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: Europe, too, is worth fighting for
If Germany were invaded, just 38% of its citizens would be willing to fight for their country, according to a recent poll.

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Free Press Opinion: Is the economy about to turn in Trump’s favor?
President Trump got what might be considered some good news last week, though most of the major American media ignored it.

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Free Press Opinion: A simple step to improve women’s health care in Tennessee
Rep. Esther Helton-Haynes, R-East Ridge, makes case for expanded birth control access

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Free Press Opinion: Who will lead the post-Trump GOP?
President Donald Trump has always been just insider-enough to placate the Republican establishment and just outsider-enough to excite conservative populists.

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Free Press Opinion: Why Is Christianity so hard to find in the Trump administration?
As soon as he was nominated to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, with his attendance at a hard-edge Calvinist church, became a natural vessel for liberal fears about that dread concept "Christian nationalism."

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Free Press Opinion: White House needs to emphasize a pro-growth agenda
Democrats see an opportunity to hammer Republicans and the White House on "affordability," counting on voters to forget that inflation soared to 9% in 2022 — the highest in four decades — under President Joe Biden and a Democratic Congress.

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Opinion: Washington must break its promise on Social Security
If there's one thing Democrats and Republicans have agreed on in recent years, it's to ignore the rapidly deteriorating finances of Social Security and keep its unsustainable benefits intact. The longer they dither, the worse the problem will get.

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Opinion: We would abandon Ukraine at our peril
The significant fact about Ukraine's corruption scandal is that it is having one. A scandal, that is, as opposed to just a fact of life.

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Ron Hart: Lane Kiffin and the art of the Irish exit
Like most Southerners, I love SEC football. A girlfriend broke up with me once over it — we dated just two seasons. She told me I loved college football more than her. To try to make her less upset, I told her I loved her more than ice hockey.

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Opinion: Two conservative giants deserve more praise
While only a small number of us live to be 100, everyone's birthday has a centenary date.
