Opinion Columns
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South Korea provides lesson in successful democracyApr 10, 2025 3:17 pm - The troubled tenure of South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol formally came to an end on April 4. The nation’s Constitutional Court officially ruled that he had exceeded h...
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Employee ownership made my retirement possible; let’s make every worker an ownerApr 10, 2025 2:47 pm - Most Americans have little to nothing saved for retirement, and retiring early, like Steven Schmidt did, is out of the question. Schmidt credits his good fortune to the employee stock ownership plan at the company where he worked for 41 years.
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Tim Walz and what might have beenApr 10, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York:
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On paying attention — to the news and in classApr 10, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: With Trump's tariffs, suddenly dusty history lessons seem relevant; we're rushing to study economics too. But beware confirmation bias. Read widely, stay open-minded.
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Holocaust Denial: Trump's assault on DEI is an affront to American historyApr 09, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: On the anniversary of MLK's death, Trump golfs and brushes off stock market crash he caused, while his administration wages war on teaching diversity and truth about slavery's legacy.
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After the 2024 presidential campaign, the booksApr 08, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Biden's overambition and Harris' political missteps doomed the Democrats in 2024, granting Trump an easy path to victory, as detailed in the new book "Fight.“
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President Laura Loomer?Apr 08, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: No one told Donald Trump that the president of the United States has no business meeting with a disreputable hater like Laura Loomer, let alone taking her advice. Look at his Cabinet. Look at his senior staff. You don't get there by giving tough advice.
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Rhetoric and reality on American manufacturingApr 07, 2025 1:23 pm - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: The "America doesn't manufacture anymore" myth is just that - a myth. Output keeps rising even as jobs decline. Protectionism won't revive old jobs lost to progress.
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Protecting Medicaid's promise for people with intellectual and developmental disabilitiesApr 07, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Rich Bobby: Medicaid cuts threaten vital support systems for people with disabilities, forcing impossible choices about critical services and unraveling progress towards independent living.
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Trump seems bent on political self-harmApr 06, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: