Dick Polman | Staff - Philly Daily

Dick Polman, a former national political columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer and WHYY News who has covered politics since 1988, currently writes weekly at dickpolman.substack.com. His work is syndicated nationally by Cagle.com, and he teaches journalism at the University of Pennsylvania, where he has been its “Writer in Residence” since 2006.

April 22, 2026

Polman: Thanks to Trump's blasphemies, Democrats have a chance to finally narrow the 'God gap'

April 15, 2026

Polman: Eric Swalwell's plummet underscores anew the double standard for sexual harassers

Democrats told the perv he was toast. Republicans say nothing about the perv-in-chief.

April 8, 2026

Polman: We don't teach civics anymore. That's how you get Trump.

Tyrants thrive when people are "functionally illiterate" about democracy.

April 1, 2026

Polman: We could use a man like Richard Nixon again

Corrupt and paranoid, yes. But light years more enlightened than the current guy.

March 25, 2026

Polman: Robert Mueller was the best of America

Duty, public service, selfless sacrifice. Trump has no clue what those are.

March 18, 2026

Polman: Were paying a big price at the pump for the incompetent warlord's bloodlust

March 11, 2026

Polman: The MAGA chicken hawk and his bumbling minions are bombing us with BS

Rank deceptions and slippery wordplay. His bone spurs are acting up.

March 4, 2026

Polman: MAGA cultists, it's time to enlist!

You bought his BS, so get out there on the battlefield and own it.

February 18, 2026

Polman: Nostalgia alert! Pam Bondi makes me pine for Janet Reno.

Imagine having an Attorney General who was so independent, she pissed off her president.

February 11, 2026

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