Opinion Columns
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On paying attention — to the news and in classApr 10, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: With Trump's tariffs, suddenly dusty history lessons seem relevant; we're rushing to study economics too. But beware confirmation bias. Read widely, stay open-minded.
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Holocaust Denial: Trump's assault on DEI is an affront to American historyApr 09, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: On the anniversary of MLK's death, Trump golfs and brushes off stock market crash he caused, while his administration wages war on teaching diversity and truth about slavery's legacy.
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After the 2024 presidential campaign, the booksApr 08, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Biden's overambition and Harris' political missteps doomed the Democrats in 2024, granting Trump an easy path to victory, as detailed in the new book "Fight.“
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President Laura Loomer?Apr 08, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: No one told Donald Trump that the president of the United States has no business meeting with a disreputable hater like Laura Loomer, let alone taking her advice. Look at his Cabinet. Look at his senior staff. You don't get there by giving tough advice.
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Rhetoric and reality on American manufacturingApr 07, 2025 1:23 pm - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: The "America doesn't manufacture anymore" myth is just that - a myth. Output keeps rising even as jobs decline. Protectionism won't revive old jobs lost to progress.
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Protecting Medicaid's promise for people with intellectual and developmental disabilitiesApr 07, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Rich Bobby: Medicaid cuts threaten vital support systems for people with disabilities, forcing impossible choices about critical services and unraveling progress towards independent living.
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Trump seems bent on political self-harmApr 06, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone:
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Musty old wordsApr 05, 2025 2:30 pm - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: “Last words” used to be a popular concept. The idea was that, at the moment of your death, you were supposed to say something meaningful.
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Are Trump's new tariffs 'liberation'? Judge for yourself.Apr 04, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy:
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The annual White House Correspondents' Dinner fiascoApr 04, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York: This year’s annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner will raise a fundamental question for the media: Why are we doing this?