Opinion Columns
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Illinois licensing reform has improved employment, reduced crimeJan 13, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnists Darwynn Deyo and Liam Sigaud: Illinois reform allowing people with criminal records to obtain occupational licenses increased household income and employment while reducing crime rates.
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Perception of madness is a risky foundation for foreign policyJan 12, 2025 4:00 am - During the 1968 presidential campaign, Republican candidate Richard Nixon confided to H.R. Haldeman his idea to end the war in Vietnam, an exchange Haldeman, soon to be N...
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The routine of the rule of lawJan 11, 2025 2:45 pm - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The rule of law triumphed, routinely, on Jan. 6. Imagine how different it might have been had the results of the election been different.
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Evidence points to Supreme Court as enemy of democracyJan 10, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel:
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Will fiscal responsibility now become the cornerstone of economic policy?Jan 10, 2025 4:00 am - The arrival of a new presidential administration invokes new beginnings and a break from the past. Still, realities from previous administrations remain, such as a fiscal...
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Crude awakening: 15 months on, Oct. 7 remains a brutal wake-up callJan 09, 2025 9:27 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins:
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Harvard Law School Steps Back in TimeJan 09, 2025 9:26 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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Toward a political history of the last 75 yearsJan 08, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone:
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Did Donald Trump want Matt Gaetz to be the next attorney general, or was the very notion a ruse?Jan 08, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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Key question: How deeply has Hegseth examined defense issues?Jan 08, 2025 4:00 am - If and when Pete Hegseth appears before his Senate inquisitors, he is sure to face questions about his views on women both in combat and in a hotel bar. He will be asked ...