Opinion Columns
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In similar times, different reactions to protest tragediesFeb 03, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: It very much seems that we were just as divided as a nation at the time of the Kent State University shootings as we are now. What seems to be very different from 1970 is the political reaction.
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Bovino's exit should be just the startFeb 02, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Getting rid of Gregory Bovino, who had been the face (intentionally so) of President Donald Trump's war on immigrants, is a first step, but it is hardly enough.
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Big Surprises in the 2030 census estimatesFeb 01, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: About a month late, presumably due to last fall's government shutdown, the Census Bureau has released its estimates of the populations of the 50 states and the District of Columbia for July 1, 2025.
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America is not Iran, thank goodnessFeb 01, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel: Over the past month, two governments faced widespread protests. One responded with mass killings. The other, under popular pressure, appears to be backing down.
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Addressing Illinois’ budget problems requires fixing flawed policyJan 30, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Ralph Martire: As Gov. Pritzker prepares to make the FY 2027 General Fund budget proposal next month, his office forecasts that revenue will fall some $2.2 billion short of what’s needed to continue funding the same level of services provided this year, plus cover the growth in the state’s debt service. That’s troubling for four reasons.
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The end of the road for a little diner that couldJan 30, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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Does America have the resolve to deport illegal border crossers?Jan 29, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York: Without any new legislation, the Trump administration has cut border incursions to nearly zero. But the question remains: What about the 9 million or more who had recently entered the U.S. illegally? Would the Trump administration allow them to remain in the country?
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Refusal to be a political animal was Jack Smith’s downfallJan 29, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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The shared goal of identifying what constitutes ‘enough’Jan 29, 2026 4:00 am - I would like today to write about the Oxford comma. Or maybe the curiosity of watching candidates of similar politics begin to beat each other up to gain purchase on thei...
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As president disses our allies, Smith offers a recapJan 28, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: