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Steve ChapmanChicago Tribune |
Enjoying the powers entrusted to them by the Constitution, Americans elected a man who is...
Given Donald Trump’s many attacks on basic liberties, all Democrats have to do to look...
JD Vance brings to mind Spiro Agnew, whose selection by Republican Richard Nixon in 1968...
Socialism, according to conservatives, has been perpetually imminent in America for at least 60 years...
To give a reelected President Donald Trump that get-out-of-jail free card is like giving a...
Police officers often have to make difficult choices that may have profound consequences, sometimes in a split second. The issue facing them today is...
Trying to find hypocrisy in political debates is a bit like trying to find a trash bag on a New York City sidewalk. The hard thing is avoiding it. But...
There was a time when you had to really pay attention to know when Democrats were talking about abortion. They avoided the word as if it were a live...
There is a consistent pattern in Donald Trump’s life: He engages in all sorts of dishonest and nefarious conduct but evades accountability for his...
When the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, was being debated in 2009, it drew abundant criticism for alleged flaws — that it would mean...
As dire as the immigration crisis is, I can’t help but think about the 1997 film “Wag the Dog.” It’s about a president seeking reelection who...
In his Christmas Eve Mass address, Pope Francis cited the conflict in Gaza in lamenting “the futile logic of war.” In recent decades, he might...
In the 2024 presidential election, voters may decide to keep Joe Biden in office for the next four years. If they elect Donald Trump, though, he could...