Opinion Columns
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Don't count on Trump draining the swamp this time, eitherDec 13, 2024 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel: Trump's claims to "drain the swamp" ring hollow given his administration's unethical behavior around foreign payments, cryptocurrency regulations, and Saudi investment in his son-in-law Jared Kushner's firm.
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Joe Biden's COVID nationDec 13, 2024 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Ernst report finds federal agencies still abandoned due to COVID, with only 12% office occupancy and nearly a third of workforce entirely remote, prompting calls for reform.
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Loose screws: America confronts its deepening cruelty problemDec 12, 2024 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins:
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Pete Hegseth's missionDec 12, 2024 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Trump chose Fox host Pete Hegseth, with a questionable personal past, for Secretary of Defense because he will be loyal and attack liberal military policies on TV. This tests government checks and balances.
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Politics of economic redistribution, RIPDec 11, 2024 2:45 pm - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone:
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Give Ohio State’s Coach Ryan Day his dueDec 11, 2024 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson:
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End the IRS's worldwide tax grabDec 10, 2024 4:00 am - The new year will bring a new administration, and I'll be watching to see if President-elect Donald Trump's team finally puts an end to the worldwide taxation of individu...
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Dealing with peace talks when ‘nobody knows nuthin’ ’Dec 10, 2024 4:00 am - A curious thing occurred a month ago. The Trump camp reported that the president-elect had had a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump allegedly as...
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Dec 09, 2024 4:00 am - Guest columnists Martin Lueken and Ann Marie Miller: By ending Invest in Kids program, Illinois policymakers missed opportunity to help needy students, strengthen state finances, and build robust education system.
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Biden should pardon millions of undocumented immigrants — before Trump gets his hands on themDec 08, 2024 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette: Biden betrays America, pardons convict son Hunter after vowing for over a year he wouldn't. Is the rule of law dead?