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		<title><![CDATA[Gustavo Arellano: The sad inevitability of Justice Alito's birthright citizenship dissent]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 1913, Antonino Alati left southern Italy to find a better life in
a land where many people regarded him as little better than scum.

He joined millions of his fellow countrymen in the United States,
where the press vilified Italians as poor, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4242438</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Editorial: Important rulings characterize end of court's term]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court wrapped its term on Tuesday. The progressive notion
that the justices would be a rubber-stamp for the Trump administration
was a notable casualty.

In a blow to the White House, for instance, the justices overturned
President ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4242437</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Even in ugly times, the bicentennial united us. America 250 still can]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA["America 250” is no “Spirit of ‘76.”

For those of us who remember the bicentennial, the semiquincentennial
is a complete and utter dud. Many fine festivities will take place on
and around July 4, but compared with the years-long ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4242435</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[POINT: I'm a Republican, and here's why I love America]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[When people ask why I love America, my answer is simple.

I love America because it is a place where ordinary people can live
extraordinary lives. That has certainly been true in my life.

I grew up believing that if you worked hard, treated ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4242424</link>
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    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[COUNTERPOINT: I'm a Democrat, and here's why I love America]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The American spirit is the heartbeat of our greatness. You’ll see
it in the tenacity of farmworkers and the unique drive of dedicated
craftsmen and trade workers. You’ll witness its nobility in the brave
teams of first responders nationwide ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stephen L. Carter: Citizenship debates have always been tied up with race]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court was correct on Tuesday to strike down President
Donald Trump’s order excluding from the 14th Amendment’s guaranty of
birthright citizenship those who are born when their parents are
“unlawfully or temporarily present” ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4242266</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Editorial: On the birthright matter, the US Constitution is pretty clear]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[As constitutional amendments go, the 14th is straightforward.
Ratified in 1868 after Republicans in Congress had fiercely repudiated
the notorious Dred Scott decision, it declares that “all persons born
or naturalized in the United States, and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4242209</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: This July 4, at 250 years, let us rededicate ourselves to protecting our elections]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[America has much to celebrate this July 4, but also much to do. Even
after 250 years, the task of conserving the Republic given to us by our
Founding Fathers is a never-ending struggle.

Fortunately, we have a wellspring of wisdom from those ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4242208</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: The powers that be in Venezuela are exploiting a tragedy as its people suffer]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Major disasters have a way of bringing people together. The Sept. 11
terrorist attacks ushered in months of unity and bonhomie among New
Yorkers. The 1985 earthquake in Mexico City, which killed approximately
5,000 people, did much the same, with ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4242013</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Editorial: Feds find more health care fraud -- When will it end?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[It shouldn’t be too much to ask that taxpayer-funded social service
programs benefit people who actually exist.

Apparently it is, as more than 1 million people enrolled in Obamacare
plans lack Social Security numbers, Health and Human Services ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4241962</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: The revolution was a road map, not a destination]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The American Revolution unleashed what one prominent historian has
called a “contagion of liberty.” Ideas for change went viral, as
revolutionaries saw independence as an opportunity to establish a truly
different sort of nation. Some even saw...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4241958</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: The Supreme Court just gave the rich even more political power]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The flow of money into U.S. politics is already harming democracy,
and now, it’s about to get worse.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down limits on campaign
expenditures by political parties in coordination with candidates in a
6-3 decision...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4241957</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Editorial: Why Nevada leads the nation in job growth]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here’s the truism that powers the free market. Economic growth
hinges on what the government doesn’t do far more than what the
government does do.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released an update
on state-level employment. Over the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4241955</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Editorial: Chicago separated its mental health emergency response from public safety. Bad idea]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot in 2021 created a pilot program
called Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement to weave mental health
experts into public safety responses. 

The idea was both compassionate and practical. Many 911 calls ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4241949</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Linking Italian Americans to the mob in news stories needs to stop]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[There’s a saying: “You are what you eat.” If that’s true,
then everyone around here is Italian. It’s the meal of choice at home
and dining out, and no one turns it down — not even, I suspect,
members of the Chicago news media. I’ve ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4241948</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Editorial: The Supreme Court protected states' rights. But Illinois is out of whack on mail-in voting]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s settled now. States can count mail-in ballots after Election
Day if postmarked by that day.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s opinion for the majority in Monday’s
5-4 ruling on vote-by-mail was straightforward. In interpreting federal
law, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4241943</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: 19th century reformers made this country more equal, inclusive and strong]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[“When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for
one portion of the family of man to assume among the people of the earth
a position different from that which they have hitherto occupied, but
one to which the laws of nature and of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4241941</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Robin Abcarian: Waymos are convenient, safe and increasingly obnoxious]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- The driverless white Jaguars crisscrossing Los Angeles
were such a novelty at first, like something out of a science fiction
novel. Every time a Waymo passed, delighted pedestrians pointed and
grabbed their smartphones for photos.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4241468</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Noah Feldman: How was the birthright citizenship decision this close?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The good news about the landmark birthright citizenship decision the
Supreme Court issued Tuesday is that it correctly holds that children
born in the U.S. automatically become citizens. That’s the right
interpretation of the 14th Amendment and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4241466</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[John M. Crisp: Let's remember what we're celebrating on July 4th]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy 250th birthday to America and to all my fellow citizens.
Let’s celebrate!

But first, let’s reflect for a moment on the state of our
republic.

(If you read my columns regularly, you might assume that I’ll begin
by unleashing my Trump ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4241266</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/30/2026</pubDate>
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