Opinion Columns
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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...
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Biden doesn't deserve to be given the race cardJul 07, 2019 1:00 am - Whatever happened to fairness? Despite his nearly 50 years of public service, Joe Biden is not owed the Democratic nomination. But, after a recent flap over race, the fo...
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There's still 'blowback' to come from decision to leave nuclear dealJul 07, 2019 1:00 am - The historian James Burke created a series of programs years ago for PBS called "Connections" and "The Day the Universe Changed" that demonstrated how one thing can lead...
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Getting Congress back on trackJul 05, 2019 1:00 am - The other day, someone I've known for years offered a pointed bit of criticism. "It's easy for people like you to make long lists of things Congress should do to improve...
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Sangari guest view: To understand foreign policy, understand backyard warsJul 05, 2019 1:00 am - In geopolitics, great powers customarily regard smaller states on their borders as being "in their back yard" and thus take a dim view of political and economic meddling...
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York: Resistance to Donald Trump takes a threatening turnJul 04, 2019 1:00 am - The toxicity of the resistance to President Donald Trump has risen in recent days, with the nation's most respected newspapers publishing rationalizations for denying Tr...
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Next step for Illinois: Graduated income taxJul 04, 2019 1:00 am - The new fiscal year began this week on July 1, and with it, the 2020 state budget went into effect. This is a budget that, for the first time in years, Illinois can be p...