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October 6, 2020
Beware a filibuster-free Senate
The changes they would bring could produce a very different country than the one we see today.
John M. Crisp, Tribune News Service (TNS)
October 6, 2020
There's no question how our debates must change
The first debate was a disaster, but now safety is a factor.
Jay Ambrose, Tribune News Service (TNS)
October 6, 2020
Trump is absurd. But he's not the only one.
The left has done its share of lying.
October 5, 2020
Arbitration system should be at top of police reform list
Too often arbitrators decide to reinstate abusive officers.
Jason Lewis
October 5, 2020
Jason Lewis: This election is a choice between anarchy and American values
If the left has its way, mob rule will be coming for the suburbs.
Nicholas Kristof
October 5, 2020
Can we please rise above Trump-like meanness — and learn to wear masks, at last?
Americans should learn from Trump's infection.
Robert B. Reich, Tribune Content Agency
October 5, 2020
Sympathy for the Devil? Maybe — but not for Trump
Why should we feel empathy for one of the least empathetic people in the world?
Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald (TNS)
October 4, 2020
Cuba, Russia, China could be joining the U.N. human rights panel
Sadly, this is not a bad joke.
Steve Chapman
October 4, 2020
Amy Coney Barrett's religion is fine
But her judicial philosophy is harmful.
Cass R. Sunstein, Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
October 3, 2020
What happens if Trump is 'unable' to govern
Just in case, let's take another look at that 25th Amendment, about what happens if the president becomes incapacitated.
John Rash
October 2, 2020
The world wishes Trump — and America — well
Despite domestic divisions so apparent in the debate and campaign, America can and should still be the "indispensable nation."
David Banks
October 2, 2020
Slivers of information about Biden from the debate
If he's vulnerable, these may be the spots.
October 2, 2020
Russia is spreading disinformation on Navalny poisoning
Instead of investigating, Putin's government is deflecting responsibility.
October 2, 2020
Senate should move forward with Barrett's confirmation hearing
And, yes, Merrick Garland also deserved a hearing and timely vote.
Michael Hemesath
October 2, 2020
COVID has quickened a digital day of reckoning for higher education
Parents and students now see the benefits (or detriments) of an online education.
Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
October 2, 2020
Digging further into the debate wreckage: Trump still has no health care plan to offer
Most of the moves he has made are symbolic ones.
Cass R. Sunstein, Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
October 1, 2020
High court justices often surprise both critics and champions
Elections have consequences, but one cannot say for certain how a Supreme Court judge is going to vote on individual cases.
October 1, 2020
Help prevent COVID, influenza double whammy
It's more important than ever for Americans to get a flu shot.
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
October 1, 2020
FDR, even at his pinnacle of power, could not 'pack the court.'
So, good luck with that.
Thomas L. Friedman
October 1, 2020
This is how democracies perish
I've seen this happen to other countries; I just never thought it could happen to the U.S.
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