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: Pandemic relief helped the rich get richer
"Here is the reality," said Sen. Bernie Sanders in his analysis of Donald Trump's electoral victory and support from some traditional Democrats: "The working class of this country is angry, and they have reason to be angry."
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Opinion: The Trump counterrevolution is a return to sanity
We are witnessing a historic counterrevolution after Trump's victory, far different from his first election in 2016.
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Opinion: Trump’s shock and awe Cabinet picks are everything that America needs
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Many of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees just don't have the gravitas or institutional experience in dealing with giant bureaucracies to serve effectively, critics say. That whining you hear is the sound of progress.
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Opinion: No rush to judgment for Trump’s nominees
There is a reason the Founders wrote Article 2, section 2 and clause 2 into the U.S. Constitution. They gave power to the president to nominate people to high office, but that power was not absolute. It limited a president's authority by giving the Senate the power to advise and consent to those nominations.
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Opinion: Trimming an obese government
Fifty years ago, when Ron Paul (father of Sen. Rand Paul) was running for Congress from Texas, a billboard featured an obese Uncle Sam with the caption "let's put big government on a diet."
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Opinion: Seniors are getting crushed by Washington’s recklessness
Inflation has pulverized Americans' finances over the last four years, and a new study shows that's especially true for the nation's seniors, whose retirement accounts have been walloped.
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Opinion: Trump must restore deterrence
On Jan. 3, 2020, the Trump administration conducted a drone strike near Baghdad International Airport, killing Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
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Opinion: Will victorious Republicans once again fall for the mandate trap?
In September, I wrote, "No matter who wins, the next president will declare that they have a 'mandate' to do something. And they will be wrong."
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Opinion: Democrats self-examine after the election, but not the media
It's been a week since Donald Trump's landslide re-election, and some Democrats are using words like "realignment," "self-reflection" and "regret."
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Opinion: In fact, yes, it was the economy, stupid
Economic anxiety motivated many Americans last Tuesday, and the result was a dominating performance by Donald Trump and a resounding repudiation of Bidenomics. Not surprisingly, markets soared in the immediate aftermath of Trump's election.
