Opinion Columns
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Heading toward midterm elections, Democrats not up off the floorAug 05, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone:
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The Harvard fight: Money v. principleAug 03, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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Another mass shooting, another butcher’s bogus rationaleAug 03, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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Democratic anger vs. Trump accomplishmentAug 01, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York: New poll shows voters have more confidence in Republicans than Democrats to handle key issues, despite disapproving of Trump's handling of economy, inflation, tariffs, and foreign policy.
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner's death: A reminder to make the most of our livesAug 01, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson: For my generation, the storylines revolving around Malcolm Jamal-Warner’s character Theo on the ‘Cosby Show’ were awe-inspiring because his character was upstanding and not stereotypical
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Things you can learn in newspaper stories about something elseJul 31, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: From time to time, I like to take off on a routine inspired by the late, great Chicago Sun-Times columnist Sydney J. Harris, who often found the most intriguing facts in unexpected places and compiled them into columns under the theme “things I learned while looking up something else.
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Columbia strikes deal with Trump. Will rest of higher education follow?Jul 31, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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Are ex-presidents a help or a hindrance?Jul 31, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: The number of living ex-presidents has historically fluctuated during times of national crisis. Recent partisan divides between presidents have eroded norms of comity and respect between predecessors and successors.
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Don’t let innovation be a casualty of policyJul 30, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Mark Denzler: The EPIC Act aims to correct an imbalance in drug development that favors complex biologics over convenient, affordable pill-based treatments
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As clock ticks, plenty of fodder for Social Security hearingJul 29, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: With Social Security Trust Fund projected to run dry in 8 years, Senators Cassidy and Kaine have proposed creating a $1.5T sovereign wealth fund to maintain benefits, but questions remain about feasibility and potential market distortion.