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Stephen B. Young
Trouble is brewing in China
The dragon seeks to defend its honor and resist foreigners, especially America.
Matthew F. Filner
Counterpoint: Echoes from Birmingham jail
Call to be "measured" toward Minneapolis discord has a striking parallel.
Joe Selvaggio
'Redistribution of wealth'? I call that 'sharing'
This Thanksgiving, let's sit down to the table and remember what community is all about.
Aaron Kheriaty
Suicide — physician-assisted or not — can be contagious
When the media make heroes out of those who end their lives, it adds to a public health crisis.
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View
Seventy years later: Was an injustice done at Nuremberg -- to the Nazis?
The charges weren't actually about the Holocaust. Few shed tears for the monsters condemned. Still, was victors' justice legally legitimate?
John Rash
Presidential rhetoric in times of crisis
Obama's words carry particular weight when it comes to crises in the Mideast and Europe as well as the diplomatic "pivot" to Asia.
Editorial
Russia, our once and future ally?
When Putin, the enemy of our enemy, is our ... well, still our enemy.
George F. Will
Freedom of speech extends to free advice on pets
Weightier issues aside, the Supreme Court should clarify the rules around regulating occupational speech.
Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View
Troubling symptoms for Obamacare
UnitedHealth's ills with its exchange policies don't bode well for the market.
Robin Phillips
Editorial counterpoint: Slamming the door on refugees won't make us more secure
It's not an either/or decision. Instead of taking a pause in the process, the U.S. should let its resettlement system work.
Gary Copland
That bulldozer in the forest isn't going to stop me
No matter that a bike trail is cutting a swath of destruction. Planting trees is my labor of love.
Editorial
Obesity crisis: Government must respond, but how?
Public health is one of its responsibilities.
Lori Sturdevant
Leaders can learn much from looking beyond their horizon
A series of exchanges between officials of Minnesota and Germany showed as much — but it's ending.
Dick meyer, Scripps Washington Bureau (TNS)
Terror coverage: A guide to absorbing the horror, the horror
Arms and lips flap after terror events, but you're actually free to maintain your composure.
Editorial, The Economist
How to fight back: We must battle ISIL on several fronts
The fight is for freedom on the homefront, territory in the Mideast and peace in general.
Paul John Scott
Working in the restaurant industry: It's a good life, almost
Listen, there's a lot you can learn from this work. So, a bit more income and stability? Icing on the cake.
Editorial
The technology of terrorists and the call for weaker encryption
It's easy to make the wrong assumptions about the Paris attacks.
Thomas L. Friedman
Too few islands of decency in the Arab world
Forget Paris. Forget Beirut. What will it take to uproot ISIL?
Susan Vento
Stand with families affected by asbestos, and help kill FACT Act
Legislation would hurt privacy and reward the very firms that caused cancer deaths.
Maureen Hackett
We still have much to do to save Minnesota's wolves
To ensure animal's long-term survival, don't revert to reckless trophy hunting in Minnesota.
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