Steve Chapman: For 2025, we should resist despair — but also false hope
The question whose answer will become clearer this year is whether the great American experiment will survive the next four years.
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Steve Chapman: Joe Biden and Donald Trump expose the framers’ big mistake on pardons
Giving the president the right to nullify any federal conviction or punishment is a vestige of monarchy.
Steve Chapman: For Donald Trump, victory is not vindication
Enjoying the powers entrusted to them by the Constitution, Americans elected a man who is no more willing to abide by it than he is to shave his head.
Steve Chapman: Kamala Harris claims the cause of freedom
Given Donald Trump’s many attacks on basic liberties, all Democrats have to do to look good is not agree with him.
Steve Chapman: JD Vance keeps proving he’s a terrible choice for vice president
JD Vance brings to mind Spiro Agnew, whose selection by Republican Richard Nixon in 1968 baffled party veterans.
Steve Chapman: The false alarms about socialism keep coming as Kamala Harris campaigns
Socialism, according to conservatives, has been perpetually imminent in America for at least 60 years — and somehow it never materializes.
Steve Chapman: Supreme Court ignores history to give Donald Trump free rein
To give a reelected President Donald Trump that get-out-of-jail free card is like giving a teenage meth head a Glock and a Corvette.
Cincinnati Open: Watch top-tier tennis without traveling abroad or breaking the bank
In August, you can see players like Coco Gauff or Novak Djokovic just by driving a few hours from Chicago to one of the premier events of professional tennis.
Steve Chapman: Will police endorse a convicted felon for president?
Donald Trump, who claims to be the law and order candidate, is actually an agent of lawless chaos.
Steve Chapman: Trump’s claim to presidential immunity prompts a Republican about-face
During Bill Clinton's administration, conservatives universally scorned the notion that he should get a break.