Andrew Eastmond

Then-U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., delivers closing remarks on June 23, 2022, during a hearing of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Andrew Eastmond: Where are the responsible people when our politics needs them the most?

March 11, 2024 at 12:25 p.m.

In recent weeks voters watched House Republican conference members shout down a press question about House Speaker Mike Johnson's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. They...

Former Chicago Red Stars head coach Rory Dames during a practice near the Toyota Park stadium in Bridgeview in 2017.

Andrew Eastmond: Soccer league is overlooking extensive abuse allegations against suburban club owner Rory Dames

July 7, 2023 at 3:02 p.m.

This sobering tweet introduces a recent national front-page article on the inadequate response to widespread abuse in women's soccer: "Rory Dames is mentioned almost 400 times in Sally Yates' voluminous...

Chicago Red Stars owner Arnim Whisler attends a watch party for the U.S. Women's National Team's Semifinal match of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup against England at Lincoln Park in Chicago on July 2, 2019.

Andrew Eastmond: Amid women’s soccer abuse scandal, it might be time for Chicago Red Stars founder Arnim Whisler to step aside

February 14, 2022 at 11:03 p.m.

I wanted to believe in Chicago Red Stars founder and majority owner Arnim Whisler. I still do. I admire someone with the Bill Veeck-style drive to start a women's professional...

People cheer as members of the US Women's National Soccer Team travel down the "Canyon of Heroes" in a ticker tape parade on July 10, 2019, in New York City. The team defeated the Netherlands 2-0 Sunday in France to take the 2019 Womens World Cup.

Op-ed: In the fight for equal treatment, some female soccer players emerge as graceful leaders for change

December 6, 2021 at 7:29 p.m.

While researching a writing project, I began to pay closer attention to women's soccer, including the U.S. women's national team and the National Women's Soccer League. Both organizations include world-class...

President Eisenhower, right, shakes hands with Adlai Stevenson on Feb. 17, 1953, as winner and loser in the recent ballot battle get together at the White House.

Op-ed: The answer to America’s divisiveness? Eisenhower’s ‘Middle Way.’

September 17, 2021 at 9:46 p.m.

Reflecting on the events of Sept. 11, 2001, I was moved by former President George W. Bush's recent remarks at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Bush noted:...

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