Opinion Columns
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Helping Young Men Reach Their AmbitionsJan 08, 2024 11:40 am - Colleges and universities are preparing for the spring 2024 semester, and one current trend will be obvious at many campuses throughout the nation: there are fewer young ...
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Trump is innocentJan 06, 2024 6:23 pm - Trump Is Innocent Former President Donald Trump is innocent of directing, fomenting, encouraging or concocting an insurrection. He is innocent of these things until he is...
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The folly of following polls so far from Election DayJan 06, 2024 6:18 pm - A couple of months ago, the New York Times’ David Brooks wrote a column telling Democrats to chill out about the latest polls that showed President Biden trailing. Brooks...
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Time to extend 20th century ban on foreign-controlled broadcasters to 21st century TikTokJan 05, 2024 2:45 am - U.S. laws prohibiting foreign control of radio and TV stations are outmoded. It's easy to see why those laws were passed in the last century. Our government didn't want t...
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Backlash, anyone? The partisan efforts to keep Trump off ballotsJan 05, 2024 2:00 am - Former President Donald Trump's legal battle with Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows fits a pattern that played through 2023. It's complicated -- and so in the weeds...
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Uncomfortable questions that might help us understand issues in the newsJan 05, 2024 12:15 am - When I read many news stories about controversies these days, I often make a judgment supporting one side or another and then ask myself a question that, also often, make...
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Three economic myths to put to rest this yearJan 04, 2024 10:45 pm - As a new year dawns, it's customary to reflect on the past and set resolutions for the future. This year, let's resolve to greet three widespread claims with healthy dose...
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Genocide jujitsu: The Hamas lobby flips the factsJan 04, 2024 2:00 am - Nearly 80 years after the defeat of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler's Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda remains the go-to source for how-to advice on large-scale...
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Today’s editorial cartoonJan 04, 2024 1:30 am -
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Separating politics, mental illnessJan 03, 2024 12:28 pm - This is in response to a letter by Ed Schmitt headlined “A homework assignment for voters in 2024.” Using mental illness to explain Trump’s behavior is a poor approach. I...