Times Commentary
The latest Times Commentary coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
More in Times Commentary, page 45
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Times Opinion: Texas election surprise could signal future GOP problem
The two Republicans who ought to worry the most about last weekend's unexpected Democratic victory in a special Texas legislative election are John Cornyn and Ken Paxton.
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Times Opinion: Impeaching Noem would send a message
The Trump administration's response to the two recent killings in Minneapolis has achieved the peculiar distinction of being both horrifying and ridiculous at the same time — like watching "The Death of Stalin," except without the self-awareness or the courtesy of being fiction.
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Community voice: The U.S. must stop funding the genocide in Gaza
President Dwight D. Eisenhower is credited with masterminding the D-Day invasion and Allied victory that brought World War II — and the horrors of Nazi Germany's Holocaust — to an end.
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Times Opinion: Close the gaps in our frayed social safety net
In a country as wealthy as the United States, it is a bitter irony that millions of people still fall through the cracks of a social safety net meant to protect them.
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Times Opinion: Social media is distorting our democracy
Big Tech is not merely reshaping how Americans consume information; it is warping how our democracy functions.
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Times Opinion: The chaos in Minneapolis is all about the midterms
A few months ago, I made three bold predictions: (1) President Donald Trump will be impeached for a third time; (2) If Democrats win in the midterms, Trump will not accept the results of the election; and (3) Trump will not complete the final three years of his term. How are these faring?
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Times Opinion: The problem with that ‘Great Healthcare Plan’
This month, as Americans who rely on Affordable Care Act plans opened their first bills of 2026 and experienced sticker shock, President Donald Trump began pitching them on an alternative: his "Great Healthcare Plan," which would shift government support away from subsidizing insurance coverage and toward putting money directly into accounts that consumers can use to pay for care.
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Times Opinion: Removal of slavery exhibit from the President’s House will not whitewash history
Despite widespread pushback, the Trump administration and the National Park Service removed exhibits on slavery from the President's House, a recreation of the executive residence that once housed George Washington and John Adams.
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Times Opinion: Who shot Alex Pretti? Federal officials won’t say
Not even the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension knows the names of the federal immigration agents who wrestled Alex Pretti to the ground and fired 10 times at him on Jan. 24.
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Deborah Levine: Don’t let ice and ICE destroy us
Winter has arrived and it's super cold!
