Times Commentary
The latest Times Commentary coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
More in Times Commentary, page 44
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Community voice: When cruelty becomes commonplace
Cruelty did not numb me. It opened my eyes. What scares me most is not what is happening. It is how quickly we have learned to live with it.
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Times Opinion: A system that’s for sale, more than ever
America just passed the 50th anniversary of one of its truly terrible days — one that future historians can track as the beginning of the end of our democracy.
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Times Opinion: Super Bowl is trigger for domestic violence
As millions of Americans gather for Sunday's Super Bowl, a dark pattern will unfold: a spike in domestic violence.
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Times Opinon: News on CTE and dementia is a call to action for our future
The latest report on CTE is both enlightening and alarming.
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Times Opinion: Trump’s war on voting: President targets elections yet again
Donald Trump is proposing to violate the U.S. Constitution by calling for Republicans to "nationalize the voting" in upcoming elections.
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Deborah Levine: Resilience in the face of violence
Gaining and maintaining resilience is a growing survival mechanism in today's scary world. Too many folks in America and beyond are being shaped to become Violent, Vengeful, Vicious and Vindictive. I call this "the 4 Vs," and we're all experiencing their ripple effects.
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Times Opinion: New foreign aid rules will threaten lives
On Jan. 23, Vice President JD Vance launched a new plan to "promote families and human flourishing."
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Times Opinion: Black History Month 2026 — When memory becomes a moral test
Imagine opening a history textbook and not seeing the faces of key contributors to America's story.
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Times Opinion: ICE enforcement is echoing the Fugitive Slave Act
The scenes playing out in Minneapolis in recent weeks offer a lesson in the dangers of federal overreach. After the killings of two American citizens — to say nothing of the brutal treatment of immigrants, both legal and otherwise — the outrage is palpable and growing.
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Times Opinion: $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon is a recipe for waste and fraud
Less than three months ago we published "The Trillion Dollar War Machine," which chronicles and laments the enormous amount of money the U.S. was set to spend on "defense" this year — money that enriches special interests, but offers little real security to most Americans.
