Opinion Columns
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America squandering its power through foreign policy abusesJun 16, 2019 1:00 am - Last week we watched an unusual spectacle. The foreign minister of Germany, one of the United States' closest allies, went to Tehran and announced that a European paymen...
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The gift of laughter and a father's legacyJun 16, 2019 1:00 am - My father died with a smile on his face. But, of course, he would. A few days earlier, as his wife, my sister and I gathered around his bed in the intensive care unit, I...
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Dems' Trump dilemma: impeach, imprison -- or bluff?Jun 14, 2019 1:00 am - Is there any doubt that many Democrats agree with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when she says she wants to see President Donald Trump "in prison"? After the Mueller report,...
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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. ...