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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...

Former acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller attends a House Freedom Caucus news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 28, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call)

Clarence Page: Talk of mandated national service percolates among former Trump advisers

By Clarence Page

June 12, 2024 at 5:05 a.m.

The former defense secretary for Donald Trump when he was president is advocating a national...

A deactivated Minuteman Missile on display in a Lewistowns park in Lewistown, Montana, on April 8, 2022. The military have hidden Minuteman III launch facilities on the grounds of privately-owned farms in Montana. There are over 400 Minuteman silos in the Great Plains Region. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)

Daniel DePetris: Should the US increase its nuclear arsenal?

By Daniel DePetris

June 11, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The United States is considering boosting its nuclear arsenal based on the questionable belief that...

Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida introduces former president Donald Trump at a rally in the Bronx in May in New York. (Jeenah Moon for The Washington Post)

Clarence Page: Wait, so Jim Crow was a good period for Blacks in America? Could have fooled me.

By Clarence Page

June 9, 2024 at 5:05 a.m.

GOP Rep. Byron Donalds, a would-be vice presidential nominee, raised eyebrows when he said Blacks...

Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs speaks to the media during Super Bowl LVIII Opening Night at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 5, 2024, in Las Vegas.

Heidi Stevens: New book on women as America’s safety net is the perfect comeback to Harrison Butker’s eye roll of a commencement speech

By Heidi Stevens

June 13, 2024 at 2:19 p.m.

America needs an actual social safety net that provides essential protections like health insurance, paid...

Chicago Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren answers questions at a meeting of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce on June 4, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

David Greising: With Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce support, is there hope for Bears stadium plan?

By David Greising

June 7, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and and World Business Chicago are the only major civic...

Court police pose following the hush-money trial of former President Donald Trump on on May 30, 2024, outside New York Criminal Court in Manhattan. (Spencer Platt/Getty)

Steve Chapman: Will police endorse a convicted felon for president?

By Steve Chapman

June 6, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Donald Trump, who claims to be the law and order candidate, is actually an agent...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, center, attends a hearing of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic at Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday, June 3, 2024. (Mariam Zuhaib/AP)

Clarence Page: Dr. Anthony Fauci’s hearing gave us politics at its most paranoid

By Clarence Page

June 5, 2024 at 5:05 a.m.

A House hearing on the response to COVID turned poignant when Dr. Anthony Fauci recounted...

Military medics give first aid to a wounded Ukrainian soldier near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 24, 2024. (Iryna Rybakova/AP)

Daniel DePetris: When is the right time to talk about peace in Ukraine?

By Daniel DePetris

June 4, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The war against Russia has depreciated for the Ukrainians. Moscow has regained more territory than Ukraine...

Attendees check the selection order during the city of Evanston Reparations Committee meeting at Evanston Township High School on Jan. 11, 2024. (John Konstantaras/for the CHicago Tribune)

Clarence Page: Evanston’s reparations program, meant to attack discrimination, is accused of being discriminatory

By Clarence Page

June 2, 2024 at 5:05 a.m.

In a bit of irony, a conservative group challenges Evanston's reparations law as discriminatory.

Voters wait in line outside the City Hall polling station in Johannesburg's Central Business District on May 29, 2024, during South Africa's general election. (Michele Spatari / AFP)

Elizabeth Shackelford: South Africa’s election could bring a reckoning

By Elizabeth Shackelford

May 31, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The African National Congress is finally being called to task in South Africa's election for...

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