Opinion Columns
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Trump's China policy: incoherent, value-freeAug 16, 2019 1:00 am - A concern for human rights and democracy has often been seen as an add-on to our country's foreign policy, an attractive veneer over the usual realpolitik. But President...
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China does not have the upper hand in Hong Kong. Trump does.Aug 16, 2019 1:00 am - By Marc A. Thiessen President Donald Trump has warned China that it must respond "humanely" to the protests in Hong Kong if it wants a trade deal, for the first time sug...
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Like it or not, age will be an issue in 2020 presidential campaignAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - Here are the ages that the top presidential candidates will be on Inauguration Day, 2021: Bernie Sanders, 79; Joe Biden, 78; Donald Trump, 74; and Elizabeth Warren, 71. ...
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How should Americans engage globally?Aug 15, 2019 1:00 am - By Lee H. Hamilton I've been struck recently by news coverage of climate change and humans' degradation of the planet. Two opposing themes keep appearing. One is the sen...
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How important is today's racial discrimination?Aug 14, 2019 1:00 am - See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...
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The land of the free and the home of the rent-seekersAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - Given its surplus of violence and scarcity of resources, Chicago surely has bigger things to worry about than the menace, as the city sees it, of Laura Pekarik's cupcake...
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By spreading conspiracy theories, Trump undermines a belief in truth itselfAug 13, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump will do just about anything to get his daily, hypodermic fix of attention, including the spread of racist tropes and conspiracy theories. And no, ...
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Kashmir citizens must resolve region's statusAug 13, 2019 1:00 am - The people of India and Pakistan share many things in common. The official language of India (Hindi) and Pakistan (Urdu) have only dialectal and written differences and ...
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The shaming of AmericaAug 11, 2019 1:00 am - By Kathleen Parker One of the everlasting social forces in directing human behavior - shame - has become part of the 2020 presidential race. And one of the most shamefu...
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Trump's trade war is not workingAug 11, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump has set off what could end up becoming a full-blown trade war. As we go down this path, it is worth keeping something firmly in view: Tariffs don'...