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by Jay GreesonQuite predictably, Elon Musk, a solid Democrat with a green thumb in Tesla, decided to become a vocal Republican
by Ron HartWe're all horrified by the recent Buffalo mass murder by a white supremacist. Then it's ho-hum and onto the next devastating shooting (in this case, the devastating Texas elementary school shooting). These incidences have gone mainstream and are inching toward being completely normalized.
by Deborah LevineTimes Editorials
Over this week, as we've waited for the Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee to consider the challenge to the outcome of the Republican primary for county mayor.
by Pam Sohn 5 hours agoFirearms were the leading cause of death for children ages one and older for the first time in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The leading cause of deaths for children used to be from motor vehicle accidents.
by Pam SohnTime and again, we've written with regret about Tennessee's seemingly inexorable roll toward charter schools and school vouchers, which we generally see as siphons of money away from struggling public schools. Not today.
by Pam SohnFree Press Editorials
"We must act!" "Do something!" "Policy and change!"
by Clint Cooper 5 hours agoShould we be dismayed or gratified that college enrollment of high school graduates in Hamilton County has fallen nearly 11% over the last five years, according to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC)?
by Clint CooperThe drumbeat for educational choice is getting louder, and it can't happen fast enough. Especially for minority communities.
by Clint CooperTimes Commentary
Well, the people have spoken. Sort of.
by Gail Collins / The New York TimesI don't have the expertise on guns and violence that some of my Bloomberg Opinion colleagues or many academic experts have.
by Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg Opinion via Tribune News ServicePerhaps this is how it all ends — self-government, self-defense, self-control, liberty, unity, family.
by The Los Angeles Times editorial board / Tribune News ServiceFree Press Commentary
In the aftermath of major mass shootings, politicians and pundits depict the killers as crazed monsters and blame mental illness as the fundamental cause.
by Mark Follman / The Los Angeles Times via Tribune News ServiceThe archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore Cordileone, has announced he will no longer allow Speaker Nancy Pelosi to receive Holy Communion because of her refusal to adhere to Catholic doctrine on unborn human life.
by Cal Thomas / Tribune Content AgencyWhen a killer expounds on his derangements, it poses a special challenge.
by Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg Opinion