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: Does the Democrats’ chaos strategy work?
We can draw a few conclusions from an off-year election, when iconic races in blue states went, as expected, overwhelmingly Democratic.

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Opinion: Can socialism ever be more than just a fad in America?
Here we go again.

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Opinion: Do dumb ideas ever die?
In one of the great scenes of one of the great gangster movies, Mike Newell's "Donnie Brasco," an aging Mafioso named Lefty Ruggiero paces a hospital corridor while his son fights for his life following a drug overdose.

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Opinion: SNAP benefits — where reality checks often bounce
For the 14th time, Republicans voted to reopen the government. Dems voted not to. So SNAP will be cut in half.

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Opinion: Reagan ad a reminder of what we’re missing
The best thing about the Canadians' use of a Ronald Reagan video to taunt President Donald Trump's trade policies is that it exposes the 54% of today's Americans who weren't alive during the Reagan presidency to what a real conservative sounds like.

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Opinion: Robin Smith deserves justice and pardon
Chattanooga attorney Lee Davis, a Democrat, wrote an opinion piece in this newspaper claiming Robin Smith's plea for grace in the form of pardon from President Donald J. Trump rings hollow, but it is his commentary that misses its mark.

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Opinion: Republicans must return to the basics and Ronald Reagan’s 11th Commandment
America's center has collapsed. But it can be restored if Republicans return to their roots.

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Opinion: Time for the Right to clean house
Conservatives — true conservatives, as in the Ronald Reagan brand — have a problem.

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Opinion: Can Democrats accept the obvious?
The most obvious thing in politics is often the hardest to admit: If you lose an election, the best thing you can do to make sure you win the next one is to find a message that puts you closer to the median voter than you were the last time around.
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Opinion: Are Americans better or worse off since January?
The left wing and media rage from one Trump psychodrama to the next, while President Donald Trump trolls both on social media.
