Editorials
Illinois inspired the idea behind Biden’s green jobs corps. Now, Illinois needs to get on board
Chicago Sun-Times. Sep. 23, 2023. President Biden created the American Climate Corps to send money to states that created green jobs programs for young people. Yet Illinois, which first inspired the idea, is sitting on the sidelines. Illinois led the way for other states to create programs to hire young people to do environmental jobs.…
Read MoreFederal and state aid program turned into vast fraud program
By The Associated Press undefined Champaign News-Gazette. Sep. 24, 2023 It was like stealing candy from a baby. Investigators are starting to put flesh on the bones of the massive criminality and incompetence surrounding the state’s administration of the multibillion-dollar federal Paycheck Protection Program. The program aimed at helping businesses cope with the fallout from…
Read MoreUnhappy electorates on both sides of US-Canada border
Unhappy electorates on both sides of US-Canada border TORONTO — On one side of the border, a president with an approval rating of 41%. On the other side of the border, a prime minister with an approval rating of 33%. The giant countries of North America have grown weary of their leaders. It’s enough to…
Read MoreDon’t swap money bail for digital jails
Kate Weisburd Alicia Virani Illinois has made history. With the implementation of The Pretrial Fairness Act on Monday, it is the first state to fully eliminate cash bond. This means that no one will be held in jail simply because they cannot afford to pay for their freedom. But this historic win for pretrial freedom…
Read MoreStrategy is everything when it comes to defeating Trump
DAVID SHRIBMAN CONCORD, N.H. — The most dangerous place in the country for Donald Trump is Room 206 in the New Hampshire State Capitol. It is here, in the office of the governor, that Republican Chris Sununu plans to make a series of telephone calls designed to torpedo Trump’s campaign for the GOP presidential nomination.…
Read MoreFinding candor, compassion, and fun in politics
JOHN SHAW Editor’s Note: This op-ed was distributed by Capitol News Illinois on behalf of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own. It’s a curious sign of our times that one of the best places that I’ve found to witness candor, compassion, and fun in American…
Read MoreDaniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
DAVID SHRIBMAN There’s a reason the government can’t stop this column from being published. Actually, there’s a person who is responsible for the government being unable to stop this column from being published. His name is Daniel Ellsberg. He died recently at age 92, but his legacy lives on, a credit to him and an…
Read MoreWords of wisdom for Father’s Day
David Shribman John Quincy Adams learned the rudiments of politics from his father, who preceded him as president by two dozen years. Calvin Coolidge was sworn into the presidency by his father, who administered the oath of office by the light of an oil lamp at 2:47 on a Vermont morning. John F. Kennedy was…
Read MoreThe Trump indictment
Ann Coulter Last week’s indictment of Donald Trump is the latest example of why liberals really should have read my book, “Resistance Is Futile.” Or Aesop’s fable “The Boy Who Cried Wolf.” Either one. After years of making insane accusations against Trump, from Russian collusion to indicting him for misdemeanor record-keeping errors in his blackmail…
Read MoreHis only defense: Above the law
Susan Estrich There is only one real question. Why? This is not a spy case. He didn’t keep the documents to show them to the Russians. This is not about foreign spies. Donald Trump was not about to show plans for nuclear wars to America’s enemies. He was not keeping top-secret documents for those reasons.…
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