Clarence Page
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PublishedJuly 26, 2023
Clarence Page: It is high time to put political differences aside for the good of the country
Sen. Tommy Tuberville's effort to hold military promotions hostage to politics over providing military personnel access to abortion violates his pledge to support our troops and their families.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2023
Clarence Page: Defense bill no longer a no-brainer, as Speaker McCarthy gives in to far-right faction
Congress used to pass Pentagon funding with an easy bipartisan coalition. In the era of culture wars, that’s over.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2023
Clarence Page: A college-level challenge – when free speech sounds like cyberbullying
At the University of Chicago, a student’s Twitter rhetoric sounds a lot like ‘a genuine threat or harassment,’ which would violate campus policies.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2023
Clarence Page: At least the Supreme Court offered alternatives to affirmative action
The Supreme Court scrapped race as a factor in college admissions, but the Roberts court pointed the way to economic class as a better remedy.
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PublishedJune 28, 2023
Clarence Page: Supreme Court ethics? It’s more than ‘balls and strikes’
As Senate Judiciary Committee chair, Sen. Dick Durbin has the power to improve the credibility that the high court has lost to politics. He should use it.
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PublishedJune 21, 2023
Clarence Page: After 50 years in journalism, I advise caution in your search for truth
The news landscape requires more attention from consumers than ever.
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PublishedJune 7, 2023
Clarence Page: Congress finds virtue in compromise – at last
Lessons of the debt ceiling debate: Congress should not be encouraged to hold the rest of the government hostage to get the legislation they want.
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PublishedJune 1, 2023
Clarence Page: RIP, Jim Brown, your legacy is memorable but clouded
Though he may well be recalled as the best football player to put on a helmet, his arrests for abusing women should stain his history of triumphs on the field.
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PublishedMay 24, 2023
Clarence Page: Justice is imperiled when politicians exploit vigilantism
The groundswell of Republican support for a man charged in the chokehold death of a fellow New York subway rider has an air of ruthlessness.
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PublishedMay 3, 2023
Clarence Page: Who now is to be accountable for Emmett Till’s death?
As an author of a recent book about the Emmett Till case said: 'It’s too bad that Carolyn Bryant Donham died without ever taking responsibility for her role in the brutal lynching.'