Opinion Columns
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Unexpected lessons we can learn from election coverageMar 12, 2026 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: The most important goal of election coverage, of course, is to help you understand the candidates and what they stand for. But as you follow the stories, you may be surprised at how much you are learning about our system and human nature itself.
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Grift and graft: A White House simply for saleMar 12, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins:
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Japan’s historic new leaderMar 12, 2026 4:00 am - Sanae Takaichi made history last fall when she became the first female prime minister in the history of Japan. Her professional mentors have included the late, powerful f...
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The problem was the policyMar 10, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The policies Kristi Noem could not defend on Capitol Hill last week were Donald Trump’s.
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Today’s epic rhetoric of warMar 08, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion:
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Two-front war: Trump attacks Iran overseas and Constitution at homeMar 08, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel:
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‘Because we can’ not good enoughMar 06, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: There is a political side to waging war, at home and on the ground. That's the part that this administration has done its best to ignore.
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Why health care is so expensive in America and what to do about itMar 06, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: America's health care system consistently ranks as the most expensive in the developed world. It's not, as some politicians claim, expensive because markets have failed. It's expensive because the market has been repeatedly blocked from succeeding.
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Getting beyond the hair’s breadth in political distortionMar 05, 2026 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: As a rule, I discourage outright cynicism when analyzing the news, but there is one venue where that approach may necessary. Political advertising.
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'Football Town' captures the exceptionism of a town and a nationMar 04, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Salena Zito: