Editing Pulitzer Prize for Commentary (section)

==Winners and citations==
The Commentary [[Pulitzer Prize|Pulitzer]] has been awarded to one person annually without exception—45 prizes in 44 years 1970–2014. No person has won it twice.<ref name=prize/>

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|- style="vertical-align:bottom;"
!Year
!Name(s)
!Publication
!width=50% |Rationale
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1970 Pulitzer Prize|1970]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Marquis|Childs}}'''
|'''''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]'''''
|'''"for distinguished commentary during 1969."'''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1971 Pulitzer Prize|1971]]'''
|'''{{sortname|William A.|Caldwell}}'''
|'''''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'''''
|'''"for his commentary in his daily column."'''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1972 Pulitzer Prize|1972]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Mike|Royko}}'''
|'''''[[Chicago Daily News]]'''''
|'''"for his columns during 1971."'''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1973 Pulitzer Prize|1973]]'''
|'''{{sortname|David S.|Broder}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for his columns during 1972."'''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1974 Pulitzer Prize|1974]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Edwin A.|Roberts Jr.}}'''
|'''''[[National Observer (United States)|National Observer]]'''''
|'''"for his commentary on public affairs during 1973."'''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1975 Pulitzer Prize|1975]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Mary|McGrory}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Star]]'''''
|'''"for her commentary on public affairs during 1974."'''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1976 Pulitzer Prize|1976]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Red|Smith|dab=sportswriter}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for his commentary on sports in 1975 and for many other years."'''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1977 Pulitzer Prize|1977]]'''
|'''{{sortname|George|Will}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for distinguished commentary on a variety of topics."'''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1978 Pulitzer Prize|1978]]'''
|'''{{sortname|William|Safire}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for commentary on the [[Bert Lance]] affair."'''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1979 Pulitzer Prize|1979]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Russell|Baker}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1980 Pulitzer Prize|1980]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Ellen|Goodman}}'''
|'''''[[The Boston Globe]]'''''
|
|-
|{{sortname|Richard|Reeves|dab=journalist}}
|[[Universal Press Syndicate]]
|
|-
|{{sortname|Carl|Rowan}}
|''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''
|
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1981 Pulitzer Prize|1981]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Dave|Anderson|dab=sportswriter}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for his commentary on sports."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Richard|Cohen|dab=commentator}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|
|-
|{{sortname|Howard|Rosenberg}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1982 Pulitzer Prize|1982]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Art|Buchwald}}'''
|'''''[[Los Angeles Times]]'''''
|
|-
|{{sortname|William|Greider}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|
|-
|{{sortname|William|Raspberry}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1983 Pulitzer Prize|1983]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Claude|Sitton}}'''
|'''''[[The News & Observer|The News and Observer]]'''''
|
|-
|{{sortname|Ross|Mackenzie|dab=journalist}}
|''[[The Richmond News Leader]]''
|
|-
|{{sortname|David|Rossie}}
|''[[Press & Sun-Bulletin|The Binghamton Evening Press]]''
|
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1984 Pulitzer Prize|1984]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Vermont C.|Royster}}'''
|'''''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'''''
|
|-
|{{sortname|Arnold|Rosenfeld}}
|''[[Dayton Daily News]]''
|
|-
|{{sortname|Dorothy|Storck}}
|''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''
|
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1985 Pulitzer Prize|1985]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Murray|Kempton}}'''
|'''''[[Newsday]]'''''
|'''"for witty and insightful reflection on public issues in 1984 and throughout a distinguished career."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Molly|Ivins}}
|''[[Dallas Times Herald]]''
|
|-
|{{sortname|Martin|Nolan|dab=journalist}}
|''[[The Boston Globe]]''
|
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1986 Pulitzer Prize|1986]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Jimmy|Breslin}}'''
|'''''[[New York Daily News]]'''''
|'''"for columns which consistently champion ordinary citizens."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Joseph|Kraft}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|"for incisive and thoughtful commentary on a wide range of public issues throughout a long and distinguished career."
