Articles filed under Commentary
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The only way to save the GOP is to defeat it in the HouseAug 10, 2018 1:00 am - University of Chicago researchers - who clearly have a lot of time on their hands - have found that the use of certain brands and products is a good predictor of your le...
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In political season, Democrats wonder, 'where's Obama?'Aug 09, 2018 1:00 am - "Join me on Team '18," Barack Obama wrote in a recent fundraising email from his old political group, Organizing for Action. "Every election, every ballot measure, every...
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Trump's 'everyone-does-it' presidencyAug 09, 2018 1:00 am - By Michael Gerson It is more typical for a prospective defendant to admit nothing rather than publicly justify everything, but Donald Trump is an innovator. His practice...
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Will reform be the silver lining in a cloud of scandal?Aug 08, 2018 1:00 am - Politics is regularly described in terms of "left" vs. "right." But other binaries can be more relevant. "Forward" vs. "backward" often define a choice facing an elector...
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Rational immigration policies are a needed first stepAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - It would seem to many that the famous German soccer star left the national team for good reason. One day he was at the top of the pantheon, the next he was being critici...
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Trump and Putin's do-si-doAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - It's a given that political candidates will target each other with as much oppositional propaganda as they can get away with. But with the Kremlin now playing a third-pa...
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Making a difference in the world 'one handshake at a time'Aug 06, 2018 1:00 am - Given the fact that George Drost's family fled communist Czechoslovakia for Chicago when he was very young, his interest in the world beyond America's borders is underst...
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Diplomacy with Taliban is only way out of AfghanistanAug 05, 2018 1:00 am - Donald Trump campaigned as someone who wanted to get America out of the Middle East. But he also cast himself as a tough guy, and his initial instincts in office were to...
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Illinois needs real reform to cut taxes, control spendingAug 05, 2018 1:00 am - As the late Congressman Jack Kemp said, "If we have better ideas, we will win." In Illinois, the Republican Party has a good chance to win if we're bold and stand firmly...
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Uncle Rudy rattles the raftersAug 03, 2018 1:00 am - Thank God for Uncle Rudy. You know Rudy - the eccentric, sometimes batty, uncle who lives in the attic? One thing about Rudy, he always seems to know when family gather...