columnist
2026 Land Rover Defender 130: The price of invincibilityThe big SUV of British aristocracy is like riding in an armored car on stilts. And, yet, it’s a lot of fun for the whole family.Scott Sturgis | Columnist
Reaction to Trump’s unpopular policies offers hope for fixing our broken immigration systemThe kind of militarization seen at the border is now knocking at people’s doors in places like Chicago and New Orleans, and Americans don’t like what they see.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist
Reaction to Trump’s unpopular policies offers hope for fixing our broken immigration systemThe kind of militarization seen at the border is now knocking at people’s doors in places like Chicago and New Orleans, and Americans don’t like what they see.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist
The 10 weirdest stories from the Philly area in 2025From bacchanalian city celebrations to a suburban road rage incident that was beyond the pale, these are the strange stories from 2025 we can't forget, no matter how hard we try.Stephanie Farr | Columnist
The 10 weirdest stories from the Philly area in 2025From bacchanalian city celebrations to a suburban road rage incident that was beyond the pale, these are the strange stories from 2025 we can't forget, no matter how hard we try.Stephanie Farr | Columnist
2026 Genesis GV80 Coupe: Fast and fun but not that comfortableThe sport-styled SUV with the V-6 turbo plus the e-supercharger is a jump from the regular GV80’s base price under $60K. Whether it’s worth it depends on your feelings about the cabin comfort.Scott Sturgis | Columnist
2026 Genesis GV80 Coupe: Fast and fun but not that comfortableThe sport-styled SUV with the V-6 turbo plus the e-supercharger is a jump from the regular GV80’s base price under $60K. Whether it’s worth it depends on your feelings about the cabin comfort.Scott Sturgis | Columnist
Dear Santa, Trump has been very naughty. Don’t give him anything. Not even coal.My Christmas wish is that the millions of Americans struggling this year to fill their stockings will somehow find joy — despite this administration's policies.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
Dear Santa, Trump has been very naughty. Don’t give him anything. Not even coal.My Christmas wish is that the millions of Americans struggling this year to fill their stockings will somehow find joy — despite this administration's policies.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
Nativity scenes have long included references to current events. This year is no different.Some of the deep divisions between U.S. Christians have flared up publicly during Christmas, centered on Nativity scenes that depict the Holy Family behind barbed wire, or flanked by federal agents.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist
Nativity scenes have long included references to current events. This year is no different.Some of the deep divisions between U.S. Christians have flared up publicly during Christmas, centered on Nativity scenes that depict the Holy Family behind barbed wire, or flanked by federal agents.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist
Susie Wiles reveal: Trump thinks Putin wants all of UkraineIt's time for real U.S. peace talks that pressure the Kremlin instead of leaning on Kyiv. Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Susie Wiles reveal: Trump thinks Putin wants all of UkraineIt's time for real U.S. peace talks that pressure the Kremlin instead of leaning on Kyiv. Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Political theater at the Pa. Society, more bad ideas from Council, and preservation done right | ShackamaxonApparently Champagne, cigars, cocktails, and filet mignon are a necessary component to talking productively with the other side. Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Political theater at the Pa. Society, more bad ideas from Council, and preservation done right | ShackamaxonApparently Champagne, cigars, cocktails, and filet mignon are a necessary component to talking productively with the other side. Daniel Pearson | Columnist
