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Rush Limbaugh introduces then-President Donald Trump at the start of a campaign rally Nov. 5, 2018, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Limbaugh, the talk radio host who became the voice of American conservatism, has died.

Column: The death of Rush Limbaugh leaves a gaping hole in the heart of conservative America

February 26, 2021 at 1:13 p.m.

When conservative radio giant Rush Limbaugh died, it took only seconds for the vultures of the left to swoop down and begin picking at the public corpse. Not all on...

Column: Love is admitting you can’t pick a good Valentine’s Day movie

February 12, 2021 at 5:18 p.m.

We've been married for almost 35 years. She's the love of my life, the mother of our sons, and my best friend, despite my two bad habits: On rare occasions,...

A sign about social distancing and other measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus is posted in a hallway at Ellington Elementary School in Chicago on Jan. 22, 2021.

Column: The ‘hostages’ left behind: 104,000 Chicago high school students

February 12, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

A good hostage release story, or movie, often ends upbeat with triumphant music. And I thought I could hear the French horns as Chicago's political class, including Mayor Lori Lightfoot...

U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, John Lausch, Jr., announces charges in a significant federal gang investigation, during an outdoor press conference at he Chicago Police 7th district police station, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Column: US Attorney John Lausch and those laughing hyenas of Illinois

February 11, 2021 at 11:25 a.m.

Have you ever heard a hyena laugh in Illinois? Not the four-legged kind that can crack your leg bone with one bite and suck the marrow while you're screaming. Illinois...

The U.S. Capitol is shown as members of the Senate listen to opening arguments from House impeachment managers and attorneys representing former President Donald Trump on Feb. 9, 2021.

Column: Democratic impeachment of Trump puts his 74 million voters on trial

February 10, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

In their second impeachment of the man who is now no longer president, the Democrats fixed Donald Trump's orange political head upon their rattle. They waved it before a deeply...

Harry Mark Petrakis, shown in 2005, grew up in Chicago's Greek neighborhoods and was a major figure on the city's literary scene since the 1960s.

Column: Harry Mark Petrakis gave Greeks in America a place to stand

February 5, 2021 at 5:40 p.m.

Years ago, when I was a new columnist trying to figure how to do this job, my family and I were summoned to lunch with a Greek hero: Harry Mark...

Column: A movie for our cultural winter: ‘Black Robe’

February 5, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

For months I'd been searching for a movie that I'd first watched years ago, a movie that was released long before the wokeists took control of popular culture. And happily,...

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on immigration in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021.

Column: No, President Biden cannot win the Golden Moutza. Happy now?

February 4, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

In their great wisdom, the framers of our ancient Moutzatution decided to exempt presidents from receiving the monthly Golden Moutza award. Isn't that nice? As a moutza originalist, I'm pleased....

Mayor Lori Lightfoot gives an update on CPS reopening plans at Chicago City Hall on Jan. 31, 2021.

Column: Skyrocketing crime and closed schools. Is this Mayor Lightfoot’s snowpocalypse?

February 3, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

As Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot kowtows to Chicago Teachers Union bosses who defy her plans to reopen the public schools, three issues are being lost in all the drama: 1....

An 1875 steel engraving shows the Trojan horse, which Odysseus duped the Trojans with.

Column: Erasing classic literature for kids

January 29, 2021 at 6:58 p.m.

When I was a boy about 11, I committed a crime that changed my life. I stole a book. I was a book thief. I found it in another kid's...

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