Times Commentary
The latest Times Commentary coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Opinion: Democrats are teaching Trump the wrong lesson
At roughly the same time that Senate Democrats were readying themselves to cave to their Republican colleagues on Sunday — effectively ending the weekslong government shutdown without any real concessions on health care policy — President Donald Trump was getting booed by the crowd at an NFL game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions.
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Opinion: The Supreme Court rightly leaves same-sex marriage alone
President Donald Trump's reelection stirred concern among many that constitutional protections, including the right to marry, could be put back on the table.
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Opinion: Bounty hunters? They’re the last thing ICE would need
The Department of Homeland Security appears to be considering a terrifying new escalation of its mass deportation campaign.
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Opinion: So, Zohran Mamdani is a socialist? So what?
New York's mayor-elect — Zohran Mamdani — is a self-described socialist. Socialist! Like that's a bad thing?
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Opinion: A welcome change as voters and justices challenge Trump’s falsehoods
Could Tuesday's elections and Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court hearing on Donald Trump's tariffs spell the beginning of the end for White House "truthiness"?
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Opinion: As a veteran, I refuse to cede my rights as an American
I served this nation as an infantry captain in Vietnam. That war ultimately proved to be a fiasco — from its inception to our deplorable exit from Southeast Asia.
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Opinion: Despite a $1 trillion Pentagon budget, our veterans are being neglected
This year, for the first time, the Pentagon's budget topped $1 trillion. We're told this is to "support the troops." Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth.
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Opinion: Trump’s tone-deaf displays are turning off voters
President Donald Trump has long acknowledged that he doesn't read books, so perhaps he's never cracked the spine of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby."
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Opinion: Pelosi is retiring. Good
More than almost anyone else in Washington, Nancy Pelosi earned the right to consider herself indispensable.
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Opinion: Democracy dims, one right at a time
History reveals that once authoritarian leaders take or consolidate power, one of their first and most important moves is to attack human rights.
