Clarence Page

Clarence Page is a syndicated columnist and Washington-based member of Chicago Tribune’s editorial board. Among other awards, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary (1989) and lifetime achievement awards from Chicago Headline Club, National Society of Newspaper Columnists, National Press Foundation and National Association of Black Journalists.

The former defense secretary for Donald Trump when he was president is advocating a national service mandate in the U.S.

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Clarence Page: Talk of mandated national service percolates among former Trump advisers

June 12, 2024 at 5:05 a.m.

The former defense secretary for Donald Trump when he was president is advocating a national service mandate in the U.S.

GOP Rep. Byron Donalds, a would-be vice presidential nominee, raised eyebrows when he said Blacks were better off during Jim Crow.

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Clarence Page: Wait, so Jim Crow was a good period for Blacks in America? Could have fooled me.

June 9, 2024 at 5:05 a.m.

GOP Rep. Byron Donalds, a would-be vice presidential nominee, raised eyebrows when he said Blacks were better off during Jim Crow.

A House hearing on the response to COVID turned poignant when Dr. Anthony Fauci recounted how death threats have upended his life.

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Clarence Page: Dr. Anthony Fauci’s hearing gave us politics at its most paranoid

June 5, 2024 at 5:05 a.m.

A House hearing on the response to COVID turned poignant when Dr. Anthony Fauci recounted how death threats have upended his life.

In a bit of irony, a conservative group challenges Evanston's reparations law as discriminatory.

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Clarence Page: Evanston’s reparations program, meant to attack discrimination, is accused of being discriminatory

June 2, 2024 at 5:05 a.m.

In a bit of irony, a conservative group challenges Evanston's reparations law as discriminatory.

The racial reckoning immediately following George Floyd's killing in 2020 seems to have fizzled out.

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Clarence Page: Four years after George Floyd’s death, what’s happened to the racial reckoning?

May 29, 2024 at 8:10 a.m.

The racial reckoning immediately following George Floyd's killing in 2020 seems to have fizzled out.

The controversy over the many "messaging" flags the Alitos fly hits the Supreme Court hard.

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Clarence Page: The credibility crisis at the Supreme Court hits a fever pitch

May 26, 2024 at 5:05 a.m.

The controversy over the many "messaging" flags the Alitos fly hits the Supreme Court hard.

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker speaks to the news media during Super Bowl 58 opening night on Feb. 5, 2024, in Las Vegas. Butker railed against Pride Month along with President Joe Biden’s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and his stance on abortion during his recent commencement address at Benedictine College. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

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Clarence Page: NFL’s Harrison Butker’s hard-right social views kicked up a storm of controversy

May 22, 2024 at 5:05 a.m.

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker had a lot of red-meat views to share with graduates of Benedictine College.

The Thursday night fights on Capitol Hill featured Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene and Democrat Jasmine Crockett trading "mean girls" jabs.

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Clarence Page: The congressional circus is back in town, this time over the Biden audiotapes

May 19, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The Thursday night fights on Capitol Hill featured Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene and Democrat Jasmine Crockett trading "mean girls" jabs.

This era's encampments carry echoes of the "teach-ins" on campuses during the Vietnam War era.

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Clarence Page: This era’s protesters could stand to ask a few more questions

May 15, 2024 at 5:05 a.m.

This era's encampments carry echoes of the "teach-ins" on campuses during the Vietnam War era.

Those of us who believe that Congress should find common ground could derive hope in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s failed lurch toward autocracy.

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Clarence Page: Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn’t run the government after all

May 12, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Those of us who believe that Congress should find common ground could derive hope in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s failed lurch toward autocracy.

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