David Boldt was editor of the editorial page of The Philadelphia Inquirer and then a political columnist for the same paper during the 1980s and 1990s, writing extensively on many subjects. Earlier he had won the Pulitzer Prize as a member of The Inquirer's team that covered a nuclear accident at the Three Mile Island electrical power plant, and received a citation for excellence from the Overseas Press Club for his reporting on the Islamic Revolution in Iran, among many other awards. He also worked for The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, and contributed articles to many magazines, including The Reader's Digest. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in interpreting contemporary affairs as an adjunct professor at Temple University in Philadelphia. Boldt received his university degree from Dartmouth with distinction in the major field of history.