Opinion Columns
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The Julian Assange problemApr 16, 2019 1:00 am - They say that guests are like fish; after three days they become a bit whiffy. By this measure, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange smelled like an overladen fishing vessel...
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Guest View: Teachers union head backs Pritzker's 'fair tax'Apr 15, 2019 1:00 am - In my nearly 20 years of teaching English in a suburban Chicago high school, I had students from all backgrounds. The vast majority came from lower income and working-c...
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Hamilton: Hamilton: How our national politics has changedApr 14, 2019 1:00 am - By Lee H. Hamilton I became active in politics in the late 1950s, got elected to Congress in 1964, and have remained engaged in one way or another every year since then....
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Zakaria: Liberals miss the strength of nationalism's appealApr 14, 2019 1:00 am - NEW YORK - There are many explanations for Benjamin Netanyahu's victory in last week's elections that have to do with Israel's particular situation - its economic boom, ...
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Gerson: Trump's border wall appeal to our inner demonsApr 12, 2019 1:00 am - By MICHAEL GERSON WASHINGTON - The ouster of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen - the implementer of some of the most unjust immigration policies...
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Will: Trump's laughably sad nominations of Herman Cain and Stephen MooreApr 12, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - In 1964, although there was scant chance that Americans would choose to have a third president in 14 months, Lyndon Johnson took no chances. The economy wa...
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York: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders too old to be presidentApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - Whatever their differences, the two front-runners in the Democratic presidential race, Joe Biden, born Nov. 20, 1942, and Bernie Sanders, born Sept. 8, 1941, share one c...
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Williams: History proves sad folly of socialismApr 10, 2019 1:00 am - By Walter E. Williams If one needed evidence of the gross ignorance of millennials and their teachers and college professors, it's their solid support for socialism and ...
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Berg: Will Pritzker buy graduated tax with gas tax pork?Apr 10, 2019 1:00 am - By Austin Berg Illinoisans already pay some of the highest taxes in the country at the pump. But a political problem for Gov. J.B. Pritzker could mean they'll pay even m...
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Parker: Does Democratic field have a just and inspirational leader?Apr 10, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - In his most famous dialogue, "The Republic," Plato, via Socrates, explored the idea that a just state would best function under the leadership of a perfectl...