Opinion Columns
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Signs of hope in a new era of realismFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - We are beginning to see, I hope, what it means to be an American citizen: you can't be too dogmatic, and we need to accept differences and extend to everyone the opportu...
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Infrastructure spending won't transform AmericaFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - "MASON CITY. To get there you follow Highway 58, going northeast out of the city, and it is a good highway and new." - Robert Penn Warren, "All the King's Men" (1946) Ap...
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Marching in the wrong paradeFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer France had its Napoleon and so still celebrates glorious parades down the Champs Elysees. Russia had Stalin, watching with cruel eyes over the mili...
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Russia, elections and the invasion of the botsFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - If you want to know whether Democrats will take back the House and/or Senate in November, just ask Russia. Or rather, ask the Russian trolls who have triumphed in dissem...
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What explains the FBI's deep faith in trump dossier author?Feb 14, 2018 12:00 am - One of the most remarkable take-aways from the new documents released in the Trump-Russia investigation is the degree to which FBI officials were determined to believe T...
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We have solemn duty to protect national parks, monumentsFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - It's time for our leaders in Congress to do the will of the people and defend our national parks and national monuments. I'm one of more than 250,000 evangelical Christ...
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The rule of law is what's at stakeFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - "I think it's a disgrace, what's happening in our country," President Donald Trump declared recently. "A lot of people should be ashamed of themselves, and much worse th...
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Rauner's never been in a better position to balance the budget; now use itFeb 12, 2018 12:00 am - Standing between Gov. Bruce Rauner and his balanced budget promise is nearly $9 billion. That's the amount of red ink his budget director recently said will be wiped out...
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What the Porter accusations say about the White HouseFeb 11, 2018 12:00 am - When White House staff secretary Rob Porter resigned Wednesday amid allegations that he abused his two ex-wives and a former girlfriend, he parted the curtains on a Trum...
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Only the comfortable can retreat from the cause of justiceFeb 11, 2018 12:00 am - For some years, the main political project of the right has been to take control of the government while denigrating the government. Donald Trump drew this strategy to i...