Oct. 7 has proved to be an inflection point for Israel. Decades of Israeli policy were overturned virtually overnight.
Daniel DePetris: A year after Oct. 7, what gains can Israel lay claim to?
Category: Columnists
Clarence Page: Donald Trump ‘saved’ Obamcare? Now that’s a whopper.
You don’t have to be a fact checker to know that Donald Trump and JD Vance are telling whoppers about the Republican record on health care reform.
Heidi Stevens: Rolling back comprehensive sex ed fails to prepare young people for the world they actually live in
Whatever words we’re cringing about our kids hearing from a certified educator, we’ll cringe into the fetal position if we see the results of those words typed into Google.
Elizabeth Shackelford: The dominoes have been unleashed in the Middle East
Israel had good cause to try to neutralize Hezbollah, but that justification doesn’t change the fact that more war is now on the horizon.
Steve Chapman: Kamala Harris claims the cause of freedom
Given Donald Trump’s many attacks on basic liberties, all Democrats have to do to look good is not agree with him.
Heidi Stevens: Why voters — even women, like, past 50 — care about abortion rights
Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock has a saying: “A vote is a kind of prayer for the world we desire for ourselves and for our children.” He said it in 2022, after defeating Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a runoff election. He said it in Chicago during his speech at this year’s Democratic National Convention. He has posted it on his social accounts. It’s worth repeating. It’s a good line …
David Greising: Stacy Davis Gates’ attacks on Pedro Martinez aren’t what’s best for CPS
If Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates chose to own some of her responsibility to taxpayers, she might succeed on several fronts.
Daniel DePetris: The US looks impotent as warfare between Israel and Hezbollah escalates
If Hezbollah uses longer-range missiles against Israel, Washington’s efforts to prevent a full-scale war likely would quickly unravel.
Edward Keegan: New West Side Boys & Girls Club is a quintessential Chicago building for the 21st century
Beyond just hosting after-school programs, the Rusu-McCartin Boys & Girls Club inspires awe and wonder.
Elizabeth Shackelford: We need the United Nations in the peacekeeping business again
Research has consistently shown that third-party peacekeeping is effective, so why is funding for it going down?