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U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testifies before the Senate Finance Committee in Washington on May 12, 2021.

Column: The damaging protectionism of Trump — and Biden

March 11, 2024 at 1:37 p.m.

When he became president, Joe Biden summarily reversed his predecessor's policies on a range of issues, including climate change, immigration, taxes, social welfare and police reform. But on international trade,...

National Guard soldiers patrol to protect the U.S. Capitol ahead of President Joe Biden's address to a joint session of Congress in April 2021.

Column: How the Republican threat to democracy could be our undoing in 2024

May 26, 2021 at 1:47 p.m.

The American system of government has been around for 232 years, and it has survived wars, depressions, social upheavals and pandemics. But we should not bet that it will survive...

President Joe Biden during an expanded bilateral meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in (not shown) at White House in Washington on May 21, 2021.

Column: Why Biden is likely to fail on North Korea

May 21, 2021 at 4:38 p.m.

Of the many mortifying moments of Donald Trump's presidency, few can match his hopeless infatuation with an unlikely partner: North Korean Communist dictator Kim Jong Un. It is still hard...

Column: The beginning of the end for abortion rights

May 19, 2021 at 1:16 p.m.

In one of his 19th-century novels, Anthony Trollope depicts a protagonist who learns that his beloved has accepted a rival's marriage proposal. "A horse will gallop for some scores of...

A firearm owner's identification card in 2019. The state requires the card for a resident to buy or possess a gun.

Column: An Illinois court takes an extreme view of the Second Amendment

May 7, 2021 at 3:13 p.m.

The modern era of gun rights began in 2008, when the Supreme Court struck down the District of Columbia's near-total ban on handgun ownership. It later overturned a similar Chicago...

President Joe Biden takes questions from reporters about the American Rescue Plan at the White House on May 5, 2021.

Column: An allegedly senile Joe Biden keeps succeeding

May 5, 2021 at 4:51 p.m.

In a Democratic presidential debate in September 2019, Julian Castro thought he heard Joe Biden say something that contradicted himself, and he pounced on the opportunity to suggest that Biden...

President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress on April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Column: The dangers of Biden’s spending binge

April 30, 2021 at 1:37 p.m.

In his 1996 State of the Union address, President Bill Clinton said: "We know big government does not have all the answers. We know there's not a program for every...

The U.S. House of Representatives chamber in Washington. It's had 435 seats since 1911.

Column: The census is a reminder that we need a bigger Congress

April 28, 2021 at 2:06 p.m.

The preliminary 2020 census count has been released and, as usual, it means that when it comes to congressional representation, some states will gain and some will lose. Illinois is...

Matthew McConaughey watches player warmups before the game between the Texas Longhorns and the LSU Tigers at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Sept. 7, 2019, in Austin, Texas.

Column: Matthew McConaughey for governor? Maybe not so crazy

April 21, 2021 at 1:38 p.m.

In 2006, mystery author and musical humorist Kinky Friedman ran for governor of Texas as an independent on the slogan: "Why the hell not?" He lost, but Texans seem open...

U.S. soldiers sit beneath an American flag raised to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at Forward Operating Base Bostick in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 11, 2011.

Column: Biden faces the tragic truth in Afghanistan

April 16, 2021 at 2:13 p.m.

For most of the past 20 years, the United States has had a clear policy in Afghanistan: avoiding reality. We kept telling ourselves that if we stuck it out a...

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