Times Commentary
The latest Times Commentary coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
More in Times Commentary, page 56
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Times Opinion: Trump’s erratic foreign policy leaves Ukraine at Russia’s mercy
Since President Donald Trump took office, we have worried that he would leave the brave people of Ukraine to Russian leader Vladimir Putin's brutal intentions. Those fears are still very much alive.
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Times Opinion: Tennessee execution highlights death penalty’s depravity
The litigation — especially U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson's cynical and macabre opinion published Nov. 26 — concerning Harold Wayne Nichols' scheduled execution on Dec. 11 in Tennessee contains elements about the way our legal system operates that show not only the death penalty's depravity, but how it casts an ugly stain on lawyers generally, contributing to making law one of the most hated professions.
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Times Opinion: GOP’s Tennessee win small solace for its 2026 prospects
Another special election, another strong Democratic showing, another warning for the fragile House Republican majority that a historical pattern is about to repeat itself.
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Times Opinion: Georgia’s Korean Americans deserve answers after Hyundai plant raid
Korean Americans in Georgia demand answers from state officials.
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Opinion: How Patten Square building can be saved
Chattanooga's rapid loss of historic buildings did not start with Mayor Tim Kelly's administration.
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Opinion: The real toxins faced by people with disabilities
During the past year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made a series of false statements referring to "environmental toxins" as a cause of autism.
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Opinion: Three audacious predictions for an unpredictable era
Making predictions in print is always risky if not foolhardy. Eventually someone is much more likely to say "You were wrong!" than "You nailed it!"
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Opinion: Getting away with it — Georgia case end does not mean Trump is innocent
The end of Donald Trump's Georgia state case 10 months into his second White House term means that of the four criminal prosecutions in which he was indicted on felony charges, only the Stormy Daniels case (the weakest of the four) was resolved.
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Opinion: Voting rights are back on trial… again
In October, one of the most consequential cases before the Supreme Court began. Six white Justices, two Black and one Latina took the bench for arguments in Louisiana v. Callais.
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Opinion: The unfolding Democratic insurgency
The Democratic Party stands at the precipice of a profound internal reckoning. For decades, it has balanced precariously between populist aspiration and corporate capture, a tension that has now reached its breaking point.
