Term limits in Congress would make the very problems they are meant to fix far worse.
Category: Opinion
Editorial: Elon Musk creates a political earthquake over UK sexual abuse scandal. Good.
Elon Musk tweeted about the scandal of British girls raped by gangs of mostly Muslim men. He shook the political establishment.
Letters: Here’s how Chicagoans can help with critical shortage in coat donations
No one should experience a Chicago winter without the protection of a warm coat.
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.
Hilary Gowins joins the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board
Hilary Gowins began her journalism career as a reporter at the Northwest Herald and later joined the Illinois Policy Institute.
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?
Letters: Americans voted for Trump and ignored the endangerment of democracy
Most Americans do not care about saving the institutions or provisions that set us apart from other democracies.