Opinion Columns
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Bringing foreign policy home is a mixed bag for DemocratsMay 07, 2019 1:00 am - Why aren't Democratic presidential candidates talking more about foreign policy? Are they being shrewd in playing down a divisive concern that is not at the front of vot...
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Lives of honor and courageMay 07, 2019 1:00 am - Let us now praise two almost-famous men who served in the Senate for a combined total of 74 years and died recently within three weeks of each other. Richard Lugar, a Re...
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The Barr hearing was much ado about nothingMay 05, 2019 1:00 am - If Shakespeare had titled Attorney General William Barr's appearance on Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, he would have called it "Much Ado About Nothing....
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Mueller should stick to the job he was appointed to doMay 03, 2019 1:00 am - What's the matter with Washington? Where should we start? The Senate Judiciary Committee put on a three-ring circus last week where the spotlight was fixed on Attorney G...
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In Barr, Trump has found a sycophant with principleMay 03, 2019 1:00 am - In the normal course of events, the successful demagogue demands and receives cringing deference. But how about a little empathy now and then? Everyone loves heroic diss...
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Newsroom settings change, but goals don'tMay 02, 2019 1:00 am - I'm thinking about newsrooms today. I'm looking around me at a cavernous gray chamber that has been stripped of 23 years of personality. Twenty-three years of iconic new...
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Amid good news, can Democrats talk down the economy?May 02, 2019 1:00 am - "The recession talk in late 2018 got way, way out of hand," New York Times economic reporter Neil Irwin tweeted a few days ago. Indeed it did. Irwin's tweet came shortly...
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Biden's trump cards: Restoration, reassurance and tranquilityMay 01, 2019 1:00 am - By E.J. Dionne Jr. Joe Biden's decision to seek the presidency is a clarifying event. It will require those who see Donald Trump's tenure as disastrous to decide whether...
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Myth busting and a new revision of masterpiece on discriminationMay 01, 2019 1:00 am - See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...
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Yes, there is a fact-based argument regarding graduated income taxApr 30, 2019 1:00 am - Anyone who pays attention to state government knows Illinois' fiscal system is a hot mess. Illinois has a huge - as in $8 billion plus - accumulated deficit in its Gener...