Back to Opinion Exchange

More from Opinion Exchange

More Opinion

Jonathan Bernstein, Bloomberg View
September 21, 2016
President George W. Bush and his father former President George H.W. Bush wave to the crowd after commissioning ceremonies for the USS George H.W. Bus

Bush I backing Clinton is Trump's biggest defection yet

The GOP's top ranks can't stomach the nominee. Voters should listen, but will they?
September 20, 2016

A good news story from beleaguered Chicago

Fundraising campaign to help street vendor shows city's heart.
Thomas Kottke and Charlie Fazio
September 20, 2016
FILE - This Oct. 10, 2013, file photo, shows an EpiPen epinephrine auto-injector, a Mylan product, in Hendersonville, Texas. Facing public furor for t

Here's how we can end extortionate drug price increases

Runaway medication costs are the fastest-growing driver of health-care expenses.
Gitane De Silva
September 19, 2016
In this photo taken Tuesday, July 10, 2012, a Nexen oil sands facility seen from a helicopter near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Nexen is being acqu

Counterpoint: Take another look at the Alberta tar sands

In Canada, recent measures show a strong commitment to reducing greenhouse gases.
Val Baertlein and Marlene Reid
September 19, 2016
Detail of the ad by Catholics for Choice that ran in the Star Tribune on Sept. 12.

Counterpoint: Ad from Catholics for Choice is full of egregious falsehoods

This group is misrepresenting itself, for starters. And funding abortion is not a social justice value for the church.
D.J. Tice
September 19, 2016
Danny Heinrich

What is deserved for a sex offender?

The Heinrich confession and a case with an offender less vile raise the question anew.
Lori Sturdevant
September 16, 2016

Divining the vote, by congressional district, by educational degree

More than ever, schooling has predictive power in the election. The impact here:
Editorial, St. Cloud Times
September 16, 2016

Athletes are testing the boundaries of free speech

Sure they're controversial, but anthem protests further the dialogue.
Mohammad Javad Zarif
September 16, 2016
FILE - In this file photo posted on the Twitter page of Syria's al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front March 28, 2015, which is consistent with AP reporting, a f

Chaos is nourished in Western support via Saudis

The fanciful notion is that instability will help to "contain" Iran. The sooner Saudi Arabia's rulers cease with this, the better for all.
Stephen B. Young
September 16, 2016
Donald Trump

The case for Trump

We need to turn our backs on the elites, and he's the one who has emerged as the rebel leader in that cause.
Lawrence R. Jacobs
September 16, 2016

Trump is trying to divide us, but it's backfiring. We are One Nation.

Trump seeks to divide us, but it's backfiring. We have always been One Nation, and we are embracing it more than ever.
Editorial
September 16, 2016

Russia tries to get even by hacking U.S. Olympians

If the Kremlin really wants to rebuild country's image, flush the steroids.
Sam Catanzaro
September 16, 2016
iStockphoto.com

U.S. Bank Stadium, like other Twin Cities facilities, is a loser on disabled access

Excuse me, but providing ample elevators and adequate roll-in seating for wheelchairs should be part of the design game plan.
Frank Nelson Drake
September 16, 2016
iStockphoto.com

If you elect me to Congress to replace Keith Ellison, I'll start by showing up

Unlike the incumbent.
Waleed Sonbol
September 16, 2016

Counterpoint: Sure, Uber has value, but let's all play by the same rules

Taxi companies are regulated for reasons that protect you — and all passengers.
Marshall H. Tanick
September 16, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton smiles as she speaks with members of the media on her campaign plane, in White Plains, N.Y., Thursda

We've heard about her pneumonia, his testosterone. Now, what about mental health?

It's not so weird to think that candidates should be psychologically fit, as well.
Andrew Grossman
September 16, 2016
iStockphoto.com

Counterpoint: Wait, we're not really over obesity

The truth is the latest study patting ourselves on the back had some serious flaws. There's still much to be done to combat this health crisis.
John Rash
September 16, 2016
This image released by Open Road Films shows, from left, Melissa Leo as Laura Poitras, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden, Tom Wilkinson as Ewen M

Rash Report: Will 'Snowden' renew the surveillance debate?

As global leaders gather, the diplomatic focus likely will be dominated by multiple security concerns.
Barron H. Lerner, The Washington Post
September 16, 2016
In this Oct. 20, 1965 black-and-white file photo, President Lyndon Baines Johnson displays the incision from his gall bladder surgery and kidney stone

Five myths about presidential health

Yes, presidents often have been sicker than the public knew. But it's seldom changed history.
Editorial
September 16, 2016

Trump, Clinton offer flawed plans to help working families

But at least the nominees of both parties recognize there are problems.
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.

Opinion Commentary

Commentary from topic experts and advocates in Minnesota and Star Tribune readers.