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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Miami on May 9, 2022. A Florida law intended to punish social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter is a violation of the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled May 23, 2022.

Steve Chapman: A setback for the right’s attack on Twitter and Facebook

May 25, 2022 at 12:57 p.m.

Social media platforms are one of the main places where Americans engage in their ongoing dogfight over political differences. But anything that becomes important also becomes a target for control,...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 10, 2022.

Steve Chapman: Both political parties say they have the cure for inflation — and they’re both wrong

May 20, 2022 at 2:14 p.m.

The American two-party political system exists to ensure that for any problem that emerges, there are at least two solutions that are just plain wrong. That is the sad case...

A vigil May 17, 2022, in Buffalo, New York, to remember the 10 people killed in a May 14 shooting at Tops Fresh Market.

Steve Chapman: ‘Great replacement’ theory is pure idiocy. America wouldn’t be America without immigrants.

March 11, 2024 at 1:22 p.m.

For those who believe in the "great replacement" theory, I can affirm: Yes, we Americans today are going to be replaced with people very different from us. They are called...

A CTA train passes through the Loop on Wabash Avenue on May 5, 2022.

Steve Chapman: Public transit will never be the same, post-pandemic. Cities would be wise to adjust.

May 13, 2022 at 4:34 p.m.

More than two years after COVID-19 sent the country into a shutdown, life is looking close to the old normal. The job market is hot, restaurants have rebounded, sports and...

Residents carry out furniture from houses ruined by shelling in Borodyanka, Ukraine, May 24, 2022.

Steve Chapman: Putin is learning a hard lesson: War is folly

May 11, 2022 at 3:57 p.m.

Vladimir Putin has had to embark on the five stages of grief about his invasion of Ukraine, and he may yet arrive at the final one: acceptance. On Monday, "Victory...

A mural on the side of the Englewood Health Center on Nov. 2, 2021.

Steve Chapman: States that want to ban residents from getting out-of-state abortions have a problem: Federalism

May 6, 2022 at 4:29 p.m.

Now may be a good time to max out your investments in airlines, car rental agencies and intercity bus companies. Travel has picked up as the pandemic has ebbed, but...

Pro-choice activists gather at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on May 2, 2022.

Steve Chapman: If Congress goes to the GOP, a federal abortion ban could follow Roe’s end

May 4, 2022 at 3:52 p.m.

Roe v. Wade may not be dead, but it appears to be terminally ill, with a life expectancy of less than two months. So supporters of abortion rights, including me,...

People on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus on March 30, 2022.

Steve Chapman: Write off student loans? There’s a better solution.

April 29, 2022 at 5:23 p.m.

The pandemic has hung like a storm cloud over America for more than two years, but for some people, it has had a silver lining, or maybe gold. Since March...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 24, 2022, in Orlando, Florida.

Steve Chapman: DeSantis tramples on Disney’s freedom of speech

April 27, 2022 at 4:37 p.m.

When Elon Musk bought Twitter, conservatives were ready to hold a ticker-tape parade. "Free speech is making a comeback," proclaimed Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. Fox News host Tucker Carlson exulted...

An Iranian flag at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility on Nov. 10, 2019.

Steve Chapman: Biden should revive the Iran nuclear deal

April 22, 2022 at 4:47 p.m.

Donald Trump was a fierce critic of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal negotiated under then-President Barack Obama. Because of it, he said in 2018, "In just a short period of...

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