Category: Columnists

Karl Rove was as direct as possible on how unacceptable Donald Trump’s defense of Jan. 6 mob is. He couldn’t be more right. So why does Trump retain so much support?

If America is unwilling or unable to cajole its friends to abide by a set of international standards, what hope do we have of reining in the bad acts of others?

Regarding abortion, Democrats are not reticent about what they are defending. And Republicans are not quite so forthright.

What does DEI have to do with the mayor of Baltimore and the collapse of Francis Scott Key Bridge? Nothing. But that’s not stopping some conservatives from finding a connection.

The forthcoming summit among the U.S., the Philippines and Japan is really about one thing and one thing only: China. 

The slow vote counting in the Cook County state’s attorney’s race affects the perception of election integrity in November and beyond.

The new categories for ethnicity and other descriptives on census forms can seem silly or even out of touch. But they’re there for a reason. America is changing all the time.

Bring Chicago Home would address human needs of homelessness, and the bond issue would go toward the city’s bricks-and-mortar responses.

Rep. Danny Davis and his seniors may stand with President Joe Biden, but they can’t count on younger voters to be there with them.

Surveys show many Republicans drive electric vehicles, but that’s not stopping the political right from pillorying them as Bidenmobiles.