Opinion Columns
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Bad news for Republicans, warnings for both partiesNov 12, 2025 11:19 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: In the 2025 gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, Democrats performed significantly better than expected, indicating a potential backlash against the Trump Republican Party. Ironically, an adverse Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s tariffs could be his saving grace.
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Finding meaning in an accelerated, increasingly digital worldNov 12, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson: From continued reading on social media research on Gen Z, I often think about how different adolescence is for them than it was for me.
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Does ChatGPT write me better than I do?Nov 11, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel:
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The Mamdani latteNov 11, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Most of the time, registering as unenrolled is a lot like wearing work boots without having the construction job, or wearing the Harley Davidson T-shirt even though you don't own a motorcycle.
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The radical commitment to showing hope, not hateNov 10, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Tom Montgomery Fate: Given my recent participation in nonviolent protests at the Broadview Detention Center in suburban Chicago, it has been frustrating to see how we have been depicted by ICE and the Department of Homeland Security.
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The worrisome signals in Trump’s nuclear saber rattlingNov 09, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: It is worrying that President Trump is not on the same page with other members of his administration, but it is more worrying that he is sending a signal that might be misinterpreted by other nations and lead to a breakout of nuclear testing.
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Former Biden press secretary’s unimpressive party switchNov 09, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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Lincoln library now home to rare, unusual letterNov 08, 2025 4:00 am - The short, handwritten note is a typical letter of reference for a man seeking a job. But the author is the president of the United States. It is also 1861, and the job seeker is a Black man.
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The test for a Conservative courtNov 07, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The Supreme Court is facing a critical case that will determine whether it is truly a conservative court upholding the Constitution or a court beholden to President Trump's agenda.
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Washington’s use of the ‘emergency’ label comes to a headNov 07, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: A republic that treats emergencies as a governing philosophy is a republic that lives without its safeguards. We must put the word back in its place: as one describing something rare, reviewable, temporary and paid for.e