What we have is a lot of noise from Donald Trump but not much in the way of actual policy.
Daniel DePetris: President Donald Trump doesn’t have a foreign policy yet
Category: Commentary
Diana Simpson and Will Aronin: Chicago’s abusive towing practices flip American justice on its head
Despite reforms, Chicago still holds cars for ransom, requiring people to pay everything before giving people their cars back.
John T. Shaw: Congress could take a lesson on independence from a southern Indiana moderate
A former moderate congressman from Indiana, Lee Hamilton, believed Congress should work with, but not be a supplicant to, the executive branch.
Sen. Dick Durbin: Big Pharma should disclose prices on drug advertisements
Requiring price disclosures on advertisements for prescription drugs would empower patients and reduce excess spending on medications.
George Cardenas: When reimagining downtown Chicago, don’t forget the power of taxes
In addition to tax increment financing, Cook County’s property tax system has tax incentives for commercial investments.
Edward Keegan: Redesign of the area around the United Center is being done (mostly) right
There needs to be clarification about how these extensive new “parks” in the plans to redevelop the area around the United Center will operate.
Clarence Page: Donald Trump’s pardons must not lead to the unpardonable
Hindsight, as the old saying goes, is always 20/20. That thought came to mind after a couple of the roughly 1,500 Jan. 6 offenders given pardons and commutations by President Trump said they didn’t want it.
Faith leaders: The religion of America’s empire forsakes the whole for the sake of the few
How do we respond to this dawning age of empire through a commitment to creation? We can start in our innermost circle, and radiate outward.
Rabbi Kenneth Brander: This Holocaust Remembrance Day, let’s focus on the coming light, not the current darkness
As Jews are now faced with a new reality, I look to my father’s generation for the blueprint to build the world we want.
Sarah Garza Resnick: Illinoisans must stay vigilant on abortion rights and access under Donald Trump
We know not to take Donald Trump at his word; he’s flip-flopped on countless issues, including abortion.