Clarence Page: Talk of mandated national service percolates among former Trump advisers
The former defense secretary for Donald Trump when he was president is advocating a national...
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Daniel DePetris: Should the US increase its nuclear arsenal?
The United States is considering boosting its nuclear arsenal based on the questionable belief that...
Clarence Page: Wait, so Jim Crow was a good period for Blacks in America? Could have fooled me.
GOP Rep. Byron Donalds, a would-be vice presidential nominee, raised eyebrows when he said Blacks...
Heidi Stevens: New book on women as America’s safety net is the perfect comeback to Harrison Butker’s eye roll of a commencement speech
America needs an actual social safety net that provides essential protections like health insurance, paid...
David Greising: With Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce support, is there hope for Bears stadium plan?
The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and and World Business Chicago are the only major civic...
Steve Chapman: Will police endorse a convicted felon for president?
Donald Trump, who claims to be the law and order candidate, is actually an agent...
Clarence Page: Dr. Anthony Fauci’s hearing gave us politics at its most paranoid
A House hearing on the response to COVID turned poignant when Dr. Anthony Fauci recounted...
Daniel DePetris: When is the right time to talk about peace in Ukraine?
The war against Russia has depreciated for the Ukrainians. Moscow has regained more territory than Ukraine...
Clarence Page: Evanston’s reparations program, meant to attack discrimination, is accused of being discriminatory
In a bit of irony, a conservative group challenges Evanston's reparations law as discriminatory.
Elizabeth Shackelford: South Africa’s election could bring a reckoning
The African National Congress is finally being called to task in South Africa's election for...