|-
|{{sortname|Charles|Krauthammer}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|"for his gracefully written and clear commentary on a variety of issues."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1987 Pulitzer Prize|1987]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Charles|Krauthammer}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for his witty and insightful columns on national issues."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Richard|Cohen|dab=commentator}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|"for his eloquent columns on social and political issues."
|-
|{{sortname|Donald|Kaul}}
|''[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)|The Gazette]]''
|"for his compelling commentary on national events."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=4 |'''[[1988 Pulitzer Prize|1988]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Dave|Barry}}'''
|'''''[[Miami Herald]]'''''
|'''"for his consistently effective use of humor as a device for presenting fresh insights into serious concerns."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Ira|Berkow}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for thoughtful commentary on the sports scene."
|-
|{{sortname|Molly|Ivins}}
|''[[Dallas Times Herald]]''
|"for her witty columns on a variety of social and political issues."
|-
|{{sortname|Michael|Kinsley}}
|[[United Feature Syndicate]]
|"for his incisive commentary on a wide range of political topics."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1989 Pulitzer Prize|1989]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Clarence|Page}}'''
|'''''[[Chicago Tribune]]'''''
|'''"for his provocative columns on local and national affairs."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Richard|Cohen|dab=commentator}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|"for his clear and controlled commentary on social and political topics."
|-
|{{sortname|Michael|Kinsley}}
|[[United Feature Syndicate]]
|"for informed commentary on a variety of national issues."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1990 Pulitzer Prize|1990]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Jim|Murray|dab=sportswriter}}'''
|'''''[[Los Angeles Times]]'''''
|'''"for his sports columns."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Richard|Cohen|dab=commentator}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|"for his columns on national issues."
|-
|{{sortname|Walter|Goodman|dab=critic}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for his columns about television."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=4 |'''[[1991 Pulitzer Prize|1991]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Jim|Hoagland}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for searching and prescient columns on events leading up to the [[Gulf War]] and on the political problems of [[Mikhail Gorbachev]]."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Rheta|Grimsley Johnson}}
|''[[The Commercial Appeal]]''
|"for her insightful columns on a variety of topics."
|-
|{{sortname|Philip|Terzian}}
|''[[The Providence Journal]]''
|"for his gracefully written columns about national and international events."
|-
|{{sortname|William|Woo}}
|''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]''
|"for his thoughtful columns on local and national subjects."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1992 Pulitzer Prize|1992]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Anna|Quindlen}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for her compelling columns on a wide range of personal and political topics."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Liz|Balmaseda}}
|''[[Miami Herald]]''
|"for her columns about [[Cuban migration to Miami|local Cuban-Americans]] and the issues affecting the immigrant community."
|-
|{{sortname|Robert|Lipsyte}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for his insightful commentary on the world of sports."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1993 Pulitzer Prize|1993]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Liz|Balmaseda}}'''
|'''''[[Miami Herald]]'''''
|'''"for her commentary from Haiti about [[1991 Haitian coup d'état|deteriorating political and social conditions]] and her columns about [[Cuban migration to Miami|Cuban-Americans in Miami]]."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Betty|DeRamus}}
|''[[The Detroit News]]''
|"for her columns about the problems and promise of urban America."
|-
|{{sortname|Bill|Johnson|dab=journalist}}
|''[[The Orange County Register]]''
|"for his impressionistic accounts of his South Central Los Angeles neighborhood before and after the riots."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1994 Pulitzer Prize|1994]]'''
|'''{{sortname|William|Raspberry}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for his compelling commentaries on a variety of social and political topics."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Jane|Daugherty}}
|''[[Detroit Free Press]]''
|"for her 'Children First' columns, about issues affecting the youngest Americans.."
|-
|{{sortname|Peter|King|dab=journalist}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|"for his columns about California, filed from around the state."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1995 Pulitzer Prize|1995]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Jim|Dwyer|dab=journalist}}'''
|'''''[[Newsday]]'''''
|'''"for his compelling and compassionate columns about [[New York City]]."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Paul|Gigot}}
|''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''
|"for his insightful columns on Washington politics."
