Opinion Columns
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Oberweis: Why politics has become so acrimoniousAug 15, 2018 1:00 am - In "the good old days," we had "blue dog" Democrats who had some fiscally conservative views, and we had some socially liberal Republicans who were willing to accept abo...
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The Kavanaugh nomination is Trump's best decision as presidentAug 14, 2018 1:00 am - Passions on the left against Brett Kavanaugh are running high. But the main lines of argument against his confirmation to the Supreme Court have pretty much crumbled. H...
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Vos: Foxconn will be a benefit, not a threat, to IllinoisAug 13, 2018 1:00 am - Wisconsin and Illinois have a healthy rivalry that often comes to a head with our sports teams. While it's hard for us to understand why anyone would cheer for the Chica...
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Jesse Jackson Sr.: Message to racists: You will not defeat usAug 12, 2018 1:00 am - An American hero, Heather Heyer is never far from my thoughts, my prayers and my gratitude for her service to our country. A year has passed since she was killed in Char...
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Don't let politics dumb you downAug 12, 2018 1:00 am - In the era of President Donald Trump, politics is reduced to a fatuous, debilitating spectacle. We screech, we weep, we laugh bitterly. We don't seem to think much. Yet ...
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Vulnerable Democrats should hope for GOP unity on KavanaughAug 12, 2018 1:00 am - It is difficult to imagine any Republican senator opposing President Donald Trump's nomination to the Supreme Court of Brett M. Kavanaugh, a judge with impeccable creden...
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The only way to save the GOP is to defeat it in the HouseAug 10, 2018 1:00 am - University of Chicago researchers - who clearly have a lot of time on their hands - have found that the use of certain brands and products is a good predictor of your le...
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In political season, Democrats wonder, 'where's Obama?'Aug 09, 2018 1:00 am - "Join me on Team '18," Barack Obama wrote in a recent fundraising email from his old political group, Organizing for Action. "Every election, every ballot measure, every...
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Trump's 'everyone-does-it' presidencyAug 09, 2018 1:00 am - By Michael Gerson It is more typical for a prospective defendant to admit nothing rather than publicly justify everything, but Donald Trump is an innovator. His practice...
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Will reform be the silver lining in a cloud of scandal?Aug 08, 2018 1:00 am - Politics is regularly described in terms of "left" vs. "right." But other binaries can be more relevant. "Forward" vs. "backward" often define a choice facing an elector...