by Dave Anderson Candidates for president of the United States typically run for office as though they were running for prime minister in a parliamentary democracy where […]
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Thank a volunteer
The power of people who offer their time by Kevin Frazier We’re collectively capable of amazing feats, so long as two conditions are met: first, that we’re […]
Do you remember what politics were like without Trump? My students don’t
by Susan McWilliams Barndt Every year, I ask my political science students, “What is your earliest political memory?” I pose the question to figure out what political […]
On this one key policy area, Kamala Harris didn’t best Donald Trump in their debate
by Cynthia M. Allen When it comes to policy matters, polling shows that Vice President Kamala Harris has lots of vulnerabilities. But where she stands on abortion […]
America losing battle of the Red Sea
by Hal Brands Even by the Middle Eastern standards, the past year has been full of surprises. A bolt-from-the-blue attack by Hamas produced the deadliest day for […]
Kamala Harris lands her jabs and Trump can’t shake them off
by Carl P. Leubsdorf The year’s first presidential debate sank the reelection chances of President Joe Biden. The second one may have severely damaged the prospects of […]
Will Trump ever be tried for Jan. 6? Here’s what emerged from latest hearing
by Harry Litman Much remained uncertain after Thursday’s hearing on how to proceed with the federal Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump following the Supreme Court’s immunity […]
It is a remarkable thing when an entire country changes its mind
by David M. Shribman Andrew Jackson, once almost universally admired as a personification of refreshing democratic values, now is considered a prosecutor of genocide. Ulysses Grant, once […]
We called him Hersh
by Cindy Sher We called him Hersh. Even those of us who’d never met him. Hersh Goldberg-Polin, the Israeli American with family ties to Chicago, was like […]
Make safe states matter
by Rob Richie It’s time for “safe state” voters to be more than nervous spectators and symbolic participants in presidential elections. The latest poll averages confirm that […]
