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Opinion

Legend has helped others reach American success

National Columnists

Having covered the Rev. Jesse Jackson for more than a half-century, I have an insider's understanding of why thousands of people lined up to wait patiently in Chicago to pay their final respects to the departed civil rights icon. Jackson knew when and how to defy power, but he also knew how to ...

Kids aren’t picky eaters

National Columnists

It's not my fault that my kids are picky eaters, I learned today. But it's my fault if I don't fix it. That's what I gleaned from a recent article by Helen Zoe Veit, the author of a forthcoming book called "Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in ...

Supreme Court upholds Constitution on tariffs

National Columnists

So much for the notion that the Supreme Court, with its 6-3 majority of justices appointed by Republican presidents, was going to be a rubber stamp for Donald Trump. That is a frequently voiced charge by partisan Democrats, and a fear of many ambivalent voters who find many of Trump's ...

Four fallacies behind post-SCOTUS-ruling tariffs

National Columnists

Within hours of the Supreme Court ruling that the White House's widespread "emergency" tariffs were illegal, President Donald Trump moved to install 10% across-the-board tariffs under a different alleged authority. He later said he would raise that rate to 15% and delivered a combative ...

Men’s hockey team did it right

National Columnists

If men's basketball is the most popular and professional athlete-filled team sport at the quadrennial Summer Olympic Games, then men's ice hockey is its Winter Olympic Games analogue. But there is one major difference. The United States has dominated men's basketball at the Summer ...

Schools dismantling DEI owe students action

National Columnists

Last year, following Trump's anti-DEI executive order, the Department of Education sent a letter to educational institutions. It began "Dear Colleagues," and threatened to withhold federal funds from institutions that did not gut their diversity, equity and inclusion objectives, claiming ...