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) 854-4000Cheltenham High’s hazing case exposes a loophole in Pennsylvania law. Harrisburg should close it. | EditorialA Montgomery County grand jury says that reclassifying hazing as a form of child abuse would give mandatory reporting rules more teeth. Lawmakers should listen.The Editorial Board Aug. 5, 2026Link copied to clipboardThe way out of Trump’s failed Iran war | EditorialThe president is proving the necessity of the diplomacy he has dismissed and undone.The Editorial Board July 30, 2026Link copied to clipboardKrasner’s office is accused of lying and cutting corners to win exonerations — and the wrongly convicted could pay the steepest price | EditorialA former prosecutor testified that the district attorney’s office colluded with defense attorneys and encouraged its own lawyers to lie. Even in service of a righteous cause, that’s unacceptable.The Editorial Board July 23, 2026Link copied to clipboardPennsylvania lawmakers passed a budget — and ducked every hard question | EditorialThe General Assembly avoided the state’s thorniest fiscal fights — skill games, minimum wage, transit funding. Voters should demand answers.The Editorial Board July 16, 2026Link copied to clipboardTom Kean Jr. did the right thing by stepping away to be treated for depression. Now he owes voters some answers. | EditorialAfter nearly four months away and weeks of cryptic deflection, the North Jersey Republican has returned to Congress — but his constituents deserve a fuller accounting.The Editorial Board July 9, 2026Link copied to clipboardKrasner isn’t perfect. The Pa. Supreme Court’s ruling on his exoneration push is worse. | EditorialOrdering the state’s top prosecutor to oversee conviction reviews by Philadelphia’s district attorney is an unprecedented remedy that may create more problems than it solves.The Editorial Board July 2, 2026Link copied to clipboardPhiladelphia budget’s ugly attack on the arts | EditorialMayor Parker and City Council should reconsider a relatively tiny funding cut with huge repercussions for cultural groups.The Editorial Board June 25, 2026Link copied to clipboardTodd Blanche is a Trump enforcer. He has no business being attorney general. | EditorialHis record at the Justice Department shows that he’s more loyal to one man than to the law. That disqualifies him — full stop.The Editorial Board Aug. 3, 2026Link copied to clipboardTrump’s war on the media is really a war on the truth | EditorialThe president labels critical reporting as “fake news” because the reality — about chaos, corruption, and incompetence — is something he can’t afford for Americans to see.The Editorial Board July 28, 2026Link copied to clipboardPhiladelphia’s World Cup and All-Star summer proved something. Let’s not waste it. | EditorialThe city earned rave reviews as a global host this summer. The can-do spirit that made it happen should be turned toward crime, schools, and the inequities that persist long after the cameras leave.The Editorial Board July 21, 2026Link copied to clipboardTodd Blanche hasn’t stopped putting Trump ahead of the law. That’s why he can’t be attorney general. | EditorialHe spent years as the president’s personal attorney. His work in the Justice Department so far suggests he never really changed jobs.The Editorial Board July 14, 2026Link copied to clipboardThe Supreme Court’s conservative majority keeps choosing ideology over impartiality — and the rulings show it | EditorialThe greater danger of the misguided rulings is that they will live long after Donald Trump. The next president will be free to abuse the power of the office granted by the court.The Editorial Board July 7, 2026Link copied to clipboardThe retirement loophole that just won’t die | EditorialIn 2010, Philadelphia thought it had fixed a technicality that let officials retire for a day, grab a lump-sum payment, and go right back to work. Two City Hall insiders still found a way to cash in.The Editorial Board June 30, 2026Link copied to clipboardThe U.S. healthcare system is an embarrassment. Americans need a public option. | EditorialIt’s time to stop the giveaway to health insurance companies and reconsider an idea that has failed past attempts to survive Washington politics.The Editorial Board June 23, 2026Link copied to clipboardTrump isn’t done interfering with elections | EditorialThe president’s midterm strategy is less about winning votes than preventing them from being cast and counted.The Editorial Board Aug. 2, 2026Link copied to clipboardWhat John Fetterman forgot about his U.S. Senate seat | EditorialThe senator’s musing about leaving the Democratic Party threatens a betrayal of the people who elected him.The Editorial Board July 24, 2026Link copied to clipboardFour people killed by ICE agents. A lawless administration. It won’t stop unless voters act. | EditorialWhat is happening with ICE is not about enforcing immigration law; it is about a president using the vast power of the United States against those he deems a target.The Editorial Board July 17, 2026Link copied to clipboardTrump’s all-out assault on free and fair elections undermines trust in democracy | EditorialThe president is working feverishly to tilt the playing field to ensure Republicans win.The Editorial Board July 10, 2026Link copied to clipboardAmerica turns 250 with its soul in the balance | EditorialThe Semiquincentennial should be cause for celebration. Instead, a great malaise hangs over the United States.The Editorial Board July 3, 2026Link copied to clipboardWhat lurks beneath Trump’s botched Reflecting Pool renovation | EditorialThe president’s vaunted but futile effort to fix the landmark on the National Mall has become a microcosm of his excesses.The Editorial Board June 28, 2026Link copied to clipboardSee more stories
