Editorials

OPINION | Deconstruction goes mainstream

These dogmas go by various names (among others, “postmodernism,” “multiculturalism”), but I will gather them under the term “deconstruction,” as it best encapsulates what is at their core. It consists of critiquing the writings of past authors, especially male ones, “deconstructing” them, which mea…
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OPINION | Trump’s visa ban is economic suicide

That’s not wrong, but let’s momentarily put aside the wants and needs of Big Tech execs and employees. Here’s a conundrum: American schools are nothing spectacular. For instance, high schoolers here rank 30th in the world in math, while their overall performance versus teenagers a…
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OPINION | The right’s cannibalism problem

It gleefully attacks and eats its own. The left silently watches Republican after Republican do their dirty work for them. John Bolton is just the latest example of this problem. Sitting astride their high moral horses, establishment Republicans talk wistfully about the integrity of the presidency …
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OPINION | The Trump referendum

How does President-elect sound? On present trend that’s exactly what Mr. Biden will be on Nov. 4, as Mr. Trump heads for what could be an historic repudiation that would take the Republican Senate down with him. Mr. Trump refuses to acknowledge what every poll now says is true: His approval rating …
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Variations | Political intoxication

That this idea has been repeatedly refuted by the actual experiences of actual humans throughout the history of humanity is besides the point because not all of us have the patience or time to study history anyway.  Some may point out some “success” stories (Singapore, Japan, Switzerland, Scandinav…
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OPINION | When cops aren’t on the beat

On the other hand, 104 people were shot this past weekend, compared to 84 in that May weekend, but at least fewer were killed. So it goes in the Windy City, where political leaders treat mayhem in minority neighborhoods as something they’d rather not talk about. This past weekend the dead included …
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