Free Press Commentary
The latest Free Press Commentary coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Free Press Opinion: The Bezos-backed $25,000 EV that should worry Detroit
Slate Auto, the electric vehicle start-up backed by Jeff Bezos, is a grand experiment in whether austerity sells — and a warning for the U.S. auto sector.
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Free Press Opinion: Can we survive to celebrate America’s 300th birthday?
Two hundred and 50 years ago, self-evident truths meant something.
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Ron Hart: Happy 250th to the world’s longest running group project
It is Independence Day, a great American tradition which combines three things we like: eating, alcohol and fireworks. It is set against the pent-up tension of having to be around all your relatives in scorching heat with dubious potato salad.
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Free Press Opinion: Feds find more health care fraud. When will it end?
It shouldn't be too much to ask that taxpayer-funded social service programs benefit people who actually exist.
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Free Press Opinion: This July 4, let us rededicate ourselves to helping preserve the republic
America has much to celebrate this July 4, but also much to do. Even after 250 years, the task of conserving the republic given to us by our Founding Fathers is a never-ending struggle.
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Free Press Opinion: Turns out, Bush was right on Social Security
As Social Security hurtles toward insolvency, its path is a reflection of missed opportunity.
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Free Press Opinion: Indeed, not your grandparents’ Democratic Party
Following last week's primary elections in which the rise of Democrat-Socialist candidates alarmed many longtime Democrats, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, read a list of things he said those candidates stand for. To conservatives, and independents, the list sounded like a grand jury indictment.
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Perspective: Recipe to convert to a private Social Security system
The latest Social Security trustees report underscores the urgency of reform. The Social Security retirement trust fund is now projected to be depleted in late 2032, one year sooner than previously forecast.
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Free Press Opinion: Don’t let America’s 250th pass you by
As the nation approaches its 250th anniversary on this July 4th, 2026, an uneasy feeling hangs over many of the celebrations: that this moment feels smaller than it should. Less unified. Less transcendent. Less shared.
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Free Press Opinion: The First Amendment is not a shield for violence
Abdul El-Sayed has a curious interpretation of both free speech and how justice should be applied.