Cheltenham High’s hazing case exposes a loophole in Pennsylvania law. Harrisburg should close it. | EditorialA Montgomery County grand jury says that reclassifying hazing as a form of child abuse would give mandatory reporting rules more teeth. Lawmakers should listen.The Editorial Board Aug. 5, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Cheltenham High’s hazing case exposes a loophole in Pennsylvania law. Harrisburg should close it. | EditorialA Montgomery County grand jury says that reclassifying hazing as a form of child abuse would give mandatory reporting rules more teeth. Lawmakers should listen.The Editorial Board Aug. 5, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The way out of Trump’s failed Iran war | EditorialThe president is proving the necessity of the diplomacy he has dismissed and undone.The Editorial Board July 30, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The way out of Trump’s failed Iran war | EditorialThe president is proving the necessity of the diplomacy he has dismissed and undone.The Editorial Board July 30, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Krasner’s office is accused of lying and cutting corners to win exonerations — and the wrongly convicted could pay the steepest price | EditorialA former prosecutor testified that the district attorney’s office colluded with defense attorneys and encouraged its own lawyers to lie. Even in service of a righteous cause, that’s unacceptable.The Editorial Board July 23, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Krasner’s office is accused of lying and cutting corners to win exonerations — and the wrongly convicted could pay the steepest price | EditorialA former prosecutor testified that the district attorney’s office colluded with defense attorneys and encouraged its own lawyers to lie. Even in service of a righteous cause, that’s unacceptable.The Editorial Board July 23, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Pennsylvania lawmakers passed a budget — and ducked every hard question | EditorialThe General Assembly avoided the state’s thorniest fiscal fights — skill games, minimum wage, transit funding. Voters should demand answers.The Editorial Board July 16, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Pennsylvania lawmakers passed a budget — and ducked every hard question | EditorialThe General Assembly avoided the state’s thorniest fiscal fights — skill games, minimum wage, transit funding. Voters should demand answers.The Editorial Board July 16, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Tom Kean Jr. did the right thing by stepping away to be treated for depression. Now he owes voters some answers. | EditorialAfter nearly four months away and weeks of cryptic deflection, the North Jersey Republican has returned to Congress — but his constituents deserve a fuller accounting.The Editorial Board July 9, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Tom Kean Jr. did the right thing by stepping away to be treated for depression. Now he owes voters some answers. | EditorialAfter nearly four months away and weeks of cryptic deflection, the North Jersey Republican has returned to Congress — but his constituents deserve a fuller accounting.The Editorial Board July 9, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Krasner isn’t perfect. The Pa. Supreme Court’s ruling on his exoneration push is worse. | EditorialOrdering the state’s top prosecutor to oversee conviction reviews by Philadelphia’s district attorney is an unprecedented remedy that may create more problems than it solves.The Editorial Board July 2, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Krasner isn’t perfect. The Pa. Supreme Court’s ruling on his exoneration push is worse. | EditorialOrdering the state’s top prosecutor to oversee conviction reviews by Philadelphia’s district attorney is an unprecedented remedy that may create more problems than it solves.The Editorial Board July 2, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia budget’s ugly attack on the arts | EditorialMayor Parker and City Council should reconsider a relatively tiny funding cut with huge repercussions for cultural groups.The Editorial Board June 25, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia budget’s ugly attack on the arts | EditorialMayor Parker and City Council should reconsider a relatively tiny funding cut with huge repercussions for cultural groups.The Editorial Board June 25, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Todd Blanche is a Trump enforcer. He has no business being attorney general. | EditorialHis record at the Justice Department shows that he’s more loyal to one man than to the law. That disqualifies him — full stop.The Editorial Board Aug. 3, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Todd Blanche is a Trump enforcer. He has no business being attorney general. | EditorialHis record at the Justice Department shows that he’s more loyal to one man than to the law. That disqualifies him — full stop.The Editorial Board Aug. 3, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Trump’s war on the media is really a war on the truth | EditorialThe president labels critical reporting as “fake news” because the reality — about chaos, corruption, and incompetence — is something he can’t afford for Americans to see.The Editorial Board July 28, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Trump’s war on the media is really a war on the truth | EditorialThe president labels critical reporting as “fake news” because the reality — about chaos, corruption, and incompetence — is something he can’t afford for Americans to see.The Editorial Board July 28, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia’s World Cup and All-Star summer proved something. Let’s not waste it. | EditorialThe city earned rave reviews as a global host this summer. The can-do spirit that made it happen should be turned toward crime, schools, and the inequities that persist long after the cameras leave.The Editorial Board July 21, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia’s World Cup and All-Star summer proved something. Let’s not waste it. | EditorialThe