|-
|{{sortname|Carl|Rowan}}
|''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''
|"for his columns disclosing corruption and mismanagement at the [[NAACP]], which prompted reforms at the civil rights organization."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=2 |'''[[1996 Pulitzer Prize|1996]]'''
|'''{{sortname|E. R.|Shipp}}'''
|'''''[[New York Daily News]]'''''
|'''"for her penetrating columns on race, welfare and other social issues."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Dorothy|Rabinowitz}}
|''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''
|"for her columns effectively challenging key cases of alleged child abuse."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1997 Pulitzer Prize|1997]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Eileen|McNamara}}'''
|'''''[[The Boston Globe]]'''''
|'''"for her many-sided columns on [[Massachusetts]] people and issues."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Tony|Kornheiser}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|"for his evocative columns ranging from sports and politics to tales of heroes and fools."
|-
|{{sortname|Deborah|Work}}
|''[[Sun Sentinel]]''
|"for speaking out in highly personal yet broadly relevant columns in roles as diverse as parent, citizen, critic and philosopher."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=4 |'''[[1998 Pulitzer Prize|1998]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Mike|McAlary}}'''
|'''''[[New York Daily News]]'''''
|'''"for reporting on the [[Assault of Abner Louima|brutalization of a Haitian immigrant by police officers]] at a Brooklyn stationhouse."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Bob|Greene}}
|''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
|"for his columns devoted to local children whose lives were mishandled by the welfare and judicial systems."
|-
|{{sortname|Robert J.|Samuelson}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|"for his knowledgeable and analytical columns on a wide variety of national subjects."
|-
|{{sortname|Patricia|Smith|dab=journalist}}
|''[[The Boston Globe]]''
|"for her lyrical and evocative columns on an assortment of urban topics."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1999 Pulitzer Prize|1999]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Maureen|Dowd}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for her fresh and insightful columns on the impact of [[Clinton–Lewinsky scandal|President Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky]]."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Nat|Hentoff}}
|''[[The Village Voice]]''
|"for his passionate columns championing free expression and individual rights."
|-
|{{sortname|Donald|Kaul}}
|''[[The Des Moines Register]]''
|"for his witty columns from Washington on politics and other national issues."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2000 Pulitzer Prize|2000]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Paul|Gigot}}'''
|'''''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'''''
|'''"for his informative and insightful columns on politics and government."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Michael|Kelly|dab=editor}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|"for his enlightening and entertaining observations on cultural and political issues."
|-
|{{sortname|Colbert I.|King}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|"for his caring, persuasive columns addressing social and urban problems."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=4 |'''[[2001 Pulitzer Prize|2001]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Dorothy|Rabinowitz}}'''
|'''''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'''''
|'''"for her articles on American society and culture."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Karen|Heller}}
|''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''
|"for her humorous columns on modern life and popular culture."
|-
|{{sortname|Derrick Z.|Jackson}}
|''[[The Boston Globe]]''
|"for his perceptive, versatile columns on such subjects as politics, education and race."
|-
|{{sortname|Trudy|Rubin}}
|''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''
|"for her keenly analytical columns on the Middle East."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2002 Pulitzer Prize|2002]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Thomas|Friedman}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for his clarity of vision, based on extensive reporting, in commenting on the [[War on terror|worldwide impact of the terrorist threat]]."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Michael|Daly|dab=journalist}}
|''[[New York Daily News]]''
|"for his compassionate and humane columns, particularly those written after the [[September 11 attacks|terrorist attack on New York City]]."
|-
|{{sortname|Nat|Hentoff}}
|''[[The Village Voice]]''
|"for his persuasive and authoritative columns on the [[Patriot Act|threats to American civil liberties]] following the [[September 11 attacks|September 11th terrorist attacks]]."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2003 Pulitzer Prize|2003]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Colbert I.|King}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for his against-the-grain columns that speak to people in power with ferocity and wisdom."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Edward|Achorn}}
|''[[The Providence Journal]]''
|"for his clear, tenacious call to action against [[Operation Plunder Dome|government corruption in Rhode Island]]."
