Articles filed under Commentary
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An important first step toward justice reform in IllinoisFeb 23, 2016 12:00 am - While the protracted fight over the state budget has been discouraging, it takes place at the same time bipartisan agreement is emerging on reforms of the state's crimin...
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The dangers of overpromising in politicsFeb 23, 2016 12:00 am - PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. - "I want you to understand: I will not promise you something that I cannot deliver," Hillary Clinton told a rally here in South Carolina. "I will n...
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The politics of the middle fingerFeb 22, 2016 12:00 am - At first, in the summer of 2015, it seemed like a joke. Then a novelty. Then a bubble that must surely burst. Then a spectacle, overshadowing all the earnestness and exp...
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Time has come for Bush era to endFeb 22, 2016 12:00 am - The view being promulgated by much of the media, and especially TV, is that the Bush brothers' dramatic staged appearance in South Carolina last week was a successful po...
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What would Scalia do?Feb 19, 2016 12:00 am - As Republican presidential candidates invoke Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's legacy, all insisting that his suddenly vacant seat shouldn't be filled until a new p...
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'Gamesmanship' on O'Hare access will have high cost for the regionFeb 19, 2016 12:00 am - An article published by the Daily Herald and the Daily Herald Business Ledger recently looked into what could be threatening the progress of Western Access O'Hare (aka t...
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GOP Iraq battle shines new spotlight on Jeb Bush weaknessFeb 18, 2016 12:00 am - It's entirely reasonable to say the war in Iraq was a disaster. Maybe you disagree, or maybe you think that's too harsh, but it's an arguable proposition. To Jeb Bush, t...
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Asking the right question about the winners in a political debateFeb 18, 2016 12:00 am - If you ache to learn who won that candidate's debate you just watched, either you are asking the wrong question or there was no real winner. For the only one who should ...
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On Iraq, Trump may be wrong to be rightFeb 17, 2016 12:00 am - Of all the surprises, of all the unexpected ironies, of all the unanticipated turns in the Republican presidential race, it's possible that Donald Trump has been hurt by...
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Understanding the 'Bernie Bros'Feb 17, 2016 12:00 am - Sometimes I think I learned more politically relevant lessons playing ball than anywhere else. If nothing else, sports teach realism: what you can do, what you can't, ho...