More Opinion
Michèle Flournoy and Richard Fontaine
Go big to destroy the Islamic State
Yes, it means more U.S. boots on the ground — but the risks of inaction are greater still.
Ann McFeatters, Tribune News Service (TNS)
The shark channel: Extrapolating the candidates' positions
What would they say if they were to weigh in on the topic cable TV really wants to talk about?
Gregg J. Cavanagh
How Minnesota Republicans can beat the DFL Party at its game
The idea is to quickly neutralize the perennial threat of a shutdown.
Catherine Madison
Our dangerous reluctance to talk openly about war
From Korea to today, the understandable human need to set aside the pain is wreaking havoc in our society.
John Kline
Rep. John Kline: What we must see in any nuclear deal with Iran
The alternative to a bad deal is not war, but rather increased sanctions.
Editorial
Blame Congress, at least in part, for why it's costing more to use national parks
The National Park Service budget has shrunk 12 percent over the past 5 years.
Audrey Britton
![Scaffolding around the Capitol dome. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com , Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Crews wasted no time clearing out furniture and a](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/K5DD6OBGJK4HIGF4E5RU77R6NU.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Minn. Legislature was not kind to small businesses
They were largely ignored, despite the overall significance of their contribution to Minnesota's economy.
Editorial
Supreme Court undercuts free speech with Texas license plate ruling
Once the government creates a forum for private expression, it shouldn't be an editor.
Craig Clark
Legislature was not good to Greater Minnesota
Promises went unfulfilled. Here, specifically, is how the session affected and neglected us in Austin.
Gary Marvin Davison
South Carolina shootings: So you really want to know why?
The Compromise of 1877 and the culpability of psychologists explain the actions of the Dylann Roofs of our world.
Jonathan Bernstein
What if the ACA loses the current case in court?
Republicans could agree to restore subsidies in the states that would be left without them, and probably would if they felt the pressure to do so.
Stephen Carter, Bloomberg View
White supremacy: A visit to that world
I spend time at seven sites online. Here's a preliminary assessment of what I found.
Gabe Roth
End lifetime terms for the Supreme Court
Substitute 18-year terms. It would take time to achieve, but it could help restore confidence in the institution's independence.
Steve Chapman
The obvious truth about the Confederate flag
What I say here, I say knowing that I wasn't always aware of the implications.
Editorial
Lift the U.S. ban on tourism travel to Cuba
It never made sense, but is even more wrongheaded as the two countries bond.
David M. Jennings
In defense of Michele Kelm-Helgen
My experience with her in past roles was overwhelmingly positive. I find it hard to trust the criticism of her now.
D.J. Tice
Archdiocese, MSOP: The clock runs out on denial and foot-dragging
The troubles of church and state that were in the news last week are basically mirror images.
Nell Irvin Painter
What is whiteness? Some history is in order
The white identity is currently on a toggle switch between "bland nothingness" and "racist hatred." But if you investigate the history, you'll see that it's been no more stable than black identity.
Steven Rattner
Leave Hamilton alone; get Jackson off the money
The seventh president has so many counts against him.
Jason Adkins
Pope's message on earth's fate is a call to action, regardless of faith
People of every faith (or no faith) have a stake in preserving our planet.
About Opinion
The Opinion section is produced by the Editorial Board. The board operates independently and is not involved in setting newsroom policies or in reporting or editing articles in other sections of the newspaper or startribune.com.
-
- Scott Gillespie
- Editorial Editor and Vice President
-
- David Banks
- Assistant commentary editor
-
- Jill Burcum
- Editorial Writer
-
- Denise Johnson
- Editorial Writer
-
- John Rash
- Editorial writer and columnist
Most Read
Opinion Commentary
Commentary from topic experts and advocates in Minnesota and Star Tribune readers.