city earned rave reviews as a global host this summer. The can-do spirit that made it happen should be turned toward crime, schools, and the inequities that persist long after the cameras leave.The Editorial Board July 21, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Todd Blanche hasn’t stopped putting Trump ahead of the law. That’s why he can’t be attorney general. | EditorialHe spent years as the president’s personal attorney. His work in the Justice Department so far suggests he never really changed jobs.The Editorial Board July 14, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Todd Blanche hasn’t stopped putting Trump ahead of the law. That’s why he can’t be attorney general. | EditorialHe spent years as the president’s personal attorney. His work in the Justice Department so far suggests he never really changed jobs.The Editorial Board July 14, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority keeps choosing ideology over impartiality — and the rulings show it | EditorialThe greater danger of the misguided rulings is that they will live long after Donald Trump. The next president will be free to abuse the power of the office granted by the court.The Editorial Board July 7, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority keeps choosing ideology over impartiality — and the rulings show it | EditorialThe greater danger of the misguided rulings is that they will live long after Donald Trump. The next president will be free to abuse the power of the office granted by the court.The Editorial Board July 7, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The retirement loophole that just won’t die | EditorialIn 2010, Philadelphia thought it had fixed a technicality that let officials retire for a day, grab a lump-sum payment, and go right back to work. Two City Hall insiders still found a way to cash in.The Editorial Board June 30, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The retirement loophole that just won’t die | EditorialIn 2010, Philadelphia thought it had fixed a technicality that let officials retire for a day, grab a lump-sum payment, and go right back to work. Two City Hall insiders still found a way to cash in.The Editorial Board June 30, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The U.S. healthcare system is an embarrassment. Americans need a public option. | EditorialIt’s time to stop the giveaway to health insurance companies and reconsider an idea that has failed past attempts to survive Washington politics.The Editorial Board June 23, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The U.S. healthcare system is an embarrassment. Americans need a public option. | EditorialIt’s time to stop the giveaway to health insurance companies and reconsider an idea that has failed past attempts to survive Washington politics.The Editorial Board June 23, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Trump isn’t done interfering with elections | EditorialThe president’s midterm strategy is less about winning votes than preventing them from being cast and counted.The Editorial Board Aug. 2, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Trump isn’t done interfering with elections | EditorialThe president’s midterm strategy is less about winning votes than preventing them from being cast and counted.The Editorial Board Aug. 2, 2026Link copied to clipboard
What John Fetterman forgot about his U.S. Senate seat | EditorialThe senator’s musing about leaving the Democratic Party threatens a betrayal of the people who elected him.The Editorial Board July 24, 2026Link copied to clipboard
What John Fetterman forgot about his U.S. Senate seat | EditorialThe senator’s musing about leaving the Democratic Party threatens a betrayal of the people who elected him.The Editorial Board July 24, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Four people killed by ICE agents. A lawless administration. It won’t stop unless voters act. | EditorialWhat is happening with ICE is not about enforcing immigration law; it is about a president using the vast power of the United States against those he deems a target.The Editorial Board July 17, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Four people killed by ICE agents. A lawless administration. It won’t stop unless voters act. | EditorialWhat is happening with ICE is not about enforcing immigration law; it is about a president using the vast power of the United States against those he deems a target.The Editorial Board July 17, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Trump’s all-out assault on free and fair elections undermines trust in democracy | EditorialThe president is working feverishly to tilt the playing field to ensure Republicans win.The Editorial Board July 10, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Trump’s all-out assault on free and fair elections undermines trust in democracy | EditorialThe president is working feverishly to tilt the playing field to ensure Republicans win.The Editorial Board July 10, 2026Link copied to clipboard
America turns 250 with its soul in the balance | EditorialThe Semiquincentennial should be cause for celebration. Instead, a great malaise hangs over the United States.The Editorial Board July 3, 2026Link copied to clipboard
America turns 250 with its soul in the balance | EditorialThe Semiquincentennial should be cause for celebration. Instead, a great malaise hangs over the United States.The Editorial Board July 3, 2026Link copied to clipboard
What lurks beneath Trump’s botched Reflecting Pool renovation | EditorialThe president’s vaunted but futile effort to fix the landmark on the National Mall has become a microcosm of his excesses.The Editorial Board June 28, 2026Link copied to clipboard
What lurks beneath Trump’s botched Reflecting Pool renovation | EditorialThe president’s vaunted but futile effort to fix the landmark on the National Mall has become a microcosm of his excesses.The Editorial Board June 28, 2026Link copied to clipboard