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		<title><![CDATA[Conor Sen: This demographic cliff is reshaping universities. Cities are next]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[An undergraduate enrollment shortfall at Syracuse University is the
latest sign that long-forecast demographic pressures are taking their
toll on large and well-known institutions, too. Syracuse laid blame on
the declining numbers of high-school ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4239589</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: New leadership can move the UK past Brexit]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[That the 10-year anniversary of Brexit coincided with the fall of
another British government is a fitting marker of a failed experiment.
Now, the question for the UK and the European Union is less about what
to do next than whether they can summon...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4239583</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stephen L. Carter: The Supreme Court discovers the hardships of gun ownership]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pity the poor gun owner. According to the U.S. Supreme Court’s
decision Thursday in Wolford v. Lopez, it’s tough to navigate daily
life when one has to constantly stop to figure out where one’s legally
permitted weapon can be carried. So ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4239184</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[LZ Granderson: How fearmongering sets policy, from 'marihuana' to solar to AI]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the race to build — or stop the construction of — data centers
across the country, it's important to remember no government is spending
more on artificial intelligence than America. In fact, according to the
Brookings Institute, the
number ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4239183</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Civil servants should refuse to implement cruel policies, even if it costs them]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year, President Donald Trump’s administration began
negotiating agreements with African countries to dump America’s
deportees at their doors, regardless of their country of origin. Trump
officials were frustrated with obstacles to mass ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4239182</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Editorial: Sticker shock comes suddenly to the Apple store]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A week after Apple CEO Tim Cook warned
that price hikes for the company’s devices were “unavoidable” due
to soaring costs in key components, consumers woke up Thursday to just
how steep and immediate those increases would be.

Try up to 20% ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4239181</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Editorial: Beware the hidden risks lurking in property tax cuts]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A home that gains value is part of the American dream — except for
the taxes. In the past two years, 17 states have lowered or limited
property taxes as politicians respond to escalating prices.

The idea is seductive, particularly for longtime ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4238950</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: A proposed law would let California government escape accountability]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Legislation that would dramatically undermine Californians’ right
to know — and therefore undermine local democracy — could be on the
threshold of becoming law if enough legislators and members of the
public don’t stand up to stop it.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4238510</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Celebrating 250 years of no religious kings]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[On July 4, we will celebrate American independence from kings who
ruled over both church and state. Two hundred and fifty years ago, the
founders of this country put forward a bold and radical idea: that
religious freedom is safest when the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4238206</link>
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    <pubDate>Jun/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Editorial: The US healthcare system is an embarrassment. Americans need a public option]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Long ago, when most Americans left the house for mass entertainment,
they flocked to carnivals that crisscrossed the country to delight small
towns and big cities. Shows typically included a barker whose steady
stream of superfluous oratory ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4238204</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Who deserves freedom this Fourth of July?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[As we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, we reflect on the
founding ideals of the United States—liberty, responsibility and the
moral character required to sustain a nation. These principles were
never meant to remain static. From the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4238199</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Canada's redistricting model could solve the US gerrymandering death spiral]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The current round of House remapping around the nation was fueled by
the president asking Texas for “five more seats” so that Republicans
could retain control of the House in this year’s midterm
elections.

Historically, the party that holds...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4238198</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nolan Finley: The First Amendment is not a shield for violence]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed has a curious interpretation of both free speech and
how justice should be applied.

The Democratic candidate for Michigan's open Senate seat is selling
the idea that the First Amendment covers violence and vandalism, if done
in the...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4238194</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Michael Hiltzik: Puncturing the myth of Alan Greenspan, whose policies gave us the Great Recession]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Noah Cross, the archvillain of the movie "Chinatown," had
the definitive line on how old age brings respectability. "'Course
I'm respectable," he tells Jake Gittes. "I'm old. Politicians,
ugly buildings and whores all get respectable if they last ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4238193</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: ICE detention is as bad as it sounds. I've been living it for 2 years]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I wake in the morning, there are no signs of the new day. There
are no windows in my cell, and a light has been on all night. Like one
long nightmare, it can be difficult to keep track of when one day ends
and the next begins. And so life ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4238191</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Editorial: All Chicagoans are frustrated with agonizing and persistent gun violence. More bureaucracy is no answer]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past Juneteenth weekend saw a spate of shooting incidents that
underscored a disturbing trend. In 2026, Chicago is backsliding on what
had been strikingly positive declines in shootings and murders while
peer cities like New York and Los ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4238190</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jackie Calmes: Don't let Trump empower Todd Blanche, his modern-day Roy Cohn]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA["Where's my Roy Cohn?" President Donald Trump famously
asked in his first term, angrily despairing at not having an
attorney general who'd serve his interests, no holds barred, just as
Trump's reptilian mentor and fixer Cohn had done for clients ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4238189</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Peace for whom? Iran after the agreement]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[On June 17, President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud
Pezeshkian signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding laying out a
framework for ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
International media deemed this
agreement as a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4237438</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Defending reparations program means defending the promise of fair housing]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to intervene against
Evanston, Illinois’ local reparations program is being framed as a
defense of constitutional equality and the Fair Housing Act. In reality,
it reflects a painfully shortsighted ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4237382</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Andreas Kluth: No diplomacy please, we're American]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has long been clear to anybody outside the die-hard MAGA scene
that America First would sooner or later amount to America Alone. And
still, the accelerating pace at which President Donald Trump is
alienating other nations and isolating his own ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4237378</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/25/2026</pubDate>
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