Articles filed under Commentary
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Paul Ryan's too-familiar struggleOct 27, 2015 1:00 am - Good luck to Paul Ryan. I am not referring to whether he will get along with the Freedom Caucus, what with its insistence on a congressional version of Magna Carta (dow...
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Creators deserve fair pay for music we all playOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - On Oct. 14, I, along with 68 other music creators in the state of Illinois, met with our local congressmen as part of program called "Grammys in My District." We encoura...
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The consequences of failing the Ryan TestOct 25, 2015 1:00 am - Having tested the thickness of the political ice, Paul Ryan seems convinced it will support the weight of a House speaker. Given the nature of the Republican coalition (...
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What do we mean by 'representative government'?Oct 23, 2015 1:00 am - With a presidential election year fast approaching, we're in for a lot of public talk about the state of American democracy. Much of that discussion will be insightful a...
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Bush, Rubio squabble while Trump runs away with itOct 22, 2015 1:00 am - One odd thing about the Republican presidential race is that the strong front-runner, Donald Trump, isn't fundraising. Soliciting contributions takes a huge amount of th...
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A constitutional lesson for conservativesOct 22, 2015 1:00 am - If the self-styled Republican "Freedom Caucus" understood the first thing about the United States Constitution they profess to revere, they'd recognize that it's a conse...
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Tipping should be protected, not eliminatedOct 21, 2015 1:00 am - Danny Meyer, the New York restaurateur, may have started something. Last week, he announced he would eliminate tipping at his 13 restaurants and raise his prices. There ...
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Debate, GOP put Clinton back on topOct 21, 2015 1:00 am - With the latest poll numbers tallied and political pundits having spoken, a consensus has emerged: Hillary Clinton won the first Democratic debate and, barring a Benghaz...
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'Small' wars eat away at national integrityOct 20, 2015 5:45 am - WASHINGTON - What "wonderful" news this week, as we rock, rattle and roll into election season. The Russians have started bombing in Syria again. The Sunni Muslims are s...
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The children among the ruins of violenceOct 20, 2015 5:33 am - BEIRUT, Lebanon - A 5-year-old Syrian refugee explains the picture he has drawn: "This is a boy. This is a bed. This is a bomb. This is an apple." Wondering if the apple...