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The Decline of Education in the US
Responding to President Barack Obama’s assertion that America is not in decline overseas, Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page says that “grim new reports on our educational gaps remind us that decline is like charity — it begins at home.” … Two new reports on educational achievement gaps reveal a surprising good news/bad news story: The…
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America's Culture Is Coming Apart at the Seams
In his column at the Chicago Tribune, Clarence Page assesses the widening cultural gap not only between blacks and whites but also the rich and the poor after reading Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010 by conservative scholar Charles Murray. Page concludes that the divide between the rich and poor has to be…
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Time to Shatter the Black Suicide Myth
In his column at the Chicago Tribune, Clarence Page says that in light of Don Cornelius’ death, it is time to conquer the myth that blacks do not commit suicide. To drive home his point, he revisits the suicide of his ex-wife, Leanita McClain, who was an award-winning Chicago Tribune journalist. … suddenly became an…
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Where Did Haiti's Earthquake Aid Go?
In his column at the Chicago Tribune, Clarence Page asks a critical question that has reverberated across the nation since the 2010 Haiti earthquake: What has happened to the generous donations that Americans gave? Two years later, more than half a million Haitians are still sleeping outdoors. … No one is charging corruption, at least…
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Would Today's GOP Elect Reagan?
In his column at the Chicago Tribune, Clarence Page says that even Ronald Reagan would have a hard time getting nominated by today’s Grand Old Party, which is looking for candidates who are fire breathers and bomb throwers. … Reagan’s name is invoked repeatedly like a sacred mantra in GOP debates. But even the Gipper…
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The GOP Attack on Women's Reproductive Rights
In his column at the Chicago Tribune, Clarence Page says that more than ever before, GOP presidential candidates are attempting to dial back the clock on women’s reproductive freedoms. Which raises the question about just whose freedoms they want to defend. … And that ratchets up pressure on President Barack Obama at a time when…
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Daley's Dash: New Obama Drama?
In his column at the Chicago Tribune, Clarence Page says that Bill Daley made a better fit as White House chief of staff a year ago, but today’s feistier President Barack Obama needs a “wartime” consiglieri. Daley was brought in last January when Obama sought wanted to mend fences with the business community and Congress.…
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Ron Paul's Kookier Moments
In his column at the Chicago Tribune, Clarence Page writes that it’s about time that Ron Paul received a turn as the GOP’s favorite presidential candidate. While few supporters expect him to be elected, they are pleased to see him at the top. But the real contender will remain former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. So…
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America Would Benefit from 'Muslim Huxtables'
In his column at the Chicago Tribune, Clarence Page says that since Muslims have replaced blacks on the lower rung of ignorance-based stereotypes, Americans would greatly benefit from a Muslim version of The Cosby Show, which helped break down social barriers in the 1980s. A conservative Christian group has launched a boycott against “All-American Muslim.”…
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