|-
|{{sortname|Mark|Holmberg}}
|''[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]''
|"for his thought provoking, strongly reported columns on a broad range of topics."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2004 Pulitzer Prize|2004]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Leonard|Pitts}}'''
|'''''[[Miami Herald]]'''''
|'''"for his fresh, vibrant columns that spoke, with both passion and compassion, to ordinary people on often divisive issues."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Nicholas|Kristof}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for his columns that, through rigorous reporting and powerful writing, often gave voice to forgotten people trapped in misery."
|-
|{{sortname|Cynthia|Tucker|dab=journalist}}
|''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]''
|"for her forceful, persuasive columns that confronted sacred cows and hot topics with unswerving candor."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2005 Pulitzer Prize|2005]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Connie|Schultz}}'''
|'''''[[The Plain Dealer]]'''''
|'''"for her pungent columns that provided a voice for the underdog and underprivileged."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Nicholas|Kristof}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for his powerful columns that portrayed suffering among the developing world's often forgotten people and stirred action."
|-
|{{sortname|Tommy|Tomlinson|dab=journalist}}
|''[[The Charlotte Observer]]''
|"for his provocative columns with a wide-ranging human touch."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2006 Pulitzer Prize|2006]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Nicholas|Kristof}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for his graphic, deeply reported columns that, at personal risk, focused attention on [[genocide in Darfur]] and that gave voice to the voiceless in other parts of the world."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Chris|Rose|dab=journalist}}
|''[[The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate|The Times-Picayune]]''
|"for his vibrant and compassionate columns that gave voice to the afflictions of [[New Orleans|his city]] after it was struck by [[Hurricane Katrina]]."
|-
|{{sortname|Cynthia|Tucker|dab=journalist}}
|''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]''
|"for her pungent, clear-eyed columns that tackled controversial issues with frankness and fortitude."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2007 Pulitzer Prize|2007]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Cynthia|Tucker|dab=journalist}}'''
|'''''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'''''
|'''"for her courageous, clear-headed columns that evince a strong sense of morality and persuasive knowledge of the community."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Ruth|Marcus|dab=journalist}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|"for her intelligent and incisive commentary on a range of subjects, using a voice that can be serious or playful."
|-
|{{sortname|Joe|Nocera}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for his piercing, authoritative columns on business, often spotlighting misdeeds and flaws in corporate culture."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2008 Pulitzer Prize|2008]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Steven|Pearlstein}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for his insightful columns that explore the nation's complex economic ills with masterful clarity."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Regina|Brett}}
|''[[The Plain Dealer]]''
|"for her passionate columns on alienated teenagers in a dangerous city neighborhood."
|-
|{{sortname|John|Kass}}
|''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
|"for his hard-hitting columns on the abuse of local political power and a lively range of topics in a colorful city."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2009 Pulitzer Prize|2009]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Eugene|Robinson|dab=journalist}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for his eloquent columns on the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 presidential campaign]] that focus on the election of the [[Barack Obama|first African-American president]], showcasing graceful writing and grasp of the larger historic picture."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Regina|Brett}}
|''[[The Plain Dealer]]''
|"for her range of compelling columns that move the heart, challenge authority and often trigger action while giving readers deeper insight into life's challenges."
|-
|{{sortname|Paul|Krugman}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for his prophetic columns on economic peril during a [[2008 financial crisis|year of financial calamity]], blending the scholarly knowledge of a distinguished economist with the skill of a wordsmith."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2010 Pulitzer Prize|2010]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Kathleen|Parker}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for her perceptive, often witty columns on an array of political and moral issues."'''
|-
|{{sortname|David|Leonhardt}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for his illumination of the nation's most pressing and complex economic concerns, from [[Affordable Care Act|health care reform]] to the [[Great Recession|worst recession]] in decades."
|-
|{{sortname|Phillip|Morris|dab=journalist}}
|''[[The Plain Dealer]]''
|"for his columns that close the distance between the reader and the rough streets of the city, confronting hard realities without leaving people to feel hopeless."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2011 Pulitzer Prize|2011]]'''
|'''{{sortname|David|Leonhardt}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for his graceful penetration of America's complicated economic questions, from the [[National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform|federal budget deficit]] to [[Affordable Care Act|health care reform]]."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Phillip|Morris|dab=journalist}}
|''[[The Plain Dealer]]''
|"for his blend of local storytelling and unpredictable opinions, enlarging the discussion of controversial issues that stir a big city."
