Free Press Commentary
The latest Free Press Commentary coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Opinion: Tackling America’s housing crisis by building right
The housing market keeps getting worse.

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Opinion: The embarrassments of ideology
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is a euphemism for a rigid racialist theology.

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Opinion: Not ready for a female president?
Former first lady Michelle Obama says America is not ready for a female president. In a series of recent interviews promoting her new book, Obama points to the losses of Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton as evidence of what she regards as sexism.

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Opinion: Epstein files released; the system works again
Biden had four years to release the "Epstein Files." Trump campaigned on releasing them, but when Israel visited and the CIA showed him things, he changed his tune.

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Opinion: The chutzpah of Democrats and the ‘affordability’ theme
It's the catchy new theme in Democratic circles. The memo is out: Drop the term "affordability" whenever you can to bludgeon President Donald Trump and Republican political candidates.

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Opinion: Presidents can no longer be trusted with pardons
Ours is a system of "checks and balances."

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Opinion: The case for overthrowing Venezuela’s Maduro
Donald Trump said Friday that he had "sort of" made up his mind about his plan for Venezuela, but he "can't tell you what it would be."

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Opinion: Republicans are failing to communicate
In the 1967 film "Cool Hand Luke," the "Captain" says to Luke (Paul Newman), "What we've got here is a failure to communicate."

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Opinion: The shutdown is over, but not the need to reform SNAP
The longest government shutdown in history has come to an end. One major pressure point in the 43-day stalemate was the exhaustion of funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP for short, or more familiarly, food stamps) on Nov. 1, due to the shutdown.

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Opinion: Biden era was opposite of Ellis Island immigration
Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arrived at the now-iconic Ellis Island to enter the U.S. — or nearly 200,000 legal entries per year.
