Times Commentary
The latest Times Commentary coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
More in Times Commentary, page 62
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Opinion: Accountability isn’t persecution — it’s justice
Attorney Ben Rose's defense of Robin Smith is misguided.

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Opinion: Writing, reading and books, oh yeah!
If you've stopped reading books, us writers hope that you'll reconsider. Writing is my life-long passion.

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Opinion: MAGA’s ‘big tent’ is burning down amid explosion of antisemitism, racism
South Asians have played a prominent role in President Donald Trump's universe, especially in his second term.

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Opinion: Haiti’s hidden crisis
Last week, while Hurricane Melissa battered the Caribbean, Haiti was poised to suffer the worst of the impact given its already poor conditions.

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Opinion: Trump is an albatross
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump is a phenomenally effective vote-winner, capable of turning out millions of otherwise infrequent voters to deliver the White House and Congress to the Republican Party. But as president, Trump has been an albatross around the neck of his party.

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Opinion: Nick Fuentes was Charlie Kirk’s bitter enemy. Now he’s becoming his successor
Charlie Kirk, the conservative influencer who was assassinated in September, and Nick Fuentes, the young Hitler-loving white nationalist at the center of a growing schism on the right, were bitter enemies.

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Opinion: Doomsday is in the news again
"Doomsday" was in the news last week.

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Opinion: Robin Smith’s pardon plea rings hollow
Former state Rep. Robin Smith's request for "grace in the form of a presidential pardon" is not an act of humility — it's a calculated attempt to recast criminal wrongdoing as political martyrdom.

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Opinion: Are you smarter than a U.S. president?
Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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Opinion: Open enrollment is health care’s most expensive lie
I'm old enough to remember when there was no annual open enrollment. You got health insurance through your employer, and unless you changed jobs or had a major life event, you kept the same plan. Year after year. Simple. Stable. Sane.
