Opinion Columns
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In Illinois, a sign of intelligent life in the Democratic PartyJan 03, 2019 12:00 am - If Republicans have a lick of sense, they are alarmed by a recent sign of intelligent life in the other party. The sign is the election by Democrats in the House of Repr...
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The worst enemy of black peopleJan 02, 2019 12:00 am - Malcolm X was a Muslim minister and human rights activist. Born in 1925, he met his death at the hands of an assassin in 1965. Malcolm X was a courageous advocate for bl...
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Trump's wall is a symbol of ruinJan 02, 2019 12:00 am - Republicans used to shut down the federal government with the intention (generally) of curbing public spending. Donald Trump's GOP, in contrast, shuts down the federal g...
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The roots of the new nationalismJan 01, 2019 12:00 am - In affluent neighborhoods around Washington, New York and Los Angeles - and, for that matter, Paris, London and Berlin - it's common to denounce nationalism, to disdain ...
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Trump's reckoning is well under wayJan 01, 2019 12:00 am - For the new year, critics of President Donald Trump should resolve not to be intimidated by the potential wrath of his vaunted political base. The only one who should co...
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War and politics: My story with Speaker MadiganDec 31, 2018 12:00 am - What if I told you that there was a time in Illinois' not-too-distant past when Democrats and Republicans treated each other with respect? What if I told you there was a...
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This Latino congressman should have asked Santa for a new set of mannersDec 30, 2018 12:00 am - Ever wonder what members of Congress get for Christmas? I hope that Luis Gutierrez got a new set of manners. Because, based on how he conducted himself at a hearing a fe...
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The words of the year that politicians just won't speakDec 28, 2018 12:00 am - The Oxford English Dictionaries named "toxic" the word of the year for 2018. Merriam-Webster picked "justice." Two words that were never considered because hardly anybod...
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Getting identity politics rightDec 28, 2018 12:00 am - By E.J. Dionne Jr. Progressives have some intellectual and moral work to do. What are cast as political challenges to liberals and the left are also philosophical probl...
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Keystone Kops capture U.S. economyDec 27, 2018 12:00 am - The Keystone Kops are officially in charge of our economy. Markets have been plunging, with the S&P 500 down 20 percent from its September peak. A lot of factors have dr...