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Category: Columnists
Daniel DePetris: How does Joe Biden’s foreign policy record stack up?
President Joe Biden was arguably the most experienced foreign policy hand to enter the White House since the late George H.W. Bush.
Laura Washington: The Donald Trump lovefest at the RNC was full of contradictions
Mea culpas abounded at the convention. Donald Trump’s once-bitterly sworn enemies are now admiring allies.
David Greising: The mayor learns who is really calling the shots on CPS budget
It’s rare to see an appointed board get into a public dustup with the mayor of Chicago. But that’s what’s happening at Chicago Public Schools.
Heidi Stevens: What if the assassination attempt on former President Trump shifts the tide on gun laws?
What if the pithy memes about wishing our nation cared as much about third-graders as it does about presidential ears turned into more than memes?
Clarence Page: Biden hangs on, but the questions persist about whether he should continue to run
The rumors were swirling that Joe Biden would announce he was bowing out of the race at his Thursday news conference. It wasn’t to be.
Elizabeth Shackelford: France avoids a far-right government — for now
Now that the immediate threat of the National Rally has receded, will the parties be able to work together to govern?
Clarence Page: Donald Trump takes us for fools when he says he knows nothing about ‘Project 2025’
Every presidential cycle the Heritage Foundation compiles a policy blueprint for the GOP. This time it’s the disturbing ‘Project 2025.’
Clarence Page: What exactly is a ‘Black job,’ Mr. Trump?
Donald Trump’s claim in the presidential debate that migrants pouring over the border were taking “Black jobs” got all kinds of pushback.
Clarence Page: Five decades after Watergate, the Supreme Court has given us the ‘Imperial Presidency’
Richard Nixon said, “When the president does it, that means it’s not illegal.” Nearly 50 years later, Chief Justice John Roberts agreed.