Opinion Columns
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: Are polls understanding Republicans' support?Oct 02, 2022 1:00 am - Over the last three months, political journalists have been reporting a trend toward Democrats. The Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade, they have reported, has prov...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Trump's latest legal blunderOct 02, 2022 1:00 am - By now, it has become clear that President Donald Trump's hopes that the appointment of a special master would derail the Justice Department's investigation of him have ...
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Facts Matter: Hurricane warning shared on social media really is from 2016Oct 01, 2022 1:00 am - Shortly before Hurricane Ian hit Florida, social media users were sharing video of Fox News anchor Shepard Smith standing in front of a weather map while delivering a hu...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: In midterm politics, historical analogies work - until they don'tSep 30, 2022 1:00 am - If history is any guide, Democrats do not have a chance - not even a small a chance - of keeping control of the House in the midterm elections. But the question is: Is h...
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Chicago area needs to consider climate change in storm plansSep 29, 2022 1:00 am - I knew the recent storm here in the suburbs was trouble when my son noticed rainwater slowly dripping from a light fixture in my family room. I got off relatively easy. ...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Loan forgiveness with other people's moneySep 29, 2022 1:00 am - There was a time in America, more than a decade ago, when horror stories of six-figure student debt racked up by graduates with faint prospects and no idea how they'd re...
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Queen Elizabeth II showed suprising resilience of monarchySep 28, 2022 1:00 am - The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and the praise pouring in from almost all quarters for her 70 years of service make a powerful case, even for small-r republican and sm...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: America then and now: Reflections 1972-2022Sep 28, 2022 1:00 am - Three landmarks in time just took place. The Watergate break-in that led to a president resigning; Ms. magazine, chronicling the women's movement; and the John F. Kenned...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Can Democrats own the crime issue?Sep 27, 2022 1:00 am - It is a once in a generation opportunity. The Republicans, who have owned the crime issue in national politics since 1968, are losing it, turning themselves into pretzel...
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Amendment would guarantee right to collective bargainingSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - It's pretty hard to get 71% of Americans to agree on anything. Yet that's the historically high share of Americans who support labor unions, according to the most recent...