Opinion Columns
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Immigrants need to know their rights to protect themselves from ICEJul 14, 2019 1:00 am - There are many people reading this who wouldn't bat an eyelash if they saw an agent from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) walking up the driveway to their house...
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In presidential politics, the only certainty is uncertaintyJul 14, 2019 1:00 am - There is no clarity in the presidential race at this point, no obvious favorite, no predictable outcome. Every factor that favors President Donald Trump or the Democrats...
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Dems 2020 task: Convince voters to overlook economyJul 12, 2019 1:00 am - On Oct. 28, 1980, in the final debate of his race against Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan asked a question that has come to define presidential politics. "Next Tuesday all o...
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Spending cuts have been made; state must keep focus on revenueJul 12, 2019 1:00 am - J.B. Pritzker's first year as governor stands in stark contrast to that of his immediate predecessor Bruce Rauner. While the Rauner Administration struggled to find comm...
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A fond farewell to state I love that doesn't seem to love meJul 11, 2019 1:00 am - As a person who makes his living in the political world, a big part of what I try to do is separate my emotions from rational thought in hopes of being able to see the w...
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Democrats tread on sensitive groundJul 11, 2019 1:00 am - The Democratic Party's stampede to the presidency seems to be veering of late toward a racially charged contest. Between Joe Biden's admitted friendliness with segregat...
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Trump celebrates America's victories, but not its characterJul 10, 2019 1:00 am - The celebration of American independence is supposed to be a unifying national ritual. But we are a country with profound differences over the meaning of nationhood itse...
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When it comes to politics, Trump is a lucky manJul 09, 2019 1:00 am - The day after his dismal showing in the first Democratic debates, former Vice President Joe Biden said in Chicago: "Folks, the discussion in this race shouldn't be about...
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Facts of history, politics create confusion for conservatismJul 09, 2019 1:00 am - Today's crisis of conservatism has produced surprisingly few books that try to understand what exactly has happened to the venerable creed. For decades, conservatism was...
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I was persecuted in Sudan for being a Christian, but America welcomed meJul 08, 2019 1:00 am - It's a hard thing growing up knowing that you can't become who you want to become - not because you're not smart enough or don't work hard enough, but because of your fa...