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: Democrats — the party of freedom?
The great Kamala Harris remake began with abandon in Chicago, with eager Democrats enthusiastically anointing the vice president as their 2024 presidential nominee. President Joe Biden is now a distant memory.

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Opinion: Yeah, Beyonce will be at your polling place and other lies Democrats tell
The Democrats at their national convention boldly said that they laid out "A Vision for America." And — I am not making this up — Stevie Wonder delivered a speech.

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Opinion: Will CNN ask Kamala Harris tough questions?
CNN has won the "privilege" of conducting the first interview with Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz on Thursday night, beating the promised "end of the month" deadline she had set.

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Opinion: Can we be a little less selective with our moral outrage?
Of all the world's injustices, perhaps the saddest is that so many of them are simply ignored.

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Opinion: Tipping culture is out of control; Trump and Harris would make it worse
If you left the U.S. for a summer vacation, you may have encountered a strange and refreshing custom: not tipping. Or at least not tipping everyone in sight.

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Opinion: First two weeks of school bring a rash of unrelated school mass violence threats
It's not even September, for goodness sake, and the number of students implicated in threats at area public schools is about ready to jump into double digits.

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Opinion: Kamala Harris: The pig in a poke candidate
"I could be whatever you want. You just tell me what you want and I'm gonna be that for you." — Nicholas Sparks, "The Notebook"

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Opinion: What former U.S. Rep. LaMar Baker might have thought about Trump and other news you might have missed
› A paid advertisement in this newspaper on Sunday by Dr. Edward L. Baker Jr., son of former 3rd District Congressman LaMar Baker, said he was "certain" that his father "would join others who have concluded that the current nominee of the Republican Party lacks the character and core values to lead our country."

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Opinion: Who is ‘destroying democracy in darkness?’
The 2023-2024 campaign season is not just the strangest on record, it's also arguably the most anti-democratic.

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Opinion: Harris’ price controls are a solution in search of a problem
Vice President Kamala Harris proposed price controls on groceries to stop food companies from "gouging" American consumers. It's a terrible idea from the Democratic presidential nominee, as many have already pointed out, because price controls lead to shortages and other bad outcomes. It's also doubtful Harris could push such a policy through Congress.
