ColumnistsThree-year degrees won’t save higher ed. Better teaching will.Tuition is expensive, and students correctly perceive that many courses don’t provide much value. The only way to make the case for college is to stop pretending it’s already working.Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist From bike lanes to historic districts, Philadelphians hash it out in court | ShackamaxonDaniel Pearson | Columnist This Pa. ICE arrest makes zero senseWill Bunch | Columnist Who protects problem gamblers? Not the states cashing in on sports betting.Paul Davies | Columnist Will U.S democracy die from embarrassment? | Will Bunch NewsletterWill Bunch | Columnist AdvertisementHow the White House turned a Pennsylvania trooper’s death into an immigration scare storyTrooper Michael E. Pahira Jr. was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer. The Trump administration turned it into a political rallying cry about Haitian immigrants.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist Progressive candidates line up to challenge Council incumbents | ShackamaxonPlus: Self-driving cars come to Philly, and the city shines as a host during America’s 250th birthday year.Daniel Pearson | Columnist The whitewash is the lessonThe debate over history is here. It’s happening all around us. The only question is whether we have the courage to expose our young people to it.Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist Whiny babies are crying about Philly booing everyone at the Home Run DerbyTo those whom we’ve offended, may I humbly say: BOOOOO!!! Stephanie Farr | Columnist The other Graham Platner crisis for Dems | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, what’s behind the new ICE killing spree.Will Bunch | Columnist Getting ‘legal status’ in America is harder than most people think. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by ICE before he could.A resident of the U.S. for 35 years, the construction worker was fatally shot by ICE agents while still trying to navigate the nation’s arcane immigration system.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist American Caligula: Trump’s assassination paranoia threatens us allFearing an assassination plot, Donald Trump is shredding civil liberties while bunkering down in a militarized D.C.Will Bunch | Columnist At Ankara summit, tantrums aside, Trump finally awakens to Ukraine’s tech brilliance | OpinionBut letting Kyiv build Patriot air defenses in the future won’t meet the urgent need for U.S. help in stopping Russian ballistic missiles.Trudy Rubin | Columnist Nobody likes property tax hikes, but the city already protects lower-income homeowners | ShackamaxonPlus: A new state budget is in view, if not in focus, and legalized gambling makes the state complicit in a problematic industry.Daniel Pearson | Columnist Be outraged by the death of Lorenzo Salgado AraujoSalgado came from Mexico, built the American dream, sent his sons to college, and was senselessly killed by ICE.Will Bunch | Columnist Graham Platner and the Democrats’ war on expertiseThe party spent years mocking Republicans for dismissing credentials. Now its voters are doing the same thing.Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist Holiday lessons about ‘patriotic values’ from Folarin Balogun, Pope Leo XIV, and JD VanceThe Founding Fathers meant the “pursuit of happiness” as seeking an honorable and civic-minded life. Donald Trump struggles with both.Trudy Rubin | Columnist Climate denial is what history will remember about July 4, 2026 | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, Trump finds a way to ruin the World Cup after all.Will Bunch | Columnist I visited the Great American State Fair so you don't have toIf you decide to go experience the Great American State Fair before it is dismantled on July 10, don’t say I didn’t warn you.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist For the World Cup or the Fourth of July, Philadelphia shows it’s the place to be | ShackamaxonPlus: Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. and his wife, City Representative Jazelle Jones, take advantage of the system, and legislators in Harrisburg blow their budget deadline — again.Daniel Pearson | Columnist See more storiesAdvertisement
Three-year degrees won’t save higher ed. Better teaching will.Tuition is expensive, and students correctly perceive that many courses don’t provide much value. The only way to make the case for college is to stop pretending it’s already working.Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist
Three-year degrees won’t save higher ed. Better teaching will.Tuition is expensive, and students correctly perceive that many courses don’t provide much value. The only way to make the case for college is to stop pretending it’s already working.Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist
From bike lanes to historic districts, Philadelphians hash it out in court | ShackamaxonDaniel Pearson | Columnist
From bike lanes to historic districts, Philadelphians hash it out in court | ShackamaxonDaniel Pearson | Columnist
How the White House turned a Pennsylvania trooper’s death into an immigration scare storyTrooper Michael E. Pahira Jr. was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer. The Trump administration turned it into a political rallying cry about Haitian immigrants.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist
How the White House turned a Pennsylvania trooper’s death into an immigration scare storyTrooper Michael E. Pahira Jr. was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer. The Trump administration turned it into a political rallying cry about Haitian immigrants.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist
Progressive candidates line up to challenge Council incumbents | ShackamaxonPlus: Self-driving cars come to Philly, and the city shines as a host during America’s 250th birthday year.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Progressive candidates line up to challenge Council incumbents | ShackamaxonPlus: Self-driving cars come to Philly, and the city shines as a host during America’s 250th birthday year.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
