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STEVE CHAPMAN
America's national parks: Here's a good idea from the Trump administration
Some Democrats object, but a proposed entrance-fee increase at 17 parks makes lots of sense.
Dick Schwartz
I'm a nonhunter, but my thoughts have evolved. Still …
Once I opened my mind and shut my mouth, I listened to friends give explanations for hunting that seem downright reasonable. But …
Chris Knopf
Editorial counterpoint: How the PolyMet mine violates Minnesota regulations
Rather than "science-driven," the permitting process ignores some of the state's own rules.
Editorial
Evidence mounts that climate is worsening faster than experts previously believed
As U.S. withdraws, Paris accord nations meet in Germany to take stock.
Lori Sturdevant
Rachel Sklar
The year that followed the 2016 election, revised
An alternative timeline of events that assumes Clinton became president.
Katie Yoder
In defense of Taylor Swift, against modern feminism
The singer, for all her talent and integrity, just can't measure up to her detractors' standards. So much the worse for feminism.
Jared Dillian
Home ownership doesn't merit tax advantages
Mortgage and property tax deductions encourage debt and consumption, which can be risky business; 2008 should have taught us that.
Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View (TNS)
Colleges face heavier taxes in GOP plan – and maybe that's as it should be
Elite schools, in particular, are less focused on merit than at one time and more oligarchical; they don't need the tax code to subsidize them.
Virginia Postrel, Bloomberg View
The profound issue underneath Rand Paul's 'trivial' dispute
The meaning of property rights and the obligation of contracts — core liberty questions Paul may have flubbed.
Walter Shapiro, Roll Call
In this era of Trumpism, from glumness to giddiness
Democrats win key governor races, but don't read too much into it.
Wendy Caldwell and Rob Davis
How solar-energy sites can provide habitat for our Minnesota monarchs
When you see a facility blooming with native plants, it's helping the birds and butterflies.
Jeff Ernst
I am the 'other.' And I'm tired of being a scapegoat for shootings.
Shooting after shooting, we don't dare politicize guns, but we stigmatize those (like me) who have a mental illness.
Editorial
U.S. should restrain reckless Saudi prince
Trump administration's support for Mohammed Bin Salman is a risky bet.
Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg View
GOP ideas just might be what bipartisan tax reform looks like
The proposal's bold limits on sacred cows such as deductions for mortgage interest could open the door to real, lasting change.
Charles P. Morgan
What the Texas massacre tells us about our crumbling morals
We've become so tolerant and our ethical standards so watered down that anything goes — and nobody cares.
Nicole Rom
Minnesotans show world 'we're still in' on climate change
Despite Trump's rollbacks, we're committed to act on Paris goals at the state and local levels.
Niger incident prompts debate over use of force
Four U.S. deaths show the need for an updated congressional measure.
Ramesh Ponnuru Bloomberg View
Tax reform: Who some of the real winners — and losers — will be
While cutting the corporate tax rate makes sense, changes that hit the upper middle class in high-tax states will be politically the toughest to pass.
Steven Poskanzer
Tax reform: College endowment penalty is shortsighted
Misguided provisions on investment income and student loan interest will only hurt those who can most benefit from scholarships like ours.
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