|-
|{{sortname|Mary|Schmich}}
|''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
|"for her versatile columns exploring life and the concerns of a metropolis with whimsy and poignancy."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2012 Pulitzer Prize|2012]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Mary|Schmich}}'''
|'''''[[Chicago Tribune]]'''''
|'''"for her wide range of down-to-earth columns that reflect the character and capture the culture of her famed city."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Nicholas|Kristof}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for his valorous columns that transport readers into dangerous international scenes, from Egypt to Kenya to Cambodia, often focusing on the disenfranchised and always providing insight."
|-
|{{sortname|Steve|Lopez}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|"for his engaging commentary on death and dying, marked by pieces on his own father's rapid physical and mental decline, that stir readers to address end-of-life questions."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2013 Pulitzer Prize|2013]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Bret|Stephens}}'''
|'''''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'''''
|'''"for his incisive columns on American foreign policy and domestic politics, often enlivened by a contrarian twist."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Mark|Di Ionno}}
|''[[The Star-Ledger]]''
|"for his hard hitting columns on [[Hurricane Sandy]], the [[Suicide of Tyler Clementi|death of a gay college student]] and other local events and issues."
|-
|{{sortname|Juliette|Kayyem}}
|''[[The Boston Globe]]''
|"for her colorful, well reported columns on an array of issues, from [[women in combat]] to [[Arctic Refuge drilling controversy|oil drilling in Alaska]]."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2014 Pulitzer Prize|2014]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Stephen|Henderson|dab=journalist}}'''
|'''''[[Detroit Free Press]]'''''
|'''"for his columns on the [[Detroit bankruptcy|financial crisis facing his hometown]], written with passion and a stirring sense of place, sparing no one in their critique."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Kevin|Cullen}}
|''[[The Boston Globe]]''
|"for his street-wise local columns that capture the spirit of a city, especially after its famed [[Boston Marathon bombing|marathon was devastated by terrorist bombings]]."
|-
|{{sortname|Lisa|Falkenberg}}
|''[[Houston Chronicle]]''
|"for her provocative metro columns written from the perspective of a sixth-generation Texan, often challenging the powerful and giving voice to the voiceless."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2015 Pulitzer Prize|2015]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Lisa|Falkenberg}}'''
|'''''[[Houston Chronicle]]'''''
|'''"for vividly-written, groundbreaking columns about [[Grand juries in the United States|grand jury]] abuses that led to a wrongful conviction and other egregious problems in the legal and immigration systems."'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Commentary |url=http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2015-Commentary |publisher=The Pulitzer Prizes |access-date=20 April 2015}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|David|Carr|dab=journalist}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for columns on the media whose subjects range from threats to cable television's profit-making power to [[Social media use by the Islamic State|ISIS's use of modern media]] to menace its enemies."{{efn|Posthumously.}}
|-
|{{sortname|Matthew|Kaminski}}
|''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''
|"for columns from Ukraine, sometimes reported near heavy fighting, deepening readers' insights into the causes behind the [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|conflict with Russia]] and the nature and motives of the people involved."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2016 Pulitzer Prize|2016]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Farah|Stockman}}'''
|'''''[[The Boston Globe]]'''''
|'''"for extensively reported columns that probe the [[Boston desegregation busing crisis|legacy of busing in Boston]] and its [[School desegregation in Boston|effect on education]] in the city with a clear eye on ongoing racial contradictions."'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Farah Stockman |url=http://www.pulitzer.org/winners/farah-stockman |publisher=The Pulitzer Prizes |access-date=6 Jun 2016}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Nicholas|Kristof}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for courageously reported and deeply felt columns focused on the crisis of [[Refugees of the Syrian civil war|refugees from Syria]] and other war-torn regions."
