Articles filed under Commentary
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Should we blame the budget players or the game?Aug 09, 2023 1:00 am - It's common knowledge among budget experts that the budget process is "broken." Anyone who regularly reads this column knows about debt limits, government shutdowns, out...
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Right to lie: Trump claims First Amendment protection for a coup d'etatAug 09, 2023 1:00 am - Former President Donald Trump has boasted that he regards being indicted as "a badge of honor." If so, he has racked up quite a pile of badges. Last week's latest federa...
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Cook County is tackling the mental health crisisAug 08, 2023 1:00 am - A core pillar of my first campaign for Commissioner was seeing the critical need for expanded mental health services. As I spoke to thousands of people across my distric...
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Trump is our teamAug 08, 2023 1:00 am - If many Americans cannot keep a job for very long, or love the same person for a lifetime, or live in the same house with our biological children, we can, by God, love a...
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'Try That in a Small Town,' a country anthem on the state of our nationAug 06, 2023 1:00 am - Jason Aldean's controversial country hit "Try That in a Small Town" climbed to No. 1 on Billboard's all-genre singles chart last week. If you've been following the headl...
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Alarm goes out: Trump could winAug 06, 2023 1:00 am - In the past few days, we've seen a number of political analysts come to a momentous conclusion. Actually, two momentous conclusions. The first is that it is unlikely any...
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'Oppenheimer' stirs fears on elusive nuclear 'grand bargain'Aug 04, 2023 1:00 am - I am a child of the Cold War. I remember vividly the duck-and-cover drills and the radiation symbol marking the entrance to the basement shelter at my school. Today's st...
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Trump did not win the judicial lottery this timeAug 04, 2023 1:00 am - By Keith Raffel Syndicated columnist By the luck of the draw, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan was assigned to preside over former President Donald Trump's trial...
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Understanding the separation of artistic criticism and politicsAug 03, 2023 1:00 am - In more than 45 years of working in journalism, I have never seen someone ask that a movie be reviewed. I have been told many times that a particular review stinks and t...
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Why we're asking the wrong question about the industrial policy pushAug 03, 2023 1:00 am - Proponents of the ongoing push for national industrial policy, whether they come from the left or the right, frequently argue that we need to promote certain sectors or ...