USA Today: Opinion
- Voters put their stake in the ground: Rural sign wars are a window into 2020 election views
Saturday - 10/24/2020 - 08:00 AMResearch shows that yard signs help with turnout, influence candidate vote share, and reflect enthusiasm.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lighten up, everyone. Voters can handle 'Saturday Night Live' jokes about Joe Biden.
Saturday - 10/24/2020 - 07:00 AMJim Carrey captures and exaggerates the parody-worthy parts of Joe Biden's persona that make him relatable and the perfect antidote to Donald Trump.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Backstory: Pollution. Poor health care. Crowded housing. High-risk jobs. Prejudice. Why people of color are dying of COVID-1
Friday - 10/23/2020 - 09:11 AMCommunities of color have disproportionately more cases, more hospitalizations and more deaths. We detail the decisions, policies behind the tragedy.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump vs. Biden: USA TODAY Opinion contributors assess the final presidential debate
Friday - 10/23/2020 - 12:15 AMThe candidates were limited by mute buttons because Trump cannot control his emotions, and standing apart because he failed to address a deadly virus.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Real men embrace their sons and fathers, just like Joe and Hunter Biden in that photo
Thursday - 10/22/2020 - 07:13 PMA father holding and kissing his adult son after standing by him during many struggles is somehow inappropriate? That's a child's view of masculinity.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Prisoners are entitled to COVID-19 stimulus funds. It's time to help them get their money.
Thursday - 10/22/2020 - 12:00 PMIncarcerated people are among those most endangered by COVID-19.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - At 24 years old, I thought youth protected me from COVID-19. That idea got knocked out of me.
Thursday - 10/22/2020 - 08:18 AMUnlike many, I had multiple doctors helping me and a strong support system. But COVID-19 was still responsible for some of the worst days of my life.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Senate vote on Supreme Court nominee would toss a can of gasoline into heated election
Wednesday - 10/21/2020 - 08:20 PMOur View: Rush to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett by Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell betrays voters casting their verdict.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Blue payback? Major metropolitan areas in red states could swing the Senate to Democrats
Wednesday - 10/21/2020 - 09:38 AMBlue metros have a tense relationship with their red states. But they could get their revenge in 2020 races that will determine Senate control.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Kamala-mala-mala:' If her first name is supposedly so difficult to say, try 'Sen. Harris'
Wednesday - 10/21/2020 - 07:00 AMWhen my mother was growing up, it incensed her to hear young white children refer to my grandmother simply as her first name. There was no respect.
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- As COVID-19 forces them to slow down, families find joy in spending more time together
Saturday - 10/24/2020 - 06:00 AMThe abrupt slow down in modern life has given people a chance to deepen relationships and create new rituals together.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 10 of our top columns this week: ICYMI
Friday - 10/23/2020 - 08:00 AMFrom our endorsement of Joe Biden, to stories of COVID-19, and loyalty to Trump, here are some of our top columns you may have missed.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Oregon towns ravaged by fires: Just a spot on a map to many, but a home of memories to me
Friday - 10/23/2020 - 07:00 AMI don't know the names of the places you love, but don't make the same mistake I did. Don't wait for circumstances to save what you cherish.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Presidential debate: Donald Trump lies like a rug; Joe Biden fails to step all over it
Friday - 10/23/2020 - 01:18 AMOur View: 48.7 million already voted. Whatever impact last debate had is likely to be as muted as the microphones were when either spoke out of turn.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - COVID-19 herd immunity strategy fits Donald Trump's failures in coronavirus war
Thursday - 10/22/2020 - 08:30 PMOur View: 'Focused protection' by three scientists' Great Barrington Declaration offers President Trump a convenient solution.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - In Texas, environmental activists renew fight against fracking
Thursday - 10/22/2020 - 07:00 AMA regional resurgence in hydraulic fracturing this summer dredged up tensions between anti-fracking activists and local government leaders.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Presidential debate: Trump history shows Kristen Welker has her work cut out for her
Thursday - 10/22/2020 - 05:00 AMTrump clearly does not think well of nor respect Black women. Moderator Kristen Welker of NBC News must be tough and in command from start to finish.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Campaign 2020: America, the land of the free, and the home of the camera shy
Tuesday - 10/20/2020 - 04:37 PMA drive across Midwestern presidential battleground states finds that some Americans are reluctant to speak their minds on camera.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - My family fled Fidel Castro's Cuba, where 'cancel culture' was deadly serious.
Wednesday - 10/21/2020 - 09:21 AMFirst Amendment protections won't make a difference if we don't have a culture of free expression among young people.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - It's cowardly and self-indulgent for anti-Trump Republicans to do anything but vote Biden
Wednesday - 10/21/2020 - 08:10 AMNo one is going to ask us to die to defend America from Trump. But you should be able to endure a little emotional discomfort and vote for a Democrat.
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- During Zoom calls, keep your pants on: It's not prudishness, it's white male privilege
Saturday - 10/24/2020 - 08:29 AMNew Yorker writer and CNN commentator Jeffrey Toobin was suspended for exposing himself on a Zoom call, but his punishment should have been worse.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Doctor: My Sept. 11 fear of flying made a comeback with COVID-19. Was I wrong to worry?
Friday - 10/23/2020 - 05:00 AMWhat I tell patients: Fly if you must, but keep your distance and wear your mask in both planes and airports. Fear is not your friend, but caution is.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Opposing candidates in Utah: Here's why we recorded ads together
Friday - 10/23/2020 - 06:00 AMIt's time we expect more decency from our politicians and from ourselves.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why Donald Trump releasing his full '60 Minutes' interview is a major media miscalculation
Thursday - 10/22/2020 - 06:29 PMDonald Trump released his upcoming '60 Minutes' interview early. It's a big mistake. He whined that Lesley Stahl treated him unfairly. She didn't.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Our COVID-19 plan would minimize mortality and lockdown-induced collateral damage
Thursday - 10/22/2020 - 08:27 PMOpposing View: 'Focused Protection' calls for better protecting the old and other high-risk groups. Low-risk groups should live near normal lives.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - I had an abortion after a fatal fetal diagnosis. Amy Barrett could take that choice away.
Thursday - 10/22/2020 - 05:30 AMIf Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court, restrictions that make abortion less available and more expensive likely will become the norm.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why faith voters should stick with Trump: Christian leaders of character surround him
Thursday - 10/22/2020 - 03:15 AMTrump seldom reflects the desired fruits of the Spirit. But he kept his promises to the faith community and surrounded himself with key leaders from it.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hidden Common Ground: We found that Americans are more united than it appears
Wednesday - 10/21/2020 - 06:02 AMHidden Common Ground has worked throughout this election season to engage Americans with an emphasis on where we agree even in contentious times.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - For the final debate, forget the 'Trump curve.' Grade the president on facts and truth.
Wednesday - 10/21/2020 - 08:00 AMIt doesn't matter if Trump interrupts less. If he lies, undermines public health or destabilizes our election, his grade should be unfit for office.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Biden endorsement gets mixed reviews: Readers sound off
Tuesday - 10/20/2020 - 06:43 PMReaders respond to Editorial Board
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