Articles filed under Commentary
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We can't overlook diplomacy in policy on nuclear armsFeb 06, 2018 12:00 am - Near the end of President Trump's first State of the Union address, there are three sentences: "As part of our defense, we must modernize and rebuild our nuclear arsenal...
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Congressional caucus will play key role in addressing climate changeFeb 05, 2018 12:00 am - Citizens and observers of our federal government are rightly worried by the growth of extreme partisanship. We've seen the repercussions in appointments of judges and ot...
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The best response to Trump's dehumanization is humanizationFeb 04, 2018 12:00 am - In general, a State of the Union address is massive in the moment and quickly forgotten. And Donald Trump's first State of the Union address was even more unmemorable th...
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Trump has drawn three red lines that are bound to be crossedFeb 04, 2018 12:00 am - President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech mostly ignored the world outside of America. He made a few tough statements on things like the Iran deal and Guantanam...
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Assessor's lawsuit is mockery of campaign finance fairnessFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - Taxpayers in Cook County pay for a lot. Whether it's expensive sales taxes, the former soda tax, liquor tax, gas tax or anything else with a steeper price tag in Cook th...
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U.S. takes another step into quicksand of Middle EastFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - Watching the troubling events on the northern Syrian border with Turkey - events that once again drag the United States even deeper into the Middle East - my thoughts go...
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On immigration, Trump goes for it allFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - Back in 2015, before the presidential primaries began, a voter asked candidate Donald Trump if he believed compromise should be part of politics. "Compromise is not a ba...
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Can Trump sustain newfound aura of gravitas?Feb 01, 2018 12:00 am - It was a good speech. Calm down. I said good. Despite talking for an hour and 20 minutes, the longest speech since Bill Clinton's much-mocked 2000 stemwinder, Donald Tr...
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Trump's conspiracy theories endanger democracyJan 31, 2018 12:00 am - Just as Bill Clinton's 1998 State of the Union address is known as the speech after the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke, Donald Trump's 2018 State of the Union address is ...
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Trump acted like a normal president at Davos. Good!Jan 30, 2018 12:00 am - DAVOS - Ever since Donald Trump was elected president, I have said that when he did something right, I would say so. That's gotten me into trouble with some readers, but...