Opinion Columns
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Some idiosyncratic observations of the elections so farMar 04, 2024 2:33 pm - Herewith some idiosyncratic, perhaps eccentric, observations on the electoral contests so far in this presidential cycle. 1. Turnout is down. In the first five contests —...
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Trump scores with the Supreme CourtMar 04, 2024 2:23 pm - The Supreme Court did not have to take up Trump's immunity case. When Jack Smith went to the court and asked them to fast-track the case — avoiding the delay that an appe...
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Let’s stop China’s ambition for world aviation dominanceMar 03, 2024 4:30 am - In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, now in its third year, Asia-Pacific regional safety, peace, stability and prosperity is increasingly important and is everyon...
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Rounding out Black History Month with National Geographic's 'Genius: MLK/X' anthologyMar 03, 2024 1:45 am - For the past two years, students in my Black History Sports Icons course have watched Regina King's Academy-nominated film “One Night in Miami” to begin our section on Mu...
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A pro-Russian U.S. president moves from fiction to realityMar 01, 2024 2:15 am - Way back when, I served as senior counsel to the Senate Intelligence Committee. That experience provided background for my 2011 novel “Drop By Drop.” In it, top U.S. offi...
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Nostalgia versus numbers: Challenging America's economic pessimismMar 01, 2024 1:30 am - America is celebrated for its economic dynamism and ample and generously paid employment opportunities. It's a nation that attracts immigrants from around the world. Yet ...
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The uncertain Ukraine war grinds onFeb 29, 2024 3:30 am - February brought the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the start of the third year of war. Despite brutal efforts by the much larger invader, includi...
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Democracy on the line, Americans decide whether to fight or foldFeb 29, 2024 3:30 am - “Sometimes the more absurd the lie, the more effective it is,” observed a former United Nations official in “Kiss the Future,” the new documentary produced by Matt Damon ...
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Endorsement: Rodgers for Kane County RecorderFeb 29, 2024 1:00 am - A newcomer and a familiar name to voters will face off in the Kane County recorder of deeds primary race. Democrats Brenda Rodgers, of Elgin, and Marisela Villegas, of Au...
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Biden Open-Door Policy: Some Facts and Historical ContextFeb 28, 2024 3:30 am - What's been missing these past couple of months from the coverage of and debate over the failed immigration bill? Some important basic facts and lots of historical contex...