Tag: Opinion

Final days of US troops in Afghanistan

Iraq attack underscores damage of Afghan withdrawal

Conn Carroll · December 26, 2023 10:16 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping sits next to other world leaders during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in San Francisco, on Nov. 16, 2023. Xi met at a state guesthouse in Beijing with the two European presidents, Ursula von der Leyen from the EU Commission and Charles Michel from the EU Council, on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023.

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How the US can push back against authoritarianism in China and beyond

Washington Examiner · December 26, 2023 10:15 am

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Learning the right lesson from international education rankings

Angela Morabito · December 26, 2023 6:00 am

In this Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013 file photo, soccer balls and other mementos are left under the 'Christmas Truce' cross in St. Yvon, Belgium. The cross was erected in 1999 by the Khaki Chums, a group of military enthusiasts to mark the no man's land between British and German troops during WWI.

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Remember the Christmas truce

Dan A. Nygaard · December 25, 2023 6:30 am

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Santa adopts baby from mother he helped save

Matt Lamb · December 25, 2023 6:00 am

A creche is displayed at Holy Faith Church in Saline, Michigan.

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The enduring and subversive radicality of the God baby

Peter Laffin · December 25, 2023 6:00 am

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The enduring and subversive radicality of the God baby

Peter Laffin · December 25, 2023 6:00 am

This photo released by the Houthi Media Center shows a Houthi forces helicopter approaching the cargo ship Galaxy Leader on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Yemen's Houthis have seized the ship in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen after threatening to seize all vessels owned by Israeli companies.

Yemen would be a war too far

Dan Hannan · December 25, 2023 1:05 am

James Stewart, center, is reunited with his wife, Donna Reed, left, and children during the last scene of Frank Capra's "It's A Wonderful Life." (AP Photo)

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It’s a wonderful fight when you’re fighting for life

Emily Osment · December 24, 2023 1:30 pm

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The quiet wisdom of Christmas movies

Faith Moore · December 24, 2023 11:30 am

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Can we ever truly win the culture war?

Julian Adorney · December 24, 2023 6:00 am

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson attends Wadea Al-Fayoume's funeral service at Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview, Illinois, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. An Illinois landlord accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy and seriously wounding his mother was charged with a hate crime after police and relatives said he singled out the victims because of their faith and as a response to the war between Israel and Hamas.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to destroy Chicago’s best schools

Corey Walker · December 23, 2023 2:37 pm