|-
|{{sortname|Steve|Lopez}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|"for richly nuanced columns written in an elegant voice illuminating huge inequalities in wealth and opportunity in contemporary Los Angeles."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2017 Pulitzer Prize|2017]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Peggy|Noonan}}'''
|'''''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'''''
|'''"for rising to the moment with beautifully rendered columns that connected readers to the shared virtues of Americans during one of the nation's most [[2016 United States presidential election|divisive political campaigns]]."'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Commentary |url=http://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-category/212 |access-date=11 April 2017}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Dahleen|Glanton}}
|''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
|"for bold, clear columns by a writer who cast aside sacred cows and conventional wisdom to speak powerfully and passionately about politics and race in Chicago and beyond."
|-
|{{sortname|Trudy|Rubin}}
|''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''
|"for eloquent commentary written in world hotspots from [[Molenbeek-Saint-Jean|Molenbeek near Brussels]] to the chancelleries of [[Beijing]], reminding Americans of the importance of the foreign beat during a year when their tendency was to turn inward."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2018 Pulitzer Prize|2018]]'''
|'''{{sortname|John|Archibald|dab=writer}}'''
|'''[[The Birmingham News|Alabama Media Group]]'''
|'''"for for lyrical and courageous commentary that is rooted in [[Alabama]] but has a national resonance in scrutinizing corrupt politicians, championing the rights of women and calling out hypocrisy."'''<ref name="Commentary">{{cite web |title=John Archibald Alabama Media Group |url=http://www.pulitzer.org/winners/john-archibald-alabama-media-group |access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Jelani|Cobb}}
|''[[The New Yorker]]''
|"for combining masterful writing with a deep knowledge of history and a deft reporter's touch to bring context and clarity to the issue of race at a time when respectful dialogue on the subject often gives way to finger-pointing and derision."
|-
|{{sortname|Steve|Lopez}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|"for graceful columns rich in detail that vividly illustrated how the crippling [[California housing shortage|cost of housing in California]] is becoming an existential crisis for the state."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2019 Pulitzer Prize|2019]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Tony|Messenger}}'''
|'''''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]'''''
|'''"for bold columns that exposed the malfeasance and injustice of forcing poor rural Missourians charged with misdemeanor crimes to pay unaffordable fines or be sent to jail."'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Commentary |url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/tony-messenger-st-louis-post-dispatch |access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Caitlin|Flanagan}}
|''[[The Atlantic]]''
|"for luminous columns that expertly explore the intersection of gender and politics with a personal, yet keenly analytical, point of view."
|-
|{{sortname|Melinda|Henneberger}}
|''[[The Kansas City Star]]''
|"for examining, in spare and courageous writing, institutional sexism and misogyny within her [[Kareem Hunt|hometown NFL team]], her [[Eric Greitens|former governor's office]] and the Catholic Church."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2020 Pulitzer Prize|2020]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Nikole|Hannah-Jones}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for a sweeping, deeply reported and personal essay for the ground-breaking [[1619 Project]], which seeks to place the [[Slavery in the United States|enslavement of Africans]] at the center of America's story, prompting public conversation about the nation's founding and evolution."'''<ref name=prize/>
|-
|{{sortname|Sally|Jenkins}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|"for columns that marshal a broad knowledge of history and culture to remind the sports world of its responsibility to uphold basic values of equity, fairness and tolerance."
|-
|{{sortname|Steve|Lopez}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|"for purposeful columns about rising [[Skid Row, Los Angeles|homelessness in Los Angeles]], which amplified calls for government action to deal with a long-visible public crisis."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2021 Pulitzer Prize|2021]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Michael Paul|Williams}}'''
|'''''[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]'''''
|'''"for penetrating and historically insightful columns that guided [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], a former [[Richmond in the American Civil War|capital of the Confederacy]], through the painful and complicated process of [[Robert E. Lee Monument (Richmond, Virginia)|dismantling the city's monuments to white supremacy]]."'''<ref name="prize"/>
|-
|{{sortname|Melinda|Henneberger}}
|''[[The Kansas City Star]]''
|"for tenacious and deeply reported columns on failures in the criminal justice system, forcefully arguing how systemic problems and abuses affect the larger community."
