'This Republican war on universities is the essential history behind the current conflicts on campuses....My own campus, the University of Texas at Austin, is a case study in this crisis,' writes Jeremi Suri cnn.com/2024/04/29/opi…

'The Ruckers ... had deep roots in America’s shameful Confederate past. That includes my distant cousin, Col. Edmund Rucker,' writes K. Denise Rucker Krepp, about her role in getting an Army base named in honor of her Confederate relative renamed.

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'If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog,” goes the line attributed to President Harry Truman. Unless, @deanobeidallah writes, you're South Dakota's Gov. Kristi Noem, who reportedly shot a 14-month-old pup for being “untrainable.'

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'If a state-sponsored adversary – and there are many threat groups backed by Russia, China, North Korea and Iran – used more sophisticated tactics to disrupt water, the consequences could be severe,' writes Robert M. Lee of recent water infrastructure hacks cnn.com/2024/04/28/opi…

Today's CNN Opinion newsletter covers Trump's jeopardy, campus protests, Mommy and wine, the Golden Bachelor divorce, Beyoncé and Duke Ellington
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'Democrats might be regretting their choice to hold the event in the Windy City, given that one of the most tumultuous conventions in American history took place on those very same streets.' Julian Zelizer
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'Ellington had a remarkable ability to elevate those around him and allow them to elevate him in turn. He was inspired by his bandmates and, somewhat controversially, compiled their ideas to achieve musical greatness,' writes Sammy Miller cnn.com/2024/04/27/opi…

Trump's lawyer was forced to apologize to the prosecution's star witness in front of the jury Friday morning. That is never a good start for a lawyer, writes Norman Eisen. cnn.com/2024/04/27/opi…

'At every turn, I have encountered a community of activists and organizers that is eager to listen, ready to learn and committed to including Jewish voices and perspectives,' writes Ian Berlin cnn.com/2024/04/27/opi…

'One wonders whether this loss of community has led to more distrust, sharper disagreements and more anger. People are encountering one another at these protests often for the first time, often as strangers,' writes Fareed Zakaria cnn.com/2024/04/26/opi…

'“I love ‘Cowboy Carter’ instead for Beyoncé ’s distance traveled,' writes Victor Blackwell CNN cnn.com/2024/04/26/opi…

In Trump’s immunity case, John Roberts has quite a mess in front of him. Read more from Steve Vladeck here: cnn.com/2024/04/26/opi…

'Unfortunately, rather than seeking to understand one another’s perspectives and show empathy, many have claimed the moral high ground and attempted to quash any contrary opinions. University campuses have become battlegrounds,' writes Serene Jones cnn.com/2024/04/26/opi…

“Noncompetes also suppress wages and job mobility and except for the very highest earners, virtually no one has the ability to negotiate over noncompetes; they’re almost always a take-it-or-leave-it proposition,” writes Terri Gerstein cnn.com/2024/04/25/opi…

'Marriage didn’t have to be the end-all and be-all for Gerry and Theresa' - Deborah Carr shares three lessons from #TheGoldenBachelor divorce cnn.com/2024/04/25/opi…

.S.E. Cupp weighs in on whether Trump and Biden should debate each other and argues, 'Brace yourselves for what will likely be a truly awful and exhausting few hours of television later this year…but we owe it to ourselves and our country to endure them' cnn.com/2024/04/25/opi…

The Supreme Court hears arguments today on Trump’s claim of immunity in his federal indictment. Norm Eisen (#TryingTrump out now!) writes that SCOTUS should “take a page from New York’s book, make a fast decision, and get the federal trial back on the books for 2024.”

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'Despite the headlines it’s making now, Scrabble Together is hardly the first Scrabble variant to land on coffee tables around the world,' writes Jeff Yang 🫶 FOLLOW ME @ORIGINALSPIN ON THREADS/IG cnn.com/2024/04/24/opi…

Melania’s complicated ‘stand by your man’ routine. Read more from Jill Filipovic here: cnn.com/2024/04/24/opi…

Norm Eisen (Norm Eisen (#TryingTrump out now!)) and George Conway (@gtconway3d) continue a #TrumpTrial diary by assessing “two substantial blows” to Trump’s case, including the testimony of David Pecker “that may make him the prosecution’s most important witness' cnn.com/2024/04/24/opi…