Opinion Columns
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Single women are the odd men out, politicallyAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - America's political parties are the oldest and third-oldest in the world, and they have competed for votes among a population that has been diverse since colonial times....
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GOP fiddles as America burnsAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - Republican politicians are taking their lead on energy policy from Emperor Nero who, according to legend, fiddled while Rome burned. No, wait, it's worse than that. Whil...
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Eliminating permanent punishments should be a public safety priorityAug 18, 2023 1:00 am - Advocates across the state are celebrating the Illinois Supreme Court's decision ruling the SAFE-T Act, which would eliminate cash bail, constitutional. This is a critic...
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Montana madnessAug 18, 2023 1:00 am - In 2020, a small group of Montana minors filed a lawsuit to force Montana officials to consider climate change when they approve fossil fuel projects. Their lawsuit, Hel...
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The impulse to link judges to who appointed themAug 17, 2023 1:00 am - A curious phrase is slipping into news reporting, social media commentaries and public vernacular on court reporting. These days, every story about a judicial ruling on ...
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The weakness of Biden impeachment articlesAug 17, 2023 1:00 am - There's a lot of talk among House Republicans about impeaching President Joe Biden. But GOP members disagree on whether there is enough evidence to go forward. On one ha...
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Celebrating India's pluralist foundation, but also fearing for itAug 16, 2023 1:00 am - I celebrate and agonize over India's Independence Day that was yesterday. When the British left, India decided to constitute a nation that had a commitment to secularism...
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After the U.S. credit downgrade, let's talk about a radical budgetary changeAug 16, 2023 1:00 am - Fitch Ratings just downgraded the U.S. government's credit rating due in part to Congress's erosion in governance. Indeed, year after year, we see the same political the...
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The wage gapAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - Everyone knows that men make more money than women do. The wage gap, it's called. What to do about it is the issue. In New Zealand, they're trying something new. Countin...
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Which states attract outsiders and which don't - 21st century versionAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - Let's take a time out from reports of indictments and threats of impeachment, from nostalgia for the 1940s days of American scientific creativity and ability to get big ...