Opinion Columns
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The radical commitment to showing hope, not hateNov 10, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Tom Montgomery Fate: Given my recent participation in nonviolent protests at the Broadview Detention Center in suburban Chicago, it has been frustrating to see how we have been depicted by ICE and the Department of Homeland Security.
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The worrisome signals in Trump’s nuclear saber rattlingNov 09, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: It is worrying that President Trump is not on the same page with other members of his administration, but it is more worrying that he is sending a signal that might be misinterpreted by other nations and lead to a breakout of nuclear testing.
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Former Biden press secretary’s unimpressive party switchNov 09, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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Lincoln library now home to rare, unusual letterNov 08, 2025 4:00 am - The short, handwritten note is a typical letter of reference for a man seeking a job. But the author is the president of the United States. It is also 1861, and the job seeker is a Black man.
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The test for a Conservative courtNov 07, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The Supreme Court is facing a critical case that will determine whether it is truly a conservative court upholding the Constitution or a court beholden to President Trump's agenda.
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Washington’s use of the ‘emergency’ label comes to a headNov 07, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: A republic that treats emergencies as a governing philosophy is a republic that lives without its safeguards. We must put the word back in its place: as one describing something rare, reviewable, temporary and paid for.e
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Hegseth’s misguided efforts to censor mediaNov 06, 2025 4:00 am - What’s in a name? A lot, when the Trump administration decides the Department of Defense should become the Department of War, and at the same time is demanding that the m...
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History, politicians, truth, untruth, lies, beliefs and balanceNov 06, 2025 4:00 am - EDITOR’S NOTE: Jim Slusher is taking some time off. The following column is a reprise of his “Letter to Readers” from Feb. 9, 2023. Probably since before Charles Pin...
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Taken Hostage: Democratic Pols Kiss the Democratic Socialists’ RingNov 05, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: From Anti-Police to Anti-Israel: The Radical Wing Takes Over the Democratic Party
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Autopen Joe and the Gang That Couldn't Spin StraightNov 05, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: What did former President Joe Biden not know and when did his staff know it?