Opinion Columns
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It piles up, this stuff in our wayJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - On Monday, singer John Legend, a star by any measure, tweeted his choice for president to his 13.2 million followers: "I'll be voting for Elizabeth Warren in the CA Demo...
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What editorial writers really hope forJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - On Sunday, we published an edited transcript of a conversation we had last week with Mark Galli, the Christianity Today editor who attracted the most attention of his ca...
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As witness fight rages, whistleblower fades awayJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - With a Senate impeachment trial likely just days away, President Donald Trump and Democrats are locked in a cycle of mutual trolling over whether the trial should includ...
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Outmigration and Illinois' unfair tax systemJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - The start of 2020 has brought us the beginning of a new decade and the start of an official election year. It's also brought a year in which the country will conduct its...
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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...