Articles filed under Commentary
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Trump's radical doctrine of retreatJun 02, 2017 1:00 am - We now have a Trump Doctrine, and it is, in its conception at least, the most radical departure from a bipartisan American foreign policy since 1945. In an op-ed for The...
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Perhaps you remember Tamir RiceJun 02, 2017 1:00 am - Well, that's it then. That's it for Tamir Rice. Finally - 2 1/2 years after the 12-year-old black boy was shot dead in a city park in Cleveland - we know the fate of the...
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The scalding reality of Manchester's melting potJun 01, 2017 1:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer Many years ago, I was attending a Middle Eastern conference in Libya when I had an experience that might shed some light on the roots of the terror...
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The confusing challenge that faces Springfield, in a word - compromiseJun 01, 2017 1:00 am - After watching the Illinois legislature these past few ... what, months? years? ... I've been thinking a lot about compromise and where it actually fits in the realm of ...
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While other controversies rage, work on border wall moves forwardMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - New revelations come almost by the minute in the Trump-Russia affair. A reasonable observer might conclude that is all that is happening in the Trump administration. But...
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Overpopulation hoaxMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - In 1798, Thomas Malthus wrote "An Essay on the Principle of Population." He predicted that mankind's birthrate would outstrip our ability to grow food and would lead to ...
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When push comes to shoveMay 30, 2017 1:00 am - The shocking thing about Greg Gianforte's assault on a journalist isn't that he body-slammed and punched a reporter but that it took so long for the inevitable to occur....
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Union-busting laws hurt all workersMay 30, 2017 1:00 am - Recently, an assertion has been made that efforts to enact union-busting laws around the country actually does not reduce unionization and wages. As a professional polic...
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The Vietnam War - legacies and lessonsMay 29, 2017 1:00 am - The Vietnam War used to be described as the longest in American history, before involvement in Afghanistan, and the conflict remains especially costly. More than 2.7 mil...
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How Saudi Arabia played Donald TrumpMay 28, 2017 1:00 am - This week's bombing in Manchester was another gruesome reminder that the threat from radical Islamic terrorism is ongoing. And President Trump's journey to the Middle Ea...