Opinion Columns
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Challenging the culture of corruptionJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - When Chicago superlawyer Patrick Collins popped his Achilles in a pickup basketball game a few months ago, I can assure you the first word to come out of his mouth wasn'...
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A missed opportunity on profilingJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - I, for one, would have liked to have seen President Obama condemn racial and ethnic profiling in his lengthy and otherwise far-reaching State of the Union address. I tho...
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Dems must swing for the fences or loseJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Is there a patriot in the house? Is there anyone in Washington who regards governing as a means to accomplish anything other than win the sterile game of Democrat versus...
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A 'reform' on speech wisely struck downJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Last week's Supreme Court decision that substantially deregulates political speech has provoked an edifying torrent of hyperbole. Critics' dismay reveals their convictio...
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Criticism of 'Avatar' more interesting than filmJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Somewhere between "Avatar's" first billion-dollar gross and its subsequent $841 million take lie my 10 bucks. "Avatar" is about blue-skinned beings who confront Earthlin...
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From athletes, there really are no guaranteesJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Words are the stock in trade of people in newspapers, and from time to time I can't help talking about them - or, in today's case, one of them. At issue, guarantee. With...
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John Edwards: The flash candidateJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Some years ago, I was having lunch with John McCain in the Senate dining room when a new senator stopped by to say hello. He was John Edwards. His smile was capacious. H...
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What constitutes 'personhood'?Jan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Among the interesting arguments in last week's 5-4 Supreme Court decision granting corporations First Amendment protections when making campaign contributions was the ma...
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Red-meat RepublicansJan 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Sure, he's got the jutting jaw and centerfold looks. He's got the truck. But does Scott Brown kill his own meat? Of late, it seems, Republicans are determined to demonst...
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If governor candidates rebuke faith, what about public commitments?Jan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - "In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, I would never vote for the following men for Illinois governor, "says the glowing TV image of the late,...