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Joe Biden, then the Democratic nominee for president, campaigns in Pittsburgh on the night before Election Day, Nov. 2, 2020.

Clarence Page: An old Joe Biden foe is back — the enthusiasm gap

November 1, 2023 at 11:49 a.m.

Every presidential campaign raises nagging questions of various sorts. With the 2024 election barely more than a year away, one overarching question haunts Democrats: Why the heck isn't President Joe...

Supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump wave a flag and a placard near the entrance to the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California, on Sept. 27, 2023, ahead of the second Republican primary debate.

Clarence Page: Conspiracy culture has more of us thinking violence may be needed to fix America

March 12, 2024 at 11:53 a.m.

For all of our concerns about international terrorism, new studies reveal a disturbing number of domestic indicators that are akin to, as an old movie title goes, "The Killer is...

Protesters calling for a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas block traffic at Clark Street and Ida B. Wells Drive on Oct. 23, 2023.

Clarence Page: Campuses face a new generation of questions — and ethics

October 25, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

For many of us, it's never been a straightforward matter to just pick a side in Israel's long-running struggle to live in peace with its Arab neighbors. But, while the...

Rep. Patrick McHenry presides as the House begins a third round of voting for House speaker on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 20, 2023.

Clarence Page: House GOP members need to consider the good of the nation, not just their party

October 20, 2023 at 4:18 p.m.

As their frustrated manager Casey Stengel famously said during the 1962 debut of the New York Mets, "Can't anyone here play this game?" Frustrated House Republicans were sounding a lot...

People attend a candlelight vigil for Wadea al-Fayoume in Oak Brook on Oct. 22, 2023.

Clarence Page: After the hate, bring on the healing: The other side of terror tragedies

October 18, 2023 at 2:39 p.m.

Alexander Pope's old saying that "a little learning is a dangerous thing" is still brilliant. He might have added, if it existed at the time, especially when it comes from...

A sign reserving the seats for an Israeli delegation is seen at the UNESCO Extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 11, 2023. The Israeli delegation in Riyadh marked the country's first publicly announced visit to Saudi Arabia.

Clarence Page: Curb your optimism about the Middle East. Turn on your realism.

October 15, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Some of my friends who know more about Middle East affairs than I do caution me against having too much optimism. Life is complicated, they note, especially in Middle East...

Evgenia Simanovich runs to the family home's reinforced concrete shelter, moments after rocket sirens sounded in Ashkelon, Israel, on Oct. 7, 2023.

Clarence Page: Another 9/11 surprise? Why Israel should give peace talks another chance.

October 10, 2023 at 5:21 p.m.

What? Again? Such was the stunning sense of surprise that rocked the world as the Palestinian militant resistance group Hamas delivered a devastating blow to Israel and the reputation of...

Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak during the 2023 Conservative Political Action Coalition Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on March 4, 2023.

Clarence Page: When Donald Trump’s rhetoric comes straight from Hitler, he’s in trouble — or we are

October 8, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Have you heard about Donald Trump's latest remarks about immigrants? "No. I'm waiting to hear it in the original German." That's actually a revival of a joke that was making...

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who led the effort to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters outside the Capitol after the vote to oust McCarthy in Washington on Oct. 3, 2023.

Clarence Page: Kevin McCarthy is out. Now whose party is in disarray? It’s the GOP’s turn.

October 3, 2023 at 5:54 p.m.

The "clown show," as some call the power struggle among Republicans in the House, has brought a special joy to Democrats. For a change, somebody else is being called "the...

San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein waves a motorman's hat while standing in Muni Railway Car 1 at the San Francisco Historic Trolley Festival in 1988.

Clarence Page: Sen. Dianne Feinstein offered a valuable voice in a divided Senate

September 29, 2023 at 5:28 p.m.

Amid the multitude of tributes that poured out after her death at age 90, one description of California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the Senate's oldest sitting member, was appropriately prominent....

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