Opinion Columns
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Low-rent for big bucksApr 16, 2017 1:00 am - Despite recent revelations that Fox News and anchor Bill O'Reilly had settled five complaints of sexual harassment against him to the tune of millions - his ratings went...
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How to avoid Trump Derangement SyndromeApr 16, 2017 1:00 am - I didn't really believe that there was such a thing as Trump Derangement Syndrome - hatred of Donald Trump so intense that it impairs people's judgment. It's not that I ...
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Davis: News 'fun' ranges from serious to sillyApr 15, 2017 2:00 pm - A funny thing happened on the way to writing this column. I confused "fun" with "funny." I thought it would be fun to pass along a couple of funny Facebook posts to show...
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The mistake of tying fund approval to property tax freezeApr 14, 2017 1:00 am - Last week, Gov. Rauner shot down another proposal to fund public services in the current fiscal year. Sponsored by state Rep. Greg Harris, a Chicago Democrat, the initia...
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Sean Spicer's regret is not enoughApr 14, 2017 1:00 am - It started in 1939. Nazi Germany launched its euthanasia program, using poison gas to kill people whose only crime was to be mentally ill or physically disabled. They we...
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With Syria attack, Trump uses element of surprise - on his votersApr 13, 2017 1:00 am - Belligerence is in the air in Washington. President Trump is enjoying (extremely rare) bipartisan praise for a cruise-missile attack on Syria. There's tough talk from so...
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We need to safeguard the "public" in public officeApr 13, 2017 1:00 am - For the last few years, I've been keeping a file of clippings about the erosion of transparency and candor in government. I'm sorry to report that it's getting rather fu...
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Metastasizing academic cancerApr 12, 2017 1:00 am - The average American has little knowledge of the extent to which our institutions of higher learning have been infected with a spreading cancer. One aspect of that cance...
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The obfuscation gameApr 12, 2017 1:00 am - If there is one operative rule in this city's left-right paradigm, it is to shift the focus of any conversation that seems at risk of revealing something approximating t...
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Experience America at the time of the Great WarApr 09, 2017 1:00 am - "War is the health of the state. It automatically sets in motion throughout society those irresistible forces for uniformity, for passionate cooperation with the governm...