|-
|{{sortname|Roy|Johnson|dab=journalist}}
|[[The Birmingham News|Alabama Media Group]]
|"for evocative columns on race and remembrance written with style, urgency, and moral clarity."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=4 |'''[[2022 Pulitzer Prize|2022]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Melinda|Henneberger}}'''
|'''''[[The Kansas City Star]]'''''
|'''"for persuasive columns demanding justice for alleged victims of a retired police detective accused of being a sexual predator."'''<ref name=2022Pulitzer>{{cite web |url=https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/2022|title="2022 Pulitzer Prizes & Finalists" |website=[[The Pulitzer Prizes|Pulitzer Prize]] |date=May 9, 2022 |accessdate=May 9, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Julian|Aguon}}
|''[[The Atlantic]]''
|"for an illuminating essay that explores the familiar threats of climate change through the lesser-known stories of [[Climate Vulnerable Forum|Indigenous Pacific Island communities who are fighting rising seas]] with a resilience that is both heartbreaking and hopeful."
|-
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Zeynep|Tufekci}}
|''[[The Atlantic]]''
|rowspan=2 |"for her insightful, often prescient, columns on the pandemic and American culture, published in ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[The Atlantic]]'', that brought clarity to the shifting official guidance and compelled us towards greater compassion and informed response."
|-
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2023 Pulitzer Prize|2023]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Kyle|Whitmire}}'''
|'''[[The Birmingham News|Alabama Media Group]]'''
|'''"for measured and persuasive columns that document how [[Alabama in the American Civil War|Alabama's Confederate heritage]] still colors the present with racism and exclusion, told through tours of its first capital, its mansions and monuments—and through the history that has been omitted."'''<ref>{{cite web |title=The 2023 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Commentary |url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/kyle-whitmire-alcom-birmingham |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=[[The Pulitzer Prizes|Pulitzer Prize]]}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Xochitl|Gonzalez}}
|''[[The Atlantic]]''
|"for thoughtful, versatile and entertaining columns that explore how gentrification and the predominant white culture in the U.S. stifle the physical and emotional expression of racial minorities."{{efn|Moved by the Pulitzer board from the [[Pulitzer Prize for Criticism|Criticism]] category.}}
|-
|{{sortname|Monica|Hesse}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|"for columns that convey the anger and dread that many Americans felt about [[Abortion in the United States|losing their right to abortion]] after the Supreme Court [[Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization|overturned]] ''[[Roe v. Wade]].''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2024 Pulitzer Prize|2024]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Vladimir|Kara-Murza}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for passionate columns written under great personal risk from his prison cell, warning of the consequences of [[Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia|dissent in Vladimir Putin's Russia]] and insisting on a democratic future for his country."'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/vladimir-kara-murza-contributor-washington-post |date=May 4, 2024 |publisher=[[Pulitzer Prize]] |title=Vladimir Kara-Murza, contributor, The Washington Post}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Jay Caspian|Kang}}
|''[[The New Yorker]]''
|"for original columns that force us to reexamine popular narratives and reframe such critical topics as affirmative action, racial politics and the portrayal of gun violence."
|-
|{{sortname|Brian|Lyman}}
|''[[Alabama Reflector]]''
|"for brave, clear and pointed columns that challenge ever-more-repressive state policies flouting democratic norms and targeting vulnerable populations, written with the command and authority of a veteran political observer."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2025 Pulitzer Prize|2025]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Mosab|Abu Toha}}'''
|'''''[[The New Yorker]]'''''
|'''"for essays on the [[War crimes in the Gaza war|physical and emotional carnage in Gaza]] that combine deep reporting with the intimacy of memoir to convey the Palestinian experience of more than a year and a half of [[Gaza war|war with Israel]]."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Gustavo|Arellano}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|"for vivid columns reported from across the [[Southwestern United States|Southwest]] that shattered stereotypes and probed complex shifts in politics in an [[2024 United States elections|election year]] when [[Latino vote|Latinos were pivotal voters]]."
|-
|{{sortname|Jerry|Brewer}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|"for his perceptive and informed use of sports to examine critical social divisions in America through difficult conversations about race, gender and media bias."
|}