Opinion
Republicans are Out of Ideas on Health Care | John L. Micek
It’s time to own it, Republicans: You’ve had seven years to come up with a credible alternative to…
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‘Russiagate’ is Obscuring Everything, Including Gun Legislation | John L. Micek
On Wednesday morning, Washington rightly fretted over the fate of a Republican congressman and three others felled by…
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Supreme Court’s Maverick Could Be Trump’s Worst Nightmare | John L. Micek
When he was out on the campaign trail last year, candidate Donald Trump promised to appoint conservative U.S.…
Opinion
Griffin’s Stunt the Latest Slide into Incivility | John L. Micek
An anonymous reader of the newspaper I work for had a lot on his mind:
Opinion
Stop and Notice the Dimming of a Very Weird Star | John L. Micek
This column is all about taking the time to look up.
Opinion
Face it, Trump Voters. You Got Played. | John L. Micek
While he was off bowing to the Saudis, contemplating the Western Wall and visiting other foreign heads of…
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Trump’s Totally Predictable Tuesday Night Massacre | Dick Polman
Now that Der Leader has deposed the lead investigator of Der Leader — sabotaging the rule of law,…
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State Lawmakers Nationwide Launch a Free-Speech Crackdown | John L. Micek
Back in the 1930s, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously referred to states as “laboratories of democracy.”
Opinion
The Best Art Has Always Been Political | John L. Micek
I’m a music junkie — I always have been.
Opinion
What Did Trump Think He Was Getting Into? | John L. Micek
What did he think he was signing up for?
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20 Years After His Death, a Few Thoughts About Mike Royko | John L. Micek
It was 20 years ago this month that I — along with everyone else in Chicago — woke…
Opinion
Trump Shouldn’t Overlook Violence Against Christians | John L. Micek
It was most serene of all scenes: A choir singing hymns on a Palm Sunday morning. It could…