Barbara Brotman
Rahm Emanuel makes welcome waves - July 4, 2011 - Members of a certain small community have cause to behold the new mayor with particular satisfaction. One of our own has ascended to the leadership of Chicago. Rahm Emanuel is a member of our tribe.
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Steve Chapman
Defense cuts? - July 10, 2011 - Politicians often rail against government spending, except when it goes to the military. Conservatives believe there is no such thing as too much defense spending, and liberals don't argue, for fear of being labeled appeasers. So when there is talk of the two parties agreeing to cut the Pentagon...
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Steve Johnson
Smooth music, rocky environs at Caravan - July 10, 2011 - In a way, Tom Smith should have been at home on the site of the Dave Matthews Band Caravan, the new three-day music festival that wrapped up, mostly in triumph, Sunday at a rocky new music venue on the Southeast Side.
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John Kass
Emanuel lets guard down while Daley keeps his - July 10, 2011 - Does Mayor Rahm Emanuel have the fortitude to challenge former Mayor Richard M. Daley over who will be the boss of Chicago?
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Clarence Page
Sometimes justice is hard to take - July 10, 2011 - As much as I tried to avoid being taken in by the drama of the Casey Anthony trial, I was jerked alert by its conclusion, the most controversial murder acquittal since that of O.J. Simpson.
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Mary Schmich
A short list of summer pleasures - July 3, 2011 - Every now and then I make a list of things I've liked lately. Here's one for summer.
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Dawn Turner Trice
Family talks about Boystown safety and how area has changed - July 11, 2011 - Renee Jackson was 7 in 1975 when two men who were trying to open the first gay bar on North Halsted Street knocked on the door of her family's Lakeview apartment.
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Eric Zorn
Secret adviser has a nose for what Blago should say - July 10, 2011 - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, like many convicted felons awaiting sentencing, is in a box: When addressing the court he will need to express remorse — which judges like to see — without admitting criminal wrongdoing — which stands to foul up any chance he has to appeal his 18...
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Dennis Byrne
Gay marriage across the land: Not so darn fast - July 5, 2011 - The recent legalization of same-sex marriage in New York proves that it's no longer an issue in the United States, right? Gay marriage will eventually, but certainly, become widely accepted everywhere, right?
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Jonah Goldberg
Men behaving badly - June 3, 2011 - Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York is a very busy man. He sits on several important committees. He's newly married to a high-powered wife. He's planning a run for mayor of New York, which they call "the city that never sleeps" for a reason. In fact, he's so busy that from 2007 to 2010, he...
Charles Krauthammer
Who takes us to war? - June 27, 2011 - WASHINGTON — Is the Libya war legal? Under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, it is not. President Barack Obama has exceeded the 90-day period to receive retroactive authorization from Congress.
Kathleen Parker
Busting water myths by the gallons - May 31, 2011 - NEW YORK — In a slender essay titled "Here Is New York," E.B. White wrote about the implausibility of the great city, mentioning among other things the millions of gallons of water needed each day just so people could brush their teeth.
George Will
Who will bat against 'Alibi' Obama? - July 8, 2011 - "If he popped up in the pinch he should of made a base hit and the reason he didn't was so-and-so. And if he cracked one for three bases he ought to had a home run, only the ball wasn't lively, or the wind brought it back, or he tripped on a lump o' dirt, roundin' first base."