Opinion Columns
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In health crisis, erosions of trust in science are dangerousAug 10, 2014 1:01 am - A prominent AIDS researcher recently recalled for me the panic at the start of the pandemic in the 1980s. Her superiors asked her not to publicize her work because they ...
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Town shuts down; school boss quits; horse racing banAug 10, 2014 1:00 am - Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. This is Sunday Soapbox, not-so-briefly-stated commentary from one Daily Herald editor, shamelessly stolen from the S...
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Why government fails, and what we should doAug 08, 2014 1:01 am - As election season approaches, I've been pondering a crucial issue about the role of government in our society. It's that our government often fails - and that we need t...
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Nixon's lasting damageAug 07, 2014 5:01 am - Richard Nixon is not having an easy time of late. The Washington Post alone has run at least three opinion pieces reminding us all that Nixon was a skunk who 40 years ag...
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Stop the campus rape numbers gameAug 07, 2014 5:01 am - One in five? Yeah, right. Sounds way too high. That's a common reaction to the oft-cited statistic about the share of women who experience an attempted or completed sexu...
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Bet on Africa risingAug 06, 2014 1:01 am - As more than 40 African leaders gather in Washington for an unprecedented summit, Africa's brand problem in America has grown significantly worse. Two events - the kidna...
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No peace in Gaza if Netanyahu can prevent itAug 05, 2014 5:01 am - If Secretary of State John Kerry has failed to bring about a cease fire to end the bloodbath in Gaza, then so has everybody else. So at the expense of impertinence or wo...
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Wrong script on immigrationAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - Just because you're well-known doesn't mean you're well-informed. Case in point: Eva Longoria, Mexican-American actress, social commentator and loyal Democrat who once m...
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Sick? Some of you can stay home.Aug 03, 2014 1:01 am - Something strange happened in New York last week: Lots of workers who've never done so before got the right to call in sick. And that's a good thing. The Big Apple, you ...
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Biotech industry can lead way to economic recoveryAug 01, 2014 5:01 am - A new Gallup poll should send shock waves through Springfield. Half of Illinois' residents said they'd leave the state if they could. Nearly one in five are planning to ...