Columns
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Parsing the new call to defend ‘Western civilization’Dec 21, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: While the president’s new national security policy correctly argues that a strategy is a statement on ends and means, the ends and the means it describes do not explain how the administration will seek to get from Point A to Point B.
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The quiet engine behind Gen Z and Millennial malaiseDec 21, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy:
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Facts Matter: Post about Trump wasn’t from Rob ReinerDec 20, 2025 6:23 pm - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that Rob Reiner vowed not to post on X again unless President Trump goes to prison, former President Obama plans to run again and more.
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Illinois politicians finally gave business some breaks in 2025Dec 20, 2025 12:03 pm - State lawmakers and local leaders avoided taxes and cut regulations in 2025 to improve the state’s business climate, reduce costs and signal that job creators matter.
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Illinois education officials brace for lean fiscal year aheadDec 19, 2025 2:12 pm - Illinois Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders cautioned members of the State Board of Education Wednesday not to get their hopes up for any big increase in K-12 schoo...
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Criminality, ineptitude and the question that won’t go awayDec 19, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Ralph Martire: A question for die-hard President Trump supporters, what keeps you on board? Is it his criminal behavior or inept policies?
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Rob Reiner and Donald TrumpDec 19, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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Antisemitism thrives on appeasementDec 19, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel:
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Greenberg: Who cares about a new Bears stadium with the Packers coming to town?Dec 18, 2025 6:16 pm - Jon Greenberg: There Warren was Wednesday, days before the Bears are set to play Green Bay in a massive game at Soldier Field, putting himself in the news and reminding everyone that he still hasn’t finalized the team’s plans for a new stadium, his one true job.
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IHSA playoff football expansion is here, ready or notDec 18, 2025 5:33 pm - Ready or not, IHSA playoff football expansion is coming.