Syndicated Columnists
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Trump loses two more -- and does it matter?Sep 29, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Last week, President Donald Trump lost twice in his war against a free press. Will it stop him? Almost certainly not.
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Sloppiness and ICESep 27, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: In past columns, I've skirted around my opinion of ICE and immigration enforcement because my opinion is moderate enough that it angers both sides.
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Neighbors in Need campaign again underway to fight hunger, homelessness, health care issuesSep 26, 2026 10:13 am - The Daily Herald is again joining forces with the Robert R. McCormick Foundation to help address issues of hunger, homelessness and health care in the suburbs.
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The decline (and fall?) of the American EmpireSep 25, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel: I studied British history in college and grad school and am struck by the parallels between the British Empire in days of yore and the United States today.
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As Trump and Xi meet, an we get some clarity on trade policy?Sep 25, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy:
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Confrontations at the U.N.Sep 25, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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Trump, good economic news and the midtermsSep 24, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York:
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Dolly Parton's final gift to caregiversSep 23, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Just four days before she died, Dolly Parton said she was being treated for health problems that she “didn't pay attention to when I was watching over Carl.” She was talking about the years she spent caring for her husband through a long illness.
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Americans are right: Inflation is not just the Fed's ProblemSep 22, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Voters hate inflation. They don't much like the cure either, and the cure has two parts. The Federal Reserve raising interest rates, like it just did, is one. The second part is overlooked and in the hands of Congress.
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Mum's the word: Maintaining secrecy, Qatar floods the zone with cashSep 22, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: Clearly, Hamas is not Qatar's favorite donor, at least by the numbers. Qatar, which has only 325,000 of its own citizens, has shown a remarkable interest in the education of American students.