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Chicago school board president candidates Jessica Biggs, Hilario Dominguez and Victor Henderson participate in a forum at the Copernicus Center on Sept. 29, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

David Greising: The race for Chicago school board president is about ideas — and character

By David Greising

October 10, 2026 at 10:01 a.m.

It will take savvy strategic thinking, backed by the character needed for leadership, to make...

Heidi Stevens: I wish we modeled better care for the young people who are making sense of the world right now

By Heidi Stevens

October 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

I hope that when we’re all writing our stories, the ones that are still being...

Far-right activist Jake Lang stands on the back of a truck displaying anti-Muslim messages during a demonstration outside the annual Palestine Fest at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Oct. 4, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Steve Chapman: Republicans are fanning baseless fears about American Muslims

By Steve Chapman

October 8, 2026 at 10:10 a.m.

You might expect that as the memory of the 9/11 attacks and the global war...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, left, arrives as President Donald Trump looks on during the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty)

Heidi Stevens: Bishop Budde’s bold sermon, history’s ‘moral mavericks’ and finding our own courage to go rogue for humanity

By Heidi Stevens

January 22, 2025 at 4:31 p.m.

When she addressed Donald Trump, Budde undoubtedly expected blowback. But that didn’t prevent her from...

Smoke rises over the Gaza Strip after an Israeli strike, viewed from the Israeli side of the border, on Jan. 17, 2025, in Southern Israel. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Daniel DePetris: Let’s not overreact to Gaza ceasefire

By Daniel DePetris

January 21, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas agreed to stop the war for six weeks....

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, days before a wreath laying ceremony to honor the civil rights leader on the anniversary of his birthday, Jan. 12, 2024. (Samuel Corum/Getty)

Clarence Page: Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream still offers a great agenda

By Clarence Page

March 9, 2025 at 12:02 p.m.

As we are about to mark the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday,...

Stuart McCallister, 64, right, hugs his son-in-law Donald Bryce, after seeing McCallister's home that was destroyed in the Palisades fire, on Haverford Avenue in Pacific Palisades on Jan. 7, 2025. McCallister has lived in the home he built since 1996. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

Heidi Stevens: Yes, 2025 is off to a heartbreaking start. And we can help heal it

By Heidi Stevens

January 17, 2025 at 8:08 a.m.

We should resist the urge to wall ourselves off from what’s painful, and instead take...

President-elect Donald Trump appears at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida, for a news conference in which he took questions on Ukraine and other topics. (Andrew Harnik/Getty)

Daniel DePetris: Are Donald Trump’s peace dreams for Ukraine mission impossible?

By Daniel DePetris

January 14, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Donald Trump brokering peace between Russia and Ukraine in 100 days is unlikely.

President-elect Donald Trump speaks with former President Barack Obama as Melania Trump looks on during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty)

Clarence Page: Jimmy Carter’s funeral brought a rare and much-needed vision of peace

By Clarence Page

March 9, 2025 at 12:02 p.m.

Former President Jimmy Carter was remembered as “something of a miracle.”

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago on Jan. 7, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Edward Keegan: Has Donald Trump given up his interest in architecture?

By Edward Keegan

June 3, 2025 at 7:27 p.m.

The few design-related initiatives from Donald Trump’s first term revolved around classical architecture, which is...

A supporter of South Korea's president, Yoon Suk Yeol, waves the flags of South Korea and the United States during a rally near the presidential residence in Seoul on Jan. 9, 2025. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)

Elizabeth Shackelford: Plight of South Korea’s democracy has lessons for us

By Elizabeth Shackelford

January 10, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Polarization in South Korea, has helped a political leader rally enough support to potentially thwart...

Mayor Brandon Johnson announces the new Office of Re-Entry on Dec. 5, 2024, at Teamwork Englewood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: 2025 promises more political action. Buckle up.

By Laura Washington

March 9, 2025 at 12:54 p.m.

The 2024 holidays were incessantly interrupted by slash-and-burn politics and were a dry run for...

Artist Roberto Marquez places flowers next to a photo of victim LaTasha Polk at a memorial on Bourbon Street on Jan. 4, 2025, in New Orleans. (Michael DeMocker/Getty)

Daniel DePetris: New Orleans attack is not a reason to sound alarm over terrorism

By Daniel DePetris

January 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The majority of attacks inside the U.S. since 9/11 have been perpetrated by people who...

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