Steve Chapman – Page 31

U.S. soldiers cheer as President Donald Trump arrives in Bagram Air Field during a surprise Thanksgiving visit on Nov. 28, 2019, in Afghanistan. It was the president's first trip to Afghanistan after nearly three years in office.

Column: Trump loves the military? Don’t believe it

January 15, 2020 at 4:56 p.m.

Many women are acquainted with a certain type of boyfriend. He's generous with gifts, meals and compliments. In public, he's the picture of devotion. But when you need him, he's...

Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., arrives at a campaign event Jan. 7 at Brooklyn's Kings Theatre in New York.

Column: Why Elizabeth Warren is not so electable

January 10, 2020 at 3:32 p.m.

The most important consideration for Democratic primary voters this year is not which candidate would make the best president, because the worst of their candidates would be a gargantuan improvement...

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 7, 2020.

Column: Trump upholds tradition of lying to Americans about war

January 7, 2020 at 8:00 p.m.

Donald Trump's administration has been a fountain of lies from his first day in office. But the U.S. attack that killed an Iranian general promises to turn that fountain into...

Democratic presidential hopeful Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on stage for the sixth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles on Dec. 19, 2019.

Column: Amy Klobuchar offers a return to normalcy in the White House

January 3, 2020 at 5:56 p.m.

"My best judgment of America's needs is to steady down, to get squarely on our feet, to make sure of the right path. ... Let us stop to consider that...

Iraqi protesters use a plumbing pipe to break the bulletproof glass of the U.S. Embassy's windows in Baghdad on Dec. 31, 2019.

Column: Iraqis storm our embassy, another sign of U.S. failure

December 31, 2019 at 2:23 p.m.

It's a matter of official record that Afghanistan has been the longest war in American history, still going on after more than 18 years. But you could make a case...

Gillian Smith, left, and Sarah Conner, a Chicago couple, celebrate after their civil union ceremony in Wrigley Square at Millennium Park on June 2, 2011.

Column: Remember the good things that happened in America in the past decade

December 27, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

Ten years ago, America was in an awful way. It had been through a decade of terrorism, war and recession, which combined to create a pervasive sense of anxiety. The...

President Donald Trump speaks during a Christmas Eve video teleconference with members of the military at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 24, 2019.

Column: A roundup of President Trump’s negotiating failures, from Mexico to North Korea

December 24, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.

I'm starting to wonder if Donald Trump, bestselling author of "The Art of the Deal," just isn't very good at making deals. His presidency has been a ceaseless torrent of...

President Donald Trump with reporters during an event to sign the Tax Cut and Reform Bill in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, on Dec. 22, 2017.

Column: Trump’s tax cut was a mammoth fraud

December 21, 2019 at 12:54 p.m.

Decades from now, many Americans will have to consult history books to gain an appreciation of the lowest point of Donald Trump's presidency: his impeachment. But they will be able...

President Donald Trump participates in meeting at the White House on Dec 16, 2019.

Column: Amid impeachment turmoil, Trump keeps acting like a guilty man

December 18, 2019 at 2:59 p.m.

Donald Trump is not known to be a fan of country music, or any music. But lately he is taking counsel from the Alison Krauss hit that advises, "You say...

A bird takes flight in May 2014 as the sun rises over Arlington National Cemetery in Section 60, where many Iraq and Afghanistan war dead are buried in the section.

Column: In Afghanistan, presidents lied and Americans died

December 13, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

The United States is the most powerful military power in the history of the world. Yet somehow we can't win a war. In this century, we have undertaken two major...

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