Opinion Columns
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Profane ‘salutes’ and a confusion of public standardsJan 15, 2026 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: In September 1976, then-Vice President Nelson Rockefeller was pictured prominently in newspapers across the country playfully and prominently aiming his middle finger toward a group of hecklers during a campaign event. Today, I’m intrigued by a confusion of incongruities the incident exposes
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The prime of tough-guy progressivismJan 15, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York: New poll shows voters have more confidence in Republicans than Democrats to handle key issues, despite disapproving of Trump's handling of economy, inflation, tariffs, and foreign policy.
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Cyberbullying: Getting to the heart of the matterJan 14, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson:
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Liars and thugs: A homicide showcases the shattering of America’s conscienceJan 14, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: On the one hand, thank goodness there are videos. But on the other, America's current leaders couldn't care less what the videos show.
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Maduro is getting what he deservedJan 13, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Terence P. Jeffrey: It was almost six years ago — during the COVID-19 pandemic — that then-Attorney General Bill Barr called a “virtual press conference” to announce that the Justice Department was taking action against Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela.:
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Jan. 6 deniersJan 13, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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Unsmart VenezuelaJan 11, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Of course, we'll die for oil. The Venezuelans will die for oil. Special Forces will die for oil. Navy SEALS will die for oil. Babies. Old men. Cats. Nonverbal autistic people. We'll all die for just a little more of the black stuff.
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Congress must step up to stop Greenland threatsJan 11, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: If you had asked anyone a year ago to think of a scenario where two NATO members could come to blows over an island, the answer would have been Greece, Turkey and Cyprus. Now, however, the answer seems to be Denmark, the United States and Greenland.
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Trump invades the 1950sJan 09, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel:
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Minnesota welfare scandal is the fraud warning Americans finally noticedJan 09, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: