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The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

Clint Dozier

Chinese Go player Ke Jie, third from right, and other guests attend the opening ceremony of the Future of Go Summit before a match between him and Google’s artificial intelligence program AlphaGo in China on May 23, 2017. Columnist Clint argues we must be careful when developing artificial intelligence.

Opinion | Coexistence with machine intelligence requires opening “black box”

By Clint Dozier, Senior Columnist • February 8, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Electoral college certification at the Queen Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware on Monday.

Opinion | US faces a crisis of legitimacy

By Clint Dozier, Columnist • December 17, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks in the briefing room at the White House on Thursday. Columnist Clint argues Joe Biden’s victory is just the beginning when it comes to making impactful changes in a broken America and that Democrats must pass meaningful progressive reforms.

Opinion | American election result was too close

By Clint Dozier, Senior Columnist • November 9, 2020
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaking at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. Columnist Clint argues Republicans don't care about the economy.

Opinion | Republicans do not care about American people, debt

By Clint Dozier, Senior Columnist • October 15, 2020
President Donald J. Trump announces Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in the Rose Garden of the White House on Sept. 26, 2020.

Opinion | Trump lies regarding COVID-19 severity

By Clint Dozier, Senior Columnist • October 7, 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks with attendees at the Presidential Gun Sense Forum at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa on Aug. 10, 2019. Biden has won the 2020 presidential race, making him the 46th president of the United States.

Opinion | Progressives hold your noses, vote Joe

By Clint Dozier, Columnist • October 3, 2020
Demonstrators gather in downtown Chicago during the Protest Trump and Protect Mueller protest on Nov. 8, 2018. Columnist Clint claims Trump is running for reelection to avoid criminal charges.

Opinion | Trump faces legal jeopardy, election challenge

By Clint Dozier, Columnist • September 17, 2020
A student strolls down a walkway in front of a university COVID-19 testing site on Friday.

Opinion | Returning to campus endangers lives, University knows it

By Clint Dozier, Columnist • August 27, 2020
BigDog robots trot around in the shadow of an MV-22 Osprey while given commands via remote control at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., June 26, 2006.

Opinion | America needs a plan for artificial intelligence

By Clint Dozier, Columnist • April 25, 2020
President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stand on the Blue Room balcony of the White House as they welcome guests Monday, April 22, 2019, to the 141st White House Easter Egg Roll.

Opinion | America won’t be open by Easter

By Clint Dozier, Columnist • April 6, 2020

Opinion | Democrat with most votes should be nominee

By Clint Dozier, Columnist • March 14, 2020
Mike Bloomberg Headshot.

Opinion | Democrats, thank your lucky stars for Michael Bloomberg

By Clint Dozier, Columnist • February 25, 2020
Opinion | Economic populism is our only hope

Opinion | Economic populism is our only hope

By Clint Dozier, Columnist • February 6, 2020
Billionaire Elon Musk poses for a photo at the Royal Society admissions day in London in July 2018. Columnist Clint believes Musk has earned the title of person of the decade because of his many accomplishments.

Opinion | Elon Musk deserves to be person of the decade

By Clint Dozier, Columnist • January 23, 2020
President Donald J. Trump attends the North Atlantic Treaty Organization plenary session Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the 70th anniversary of NATO in Watford, Hertfordshire outside London.

Opinion | Trump becomes official laughingstock

By Clint Dozier, Columnist • December 11, 2019
Opinion | ‘OK, boomer’ is an OK trend

Opinion | ‘OK, boomer’ is an OK trend

By Clint Dozier, Columnist • December 2, 2019
Opinion | Twitter is not real

Opinion | Twitter is not real

By Clint Dozier, Columnist • November 12, 2019
Opinion | It’s time for a Democratic primary dwindling

Opinion | It’s time for a Democratic primary dwindling

By Clint Dozier, Columnist • October 28, 2019
Sean Hannity speaking at an event in Greenville, South Carolina.

Opinion | Political ‘whataboutism’ runs amok

By Clint Dozier, Columnist • October 15, 2019
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