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Clarence Page: Loss of support from Republican evangelicals suits MAGA crowd just fine

Black voters have traditionally been pivotal to the fortunes of the Democratic Party, but some recent polls have suggested that they are proving less...

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Clarence Page: Better public understanding of domestic violence was the one silver lining of O.J. Simpson’s fall

Can we now declare O.J. Simpson’s search for “the real killer” to be officially ended? Not that I expected to find out more than we already...

13.04.2024 4

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Clarence Page: Trump put himself in an anti-abortion trap that he’s yet to escape

After keeping his fans and foes alike guessing for years about his views on abortion rights, past and perhaps future President Donald Trump released a...

10.04.2024 4

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Clarence Page: Donald Trump goes all in defending Jan. 6 mob and Karl Rove goes off

Republican strategist Karl Rove has some excellent advice for Donald Trump, which, judging by his usual resistance to even the mildest criticism,...

07.04.2024 9

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Clarence Page: Deriding DEI is the right’s attempt at a polite way to attack civil rights

“DEI mayor.” That’s how a troll on X, formerly Twitter, labeled a news clip of Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott delivering an update on the...

03.04.2024 5

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Clarence Page: Census forms are changing again — because we are

On his HBO show “Real Time,” comedian Bill Maher recently went after Democrats for “pandering” to minority groups for votes. Poking holes in...

31.03.2024 10

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Clarence Page: Haiti’s tragic history just keeps repeating itself

In Haiti, history repeats itself — repeatedly. And for what remains of Haiti’s troubled government, history seems to keep getting worse. Haitian...

27.03.2024 10

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Clarence Page: Is it an electric car or a Bidenmobile? Greening of transportation gets political.

When you think about it, there’s not much rational reason for electric vehicles to be a partisan political issue. But, as we all should know by now,...

24.03.2024 10

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Clarence Page: The busting of the myth of Donald Trump’s business genius

How embarrassing. Donald Trump’s well-known history of financial exaggeration appears to be catching up to him in a very inconvenient place, a...

20.03.2024 10

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Clarence Page: This time Trump really does seem to be making Black voter inroads. Why?

Reports that Donald Trump has made surprising gains among Black voters have raised understandable alarm among my Democratic-leaning friends. And...

17.03.2024 6

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Clarence Page: Rep. Ken Buck’s sudden retirement yet another setback for a reeling GOP House leadership

Ken Buck is fed up. The Republican lawmaker from eastern Colorado already announced (last November) that he would retire from Congress at the end of...

14.03.2024 4

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Clarence Page: For one night, Biden was the media master while Trump was fumbling

Ah, such embarrassment. Presidential campaigns will always surprise you, but I didn’t expect Donald Trump, a tireless master of media, to be tripped...

10.03.2024 10

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Clarence Page: Immigration is on Americans’ minds. And politicians are seizing the opportunity.

When I saw Donald Trump take an interest in the horrible killing of a Georgia nursing student, I was swept by a profound sense of having been here...

06.03.2024 4

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Clarence Page: House GOP gives us a big Hunter Biden nothingburger

The case House Republicans had against Hunter Biden never seemed like much. But it turned out to be even less than that after the events of last week....

03.03.2024 8

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Clarence Page: Donald Trump’s bizarre pitch to Black voters is martyrdom marketing

How about this for a novel campaign pitch? “I’m being indicted for you, the Black population.” Yes, that’s Donald Trump, the former, and...

28.02.2024 9

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Clarence Page: Frozen embryos are people? In the world of politics, at least.

An Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are “children” offers a sad example of the age-old law of unintended consequences. Instead of...

25.02.2024 8

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Clarence Page: Fani Willis and the court of public opinion

Fani Willis should have known better. It doesn’t take a law degree to know that the appearance of impropriety can be just as damaging as the real...

21.02.2024 9

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Clarence Page: On Trump’s befuddling hold on the GOP and the fizzling of the ‘Never Trump’ movement

I’m so old that I can remember when moderate Republicans such as Colin Powell, former secretary of state, clung to hopes that Donald Trump might...

18.02.2024 10

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Clarence Page: Economic gloominess in spite of upbeat data also affects immigration debate

When we think about the economy, it’s not just numbers that matter. It’s also how we feel about the numbers. Public discontent about the economy,...

14.02.2024 9

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Clarence Page: How to fight Donald Trump as a Republican and survive

What? Nikki Haley is still in the race? Yes, despite pressure from her fellow Republicans to drop her challenge to front-runner and former President...

11.02.2024 5

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Clarence Page: When DEI spells opportunity for all, it’s not so scary

Why is DEI upsetting so many people when so few people seem to know what the heck it really is? Such is the confusion I perceive in the dialogue that...

02.02.2024 5

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Clarence Page: Threats of violence mar MLK holiday. Still, his words guide us.

In the days leading up to the national holiday to honor the great champion of nonviolence, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., peace was disrupted by...

02.02.2024 5

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Clarence Page: Donald Trump, unifier? That’s a new one.

In striking contrast to his usual bombast, Donald Trump’s victory speech in Iowa sounded surprisingly humble, a quality not often associated with...

02.02.2024 6

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Clarence Page: Where the Civil War never seems to end — our presidential campaigns

I wrote before about Nikki Haley and her gaffe in December about the causes of the Civil War. But the subject still strikes a chord with me. Haley’s...

02.02.2024 5

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Clarence Page: Could Dems hold a ‘brokered convention?’ It would keep the crowd alert

It occurs to me, as the presidential race heats up, that I have not yet heard a question that seems to come up as the season for party conventions...

