Opinion Columns
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Martire: Millions of reasons the Fair Tax failedDec 06, 2020 12:00 am - This November, voters failed to ratify an amendment to the Illinois constitution that would have permitted replacing the state's existing flat rate income tax with a gra...
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Estrich: What's next for Fox News?Dec 06, 2020 12:00 am - I had to laugh when President Donald Trump got mad at Fox News. He really did think Fox News was no more than the mouthpiece of the Republican National Committee. I'm su...
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Hamilton: History will revile COVID-19 deniersDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - When the history of this era is written, special attention should be reserved for the prominent U.S. politicians who dismissed or misrepresented the COVID-19 pandemic fo...
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Sowell: Remembering Walter E. WilliamsDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - Walter Williams loved teaching. Unlike too many other teachers today, he made it a point never to impose his opinions on his students. Those who read his newspaper colum...
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Williams: Black education doesn't have to be a tragedyDec 03, 2020 12:00 am - Editor's note: Walter E. Williams died Wednesday at age 83. He delivered this, his last column, on Tuesday. Several years ago, Project Baltimore began an investiga...
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York: Will Biden de-emphasize military?Dec 03, 2020 12:00 am - President-elect Joe Biden named his national security team last week. Antony Blinken will be nominated for secretary of state; Jake Sullivan for national security advis...
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Saunders: Remote learning widens school achievement gapDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - "You don't just have a partner in the White House," former Vice President Joe Biden told the National Education Association as he campaigned for the White House in July,...
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A bittersweet November and thoughts of presidents pastDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - Roses in the wind, waving before winter's cold comes. They signify our bittersweet November perfectly. The sky grows dark early, but with a burst of beauty on the bleak ...
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Trump, Giuliani have lost any pretense they care about the countryNov 30, 2020 10:00 pm - When Donald Trump's liar-for-hire Rudy Giuliani proclaimed last week that his master's election rejection was due to "a massive fraud," it wasn't only black hair dye tha...
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Cleaning out corruption goes beyond ousting MadiganNov 30, 2020 12:00 am - The most powerful state legislative leader in the country has been running Illinois for more than three decades - but his reign may be coming to an end. House Speaker Mi...