Times Commentary
The latest Times Commentary coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
More in Times Commentary, page 99
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Opinion: There is no going back
Even if anyone had elected Elon Musk to anything, the past week would still be one of the most serious examples of executive branch malfeasance in American history.
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Opinion: Trump trying to blame DEI polices for DC plane crash is pure division, evil and insensitivity
Ten times you could ask President Donald Trump, "Have you no shame," and 10 times he could tell you, "No, I don't."
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Opinion: Even in victory, Republicans should listen to their opponents
In the wake of Donald Trump's election, many people have discussed Democrats' mistakes — from being "out of touch" and insulting, to focusing too much on Trump, to former President Joe Biden's "arrogance" in running again.
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Opinion: Trump’s test of the Constitution
After nightfall on Jan. 24, President Donald Trump summarily dismissed as many as 17 of the most important guardians of integrity in the federal government – the inspectors general who search for fraud and abuse in each major executive department, who assure taxpayers that their money is being properly spent, and whose rigor reduces the temptation of corruption.
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Opinion: An old corps gets a new assignment
We are a long way from knowing what the historians will be proclaiming about it.
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Opinion: Undocumented immigrants are well documented. Just ask the IRS
The phrase "undocumented immigrant" is deeply misleading, if not outright inaccurate.
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Opinion: No one polices men’s bodies the way we police women’s bodies
While we've been distracted by wildfire tragedies, and the dizzying stream of Project 2025-inspired directives flowing from the Oval Office, we cannot forget that the Republican-led war on women's reproductive rights shows no signs of waning.
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Opinion: Trump’s return: Time to admit right? Nope.
The MAGA Republican triumphalism unleashed by Donald Trump's return to the White House has extended, unsurprisingly, to many of my most antagonistic correspondents.
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Opinion: Stop the outrage. To cope with Trump, ignore what he says and watch what he does
In the months following Donald Trump's election to his second term as president, many who did not support him seemed to go into hibernation.
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Opinion: Trump’s firings are baiting the Supreme Court
President Donald Trump's firing of 18 inspectors general explicitly violates a law passed by Congress to protect these anti-corruption watchdogs from removal by a corrupt president.