02.02.2024 5

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Clarence Page: When partisan politics leave migrants out in the cold

As a long, dreaded January chill made life on the streets unthinkable for waves of migrants bused north from Texas, city, state and federal officials...

02.02.2024 6

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Clarence Page: Joe Biden’s campaign could use some star power. Paging Taylor Swift?

President Joe Biden’s team looks to Taylor Swift for a touchdown. Considering the obvious ability that pop star Taylor Swift and her NFL star...

02.02.2024 7

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Letters: Our climate is in trouble. Chicago needs a ban on methane gas in new buildings.

The editorial “Chicago should cool down on banning natural gas in new buildings and let this be debated statewide” (Jan. 28) includes erroneous...

31.01.2024 10

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Clarence Page: Joe Biden’s campaign could use some star power. Paging Taylor Swift?

President Joe Biden’s team looks to Taylor Swift for a touchdown. Considering the obvious ability that pop star Taylor Swift and her NFL star...

31.01.2024 6

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Clarence Page: When partisan politics leave migrants out in the cold

As a long, dreaded January chill made life on the streets unthinkable for waves of migrants bused north from Texas, city, state and federal officials...

28.01.2024 7

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Letters: Thoughts about Chicago from a lifelong resident

I have just finished reading the op-ed by William Choslovsky (“Dickens Greenway a typical Chicago solution in search of a problem,” Jan. 18). I...

24.01.2024 10

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Clarence Page: Could Dems hold a ‘brokered convention?’ It would keep the crowd alert

It occurs to me, as the presidential race heats up, that I have not yet heard a question that seems to come up as the season for party conventions...

24.01.2024 10

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Letters: Metra’s elimination of the 10-ride pass is a bad idea

As a recent editorial notes (“We’re sad to see Metra’s 10-ride pass go,” Jan. 5), effective Feb. 1, Metra is radically changing its ticketing...

21.01.2024 9

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Clarence Page: Where the Civil War never seems to end — our presidential campaigns

I wrote before about Nikki Haley and her gaffe in December about the causes of the Civil War. But the subject still strikes a chord with me. Haley’s...

21.01.2024 7

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Clarence Page: Donald Trump, unifier? That’s a new one.

In striking contrast to his usual bombast, Donald Trump’s victory speech in Iowa sounded surprisingly humble, a quality not often associated with...

17.01.2024 3

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Clarence Page: Threats of violence mar MLK holiday. Still, his words guide us.

In the days leading up to the national holiday to honor the great champion of nonviolence, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., peace was disrupted by...

14.01.2024 5

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Clarence Page: When DEI spells opportunity for all, it’s not so scary

Why is DEI upsetting so many people when so few people seem to know what the heck it really is? Such is the confusion I perceive in the dialogue that...

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Clarence Page: Racial issues and an old war return to center of the presidential race

Like a political version of a veteran sports writer, as the presidential primaries approach I have been expecting some hapless candidate to throw out...

03.01.2024 2

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Clarence Page: When it comes to slogans, pro-Palestinian activists should stick to those whose meanings aren’t disputed

As someone who has appreciated the power of protest and activism on achieving progress in the U.S. and the world, it’s hard for me to watch the...

14.12.2023 6

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Clarence Page: Norman Lear’s comedy helped diverse Americans tune in to each other

For many of us old enough to remember Archie Bunker’s living room chair before it became a Smithsonian Museum exhibit, Norman Lear helped television...

09.12.2023 4

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Letters: Response to Oct. 7 by Netanyahu and his right-wing government has been grossly disproportionate

One can support Israel but at the same time be horrified at the gross disproportionality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing...

07.12.2023 6

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Clarence Page: ‘Person of the Year’? How about George Santos.

Person of the Year? Congratulations to Taylor Swift and her teeming multitudes of “Swifty” fans for her being named Time magazine’s Person of...

07.12.2023 4

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Clarence Page: Coming to terms with Henry Kissinger’s legacy — it’s complicated

Over his century on Earth, Henry Kissinger left a big mark, love him or hate him. And a lot of people sure did hate him. Take Anthony Bourdain. The...

01.12.2023 2

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Letters: Op-ed that laments that people don’t want to work anymore cherry-picks the data

In his Nov. 27 op-ed (“It is true. There are people who don’t want to work anymore”), Jim Nowlan tries to make the point that people are...

30.11.2023 5

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Clarence Page: Why the paucity of men on campus is a problem and the beginnings of how to respond

You can learn a lot about social changes by looking at one yardstick in particular: the shifting male-female ratio in college enrollment. For example,...

30.11.2023 2

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Clarence Page: GOP does its best to show us how to normalize an insurrection

Well, it took long enough. House Speaker Mike Johnson has finally started releasing 44,000 hours of security footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol...

26.11.2023 6

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Clarence Page: Elon Musk not so ‘absolutist’ about free speech when it comes from his critics

Too bad. I seriously have been considering buying a Tesla but you-know-who, the company’s famous CEO, seems determined to drive me away at top...

22.11.2023 2

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Clarence Page: Beware, Donald Trump is letting his inner dictator slip out

Donald Trump’s acting more “African” again Back when he was the new host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” South Africa-born comedian...

19.11.2023 5

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Clarence Page: Democrats ride abortion issue to victory while GOP struggles to navigate

“Gut punch.” With that memorable description, Sen. J.D. Vance, Republican from Ohio, spoke for many of his fellow partisans as Democrats racked up...

12.11.2023 7

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Clarence Page: Calls for Joe Biden not to run raise an age-old question we all face eventually

It’s high anxiety time for the party of President Joe Biden, although that’s hardly a novel condition for Democrats. Only a year before the 2024...

09.11.2023 2

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