Opinion Columns
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The abortion lobby has taken the first step toward reelecting Donald TrumpJun 14, 2019 1:00 am - One of the largest obstacles to the defeat of Donald Trump in the 2020 election is the radicalism of the Democratic Party on the issue of abortion. By forcing Joe Biden ...
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Visual shortcuts, the 'angry mob' and the power of editorial cartoonsJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - A picture, we all know, is worth a thousand words. But which thousand is often up to the individual viewer. This can be especially true when it comes to editorial cartoo...
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Increasing government brings increased conflictJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - By Walter E. Williams See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...
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Why aren't we talking about how to end abortion?Jun 12, 2019 1:00 am - The abortion issue is more divisive than ever, thanks to extreme anti-abortion legislation recently passed in some states and, lately, to Democratic presidential candida...
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Say no to taxes, taxes and more taxesJun 12, 2019 1:00 am - "I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." - Winston Churchill G...
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Court's voice needed to stem problems gerrymandering is causingJun 11, 2019 1:00 am - Gerrymandering has always been part of American politics. After all, the term was coined in 1812 after Massachusetts governor and Founding Father Elbridge Gerry endorsed...
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A century of promoting everyone's right to vote, not just womenJun 09, 2019 11:00 pm - Today, we proudly celebrate the 100th anniversary of Illinois' ratification of the 19th Amendment, which prohibited the denial of the right to vote on the basis of sex. ...
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Trump is destroying three decades of hard work with MexicoJun 09, 2019 1:00 am - Whatever the ultimate outcome of Donald Trump's conflict with Mexico, one consequence is already clear. He has undermined one of the most impressive American foreign pol...
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Civility doesn't just make our system function, it also makes it nobleJun 09, 2019 1:00 am - In his influential 1984 book, "The Naked Public Square," Richard John Neuhaus recalled attending an event featuring the late Jerry Falwell Sr., who delivered an angry ex...
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Swamp things storm the palaceJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - If there was "great love all around" during President Donald Trump's state visit to the United Kingdom, as he tweeted Monday, the participants royal and decidedly otherw...