Term limits in Congress would make the very problems they are meant to fix far worse.
Category: Commentary
Dr. Cory Franklin: Should alcoholic beverages feature a warning about cancer risk?
Alcohol consumption is now believed to be the third most important external risk factor for cancer after smoking and obesity.
Juan Rangel: Embracing school choice will move Democrats back to the center
There is growing bipartisan recognition of the importance of school choice, especially for families in struggling school districts.
Daniel DePetris: New Orleans attack is not a reason to sound alarm over terrorism
The majority of attacks inside the U.S. since 9/11 have been perpetrated by people who had little connection to a terrorist organization.
Ike Muzikowski: Why West Side students need trades education
The solution to breaking cycles of intergenerational poverty is right in front of us: more education in the trades.
David Galef: If your school is not in the Ivy League, it’s as if you don’t matter at all
Why is it that whenever some journalist wants to take the pulse of the nation’s higher educational system, they look toward Harvard?
Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz: The end of crucial safeguards for migrant children at the border is a moral crisis
The fact that migrant children had to rely on a court order to ensure basic necessities highlights a flaw in our immigration system.
Jennifer Guzman: Chicago leaders, we have an antisemitism problem
It’s incredibly disheartening to see the antisemitism and hate spreading through Chicago’s institutions.
Storer H. Rowley: Where will we find a new Jimmy Carter when we need him?
Jimmy Carter applied his strong moral compass to embody the honest leadership and public service that America needs right now.
Tom Montgomery Fate: What a literary critic’s memoir reveals about Chicago and its writers
Donna Seaman is not only adept at reading books but also at reading the city of Chicago itself.