Articles filed under Commentary
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: On reaching Medicare ageApr 26, 2022 1:00 am - Having snuck past the tequila of my 20s, defeated the heart-cracking stress of my reporter days, and still peering out from under a lifetime mountain of pipe tobacco, I ...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Yes, we need transparency in social media rules - and more, but cautiouslyApr 26, 2022 1:00 am - The only former president of the United States to ever make a living teaching constitutional law came to Stanford University last Thursday to propose greater regulation ...
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Guest columnist Manmohan Kaur: Being Sikh, American rooted in family identityApr 25, 2022 1:00 am - My dad was 10 years old in 1947 when his state of Punjab was hastily split down the middle by the retreating colonial British. According to the BBC, "one million died an...
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Syndicated columnist Bonnie Jean Feldkamp: How building trust in everyday moments dismantles the proverbial closetApr 24, 2022 1:00 am - Last week, Missouri Rep. Ian Mackey challenged fellow Rep. Chuck Basye about legislation being put forth regarding transgender rights. It made me think about how we lear...
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The Yankee reform impulse gets some issues right, some wrongApr 24, 2022 1:00 am - People talk about culture war politics as if it were a recent development - a novelty, an exception to a historic rule that American politics is mostly about economics (...
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Guest Megan Anderson: Find balance in caring for yourself and the climateApr 22, 2022 1:00 am - It always starts with a 30-minute phone call. I introduce myself to the stranger on the other end and welcome them to the consultation process, quickly sketching out wha...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Mask politicsApr 21, 2022 1:00 am - If you're reading this on an airplane, or even in an Uber, you may or may not be wearing a mask. That's because a single federal judge sitting in Florida has declared in...
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Guest columnist Jill Johnson: Climate change is huge; we must 'Think Little' to fight itApr 21, 2022 1:00 am - Fourth in a series At The Conservation Foundation, a non-profit based in Naperville, we work daily to preserve and restore open space and natural lands, protect rivers a...
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The verdict on lockdowns: high cost, minimal benefitsApr 20, 2022 1:00 am - What were the benefits and costs of the COVID-19 restrictions implemented over the last two years? It's a good time to ask that question, especially now that the masks a...
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Guest columnist Craig Schneider: Career in construction driven by concern for the futureApr 20, 2022 1:00 am - In 1997, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution blocking the U.S. from signing the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. I was a teenager, concentrating only on my ...