Opinion Columns
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Racial inequities force us all to pay the 'cost of segregation'Jan 14, 2020 10:00 pm - Racial equity matters deeply to me. It should matter to all of us. Chicago has the biggest life expectancy gap of the 50 largest cities in the United States. On the Sout...
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The political risks of perfection in ad targetingJan 14, 2020 12:00 am - When I go on Facebook, I don't see many ads for garden equipment, power tools or even big TVs and sound systems. But comfortable work clothes for a woman of a certain ag...
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If 'nations with allies thrive,' we may be in a crisis of faithJan 14, 2020 12:00 am - Retired Marine Corps Gen. Jim Mattis, the former secretary of defense and an exceptionally well-read warrior, has said, "Throughout history, we see nations with allies t...
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'Sources of conduct' show challenges of Iranian containmentJan 12, 2020 12:00 am - As the United States and Iran have taken a step back from confrontation, the questions going forward are what happens next and is there a path for the United States to a...
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In the Soleimani assassination, Trump threads the needle between boldness and rashnessJan 10, 2020 12:00 am - Much of the domestic and international critique of President Donald Trump's unusual and unilateral decision to assassinate top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani centers arou...
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Remembering tragedy can be link to hopeJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - A.J. Freund died before his sixth birthday, but he may have accomplished something important in his difficult short life. That will not be because the Crystal Lake boy s...
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Persecution of Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang meets with silence on the arab streetJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - In a previous article, LTC Sargis Sangari, CEO of the Near East Center for Strategic Engagement, discussed the "backyard wars" concept in terms of the necessity for the ...
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Young and fearless give hope for protecting rights in IndiaJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - Until just a few days ago, it felt like a dark cloud had descended over India. Its secular past was a distant memory. A Hindu supremacist party, the BJP, led by Prime Mi...
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Behind Bolton's decisionJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - Former national security adviser John Bolton shook up the Trump impeachment standoff recently with his announcement that, if subpoenaed, he is "prepared to testify" befo...
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'Cancel culture' candidates don't make the cut in Democratic primaryJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro announced last week that he was bowing out of the 2020 Democratic primary. The only reason to notice or care...