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Students on the Stanford University campus in California on March 14, 2019.

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

November 30, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

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, in 1970 men outnumbered women on...

Supporters of President Donald Trump, including Jacob Chansley, right with fur hat, are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

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

November 26, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

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 assault that many, including me, hoped...

Elon Musk, CEO of X and Tesla, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2023.

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

November 22, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

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 speed. In that, I am not...

Walt Nauta, Donald Trump's personal aide, helps him with a shirt during LIV Golf's pro-am tournament at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va. on May 25, 2023.

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

November 19, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

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 Trevor Noah notably disagreed with those who thought...

Supporters cheer after Ohioans voted to enshrine the right to abortion in the state's Constitution, in Columbus on Nov. 7, 2023.

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

November 12, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

"Gut punch." With that memorable description, Sen. J.D. Vance, Republican from Ohio, spoke for many of his fellow partisans as Democrats racked up decisive victories in major races across the...

President Joe Biden is seen at Camp David, outside Thurmont, Maryland, on Aug. 18, 2023.

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

November 9, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

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 election, the latest nervousness stems...

President Joe Biden speaks at Dutch Creek Farms in Northfield, Minnesota, on Nov. 1, 2023. He was interrupted there by a local protester.

Clarence Page: President Biden adds battle against Islamophobia to his quest for peace

November 5, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

When President Joe Biden was interrupted by a local protester who called for a "cease-fire" in the Israel-Hamas war, Biden did not disagree. "I think we need a pause," Biden...

Joe Biden, then the Democratic nominee for president, campaigns in Pittsburgh on the night before Election Day, Nov. 2, 2020.

Clarence Page: An old Joe Biden foe is back — the enthusiasm gap

November 1, 2023 at 11:49 a.m.

Every presidential campaign raises nagging questions of various sorts. With the 2024 election barely more than a year away, one overarching question haunts Democrats: Why the heck isn't President Joe...

Supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump wave a flag and a placard near the entrance to the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California, on Sept. 27, 2023, ahead of the second Republican primary debate.

Clarence Page: Conspiracy culture has more of us thinking violence may be needed to fix America

March 12, 2024 at 11:53 a.m.

For all of our concerns about international terrorism, new studies reveal a disturbing number of domestic indicators that are akin to, as an old movie title goes, "The Killer is...

Protesters calling for a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas block traffic at Clark Street and Ida B. Wells Drive on Oct. 23, 2023.

Clarence Page: Campuses face a new generation of questions — and ethics

October 25, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

For many of us, it's never been a straightforward matter to just pick a side in Israel's long-running struggle to live in peace with its Arab neighbors. But, while the...

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