Articles filed under Commentary
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Illinois is on the road to climate action, but, it's a long tripOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - After five years of turbulent efforts, Illinois finally achieved its next big step in climate action. First forming as the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition, multiple enviro...
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Both parties' ignorance of electoral reality has led to our present discontentsOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - Here's a jarring thought: Most political analysts, and most political strategists for our two political parties, have been operating off flawed data and flawed assumptio...
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Proposal on inheritance taxes would devastate Illinois farmersOct 12, 2021 1:00 am - With an effective state and local tax rate of 15 percent, Illinois has the highest state and local taxes - almost 39 percent higher than the average U.S. household. It's...
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Enjoying fall colors? Thank a squirrelOct 12, 2021 1:00 am - As a gardener who also likes to feed the birds, I have a love-hate relationship with squirrels. They dig up flower bulbs, steal my birdseed and bury nuts in my herb box....
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As a student, here's what I want to know to best recognize Columbus DayOct 11, 2021 1:00 am - Today is Columbus Day, and of course I am aware that it is a no-school day, which I am very excited about! Being a senior in high school, people might assume I know a lo...
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You can't have a future without a pastOct 11, 2021 1:00 am - It's been 529 years since Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That's 529 years of wars, famines and pandemics; 529 years of invention, discovery and creativity; ...
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For some politicians, enough spending will never be enoughOct 10, 2021 1:00 am - By Veronique de Rugy Back in 2005, I wrote that when it comes to spending, "Congressional Republicans Make French Socialists Look Like Ronald Reagan." Looking back now,...
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Ideologues in India show the harm of threats to academic freedomOct 10, 2021 1:00 am - Historians and history itself are the targets of ideologues who want to rewrite, even erase parts of the past and prevent some of it being taught. They are targeting his...
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Sticking with my father on John HinckleyOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - News that a federal judge had approved the unconditional release of John Hinckley Jr. next June set my phone to ringing furiously last week. Journalists naturally wanted...
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Why I'm optimistic about the futureOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - One of the great privileges of teaching and working on a university campus is the chance to be in regular touch with young people. Even better, I sometimes get asked to ...