The whitewash is the lessonThe debate over history is here. It’s happening all around us. The only question is whether we have the courage to expose our young people to it.Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist
The whitewash is the lessonThe debate over history is here. It’s happening all around us. The only question is whether we have the courage to expose our young people to it.Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist
Whiny babies are crying about Philly booing everyone at the Home Run DerbyTo those whom we’ve offended, may I humbly say: BOOOOO!!! Stephanie Farr | Columnist
Whiny babies are crying about Philly booing everyone at the Home Run DerbyTo those whom we’ve offended, may I humbly say: BOOOOO!!! Stephanie Farr | Columnist
The other Graham Platner crisis for Dems | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, what’s behind the new ICE killing spree.Will Bunch | Columnist
The other Graham Platner crisis for Dems | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, what’s behind the new ICE killing spree.Will Bunch | Columnist
Getting ‘legal status’ in America is harder than most people think. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by ICE before he could.A resident of the U.S. for 35 years, the construction worker was fatally shot by ICE agents while still trying to navigate the nation’s arcane immigration system.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist
Getting ‘legal status’ in America is harder than most people think. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by ICE before he could.A resident of the U.S. for 35 years, the construction worker was fatally shot by ICE agents while still trying to navigate the nation’s arcane immigration system.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist
American Caligula: Trump’s assassination paranoia threatens us allFearing an assassination plot, Donald Trump is shredding civil liberties while bunkering down in a militarized D.C.Will Bunch | Columnist
American Caligula: Trump’s assassination paranoia threatens us allFearing an assassination plot, Donald Trump is shredding civil liberties while bunkering down in a militarized D.C.Will Bunch | Columnist
At Ankara summit, tantrums aside, Trump finally awakens to Ukraine’s tech brilliance | OpinionBut letting Kyiv build Patriot air defenses in the future won’t meet the urgent need for U.S. help in stopping Russian ballistic missiles.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
At Ankara summit, tantrums aside, Trump finally awakens to Ukraine’s tech brilliance | OpinionBut letting Kyiv build Patriot air defenses in the future won’t meet the urgent need for U.S. help in stopping Russian ballistic missiles.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Nobody likes property tax hikes, but the city already protects lower-income homeowners | ShackamaxonPlus: A new state budget is in view, if not in focus, and legalized gambling makes the state complicit in a problematic industry.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Nobody likes property tax hikes, but the city already protects lower-income homeowners | ShackamaxonPlus: A new state budget is in view, if not in focus, and legalized gambling makes the state complicit in a problematic industry.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Be outraged by the death of Lorenzo Salgado AraujoSalgado came from Mexico, built the American dream, sent his sons to college, and was senselessly killed by ICE.Will Bunch | Columnist
Be outraged by the death of Lorenzo Salgado AraujoSalgado came from Mexico, built the American dream, sent his sons to college, and was senselessly killed by ICE.Will Bunch | Columnist
Graham Platner and the Democrats’ war on expertiseThe party spent years mocking Republicans for dismissing credentials. Now its voters are doing the same thing.Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist
Graham Platner and the Democrats’ war on expertiseThe party spent years mocking Republicans for dismissing credentials. Now its voters are doing the same thing.Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist
Holiday lessons about ‘patriotic values’ from Folarin Balogun, Pope Leo XIV, and JD VanceThe Founding Fathers meant the “pursuit of happiness” as seeking an honorable and civic-minded life. Donald Trump struggles with both.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Holiday lessons about ‘patriotic values’ from Folarin Balogun, Pope Leo XIV, and JD VanceThe Founding Fathers meant the “pursuit of happiness” as seeking an honorable and civic-minded life. Donald Trump struggles with both.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Climate denial is what history will remember about July 4, 2026 | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, Trump finds a way to ruin the World Cup after all.Will Bunch | Columnist
Climate denial is what history will remember about July 4, 2026 | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, Trump finds a way to ruin the World Cup after all.Will Bunch | Columnist
I visited the Great American State Fair so you don't have toIf you decide to go experience the Great American State Fair before it is dismantled on July 10, don’t say I didn’t warn you.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
I visited the Great American State Fair so you don't have toIf you decide to go experience the Great American State Fair before it is dismantled on July 10, don’t say I didn’t warn you.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
For the World Cup or the Fourth of July, Philadelphia shows it’s the place to be | ShackamaxonPlus: Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. and his wife, City Representative Jazelle Jones, take advantage of the system, and legislators in Harrisburg blow their budget deadline — again.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
For the World Cup or the Fourth of July, Philadelphia shows it’s the place to be | ShackamaxonPlus: Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. and his wife, City Representative Jazelle Jones, take advantage of the system, and legislators in Harrisburg blow their budget deadline — again.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
