Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump is conducting a secret war By Daniel DePetris December 16, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Donald Trump hasn’t even bothered to make a case about why military action off Venezuela’s...
Edward Keegan: Robert A.M. Stern wrote 7,000 pages about New York architecture. Who can write Chicago’s tome? By Edward Keegan December 14, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Robert A.M. Stern's books form the definitive history of New York’s architecture. Why doesn't Chicago...
Elizabeth Shackelford: Normalizing Russia normalizes the mass abduction of Ukrainian children By Elizabeth Shackelford December 12, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, tens of thousands of Ukrainian children have...
Heidi Stevens: Wrapped in love — and cars — a Christmas tree honors a mom’s promise to her late son By Heidi Stevens December 12, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. For Samantha Wilcek, who lost her 21-year-old, a Christmas tree, so often a place to...
Daniel DePetris: The good and the bad in Donald Trump’s national security strategy By Daniel DePetris December 11, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. The White House preaches the value of noninterventionism, but this is hard to square with...
Edward Keegan: Frank Gehry’s generous and democratic architecture By Edward Keegan December 10, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. While his forms could seem casual and arbitrary, Frank Gehry was an amazing planner who...
Clarence Page: President Donald Trump’s obsession with Somali immigrants takes a sinister turn By Clarence Page December 8, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Even for President Donald Trump, the malevolence and vulgarity of his anti-Somali outbursts was stunning.
David Greising: The problem with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s community safety fund plan By David Greising December 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Mayor Brandon Johnson isn’t putting big new money toward public safety programs; he just doesn't...
Heidi Stevens: In these fraught times, a growing holiday card campaign perhaps means a little bit more By Heidi Stevens December 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. The Pinta Pride Project raises awareness and support for the LGBTQ+ community despite the cruelty and...
Steve Chapman: Why is Donald Trump courting war with Venezuela? By Steve Chapman December 3, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Venezuela hasn’t attacked U.S. targets, and a war against Nicolas Maduro has several possible outcomes,...