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Judd Birdsall
American evangelicals in America, by way of England
Here are three observations about religious life in this country, gleaned from driving across it.
Bryan Dowd
An alternative take on the 'trade war'
What if we were brought to this point by the choices of American consumers?
John Hagen
DFL embraces legalization of recreational marijuana at our peril
The party is going all libertarian even as the evidence mounts against it.
Priscilla Mayowa
Counterpoint: An 'education state' wouldn't stop at grade 12
In many ways, we continue to neglect the postsecondary needs of all Minnesotans.
John Rash
Rash Report: 'Cool War,' warming planet are key to geopolitics
Two experts envision Sino-American relations and the climate crisis as profound present and future foreign-policy dynamics.
Dick Virden
Hong Kong — yesterday, today and tomorrow
It's been a fine place for Westerners passing through. Residents, though, would like uninhibited political freedom.
Editorial, San Jose Mercury News
Trump should be trying to strengthen the technology sector
Instead, his trade wars and immigration policies are doing real damage.
Jacqueline Brux
A proxy war (ours) holds Yemen back from societal gains
U.S. support for the Saudi dictatorship makes us complicit.
Nick Solheim
The case against Arctic imperialism
We shouldn't buy Greenland. But we should be interested in greater economic cooperation.
Nicholas Kristof
If the U.S. and China were to war, Taiwan could be a flash point
It might be a tempting saber for Xi to rattle. Concerns include a potential cyberattack that could take out the island's electricity and communications.
Scott Gottlieb
Vaping illnesses traced to illegal substances, but e-cigarettes are not off the hook
Manufacturers have work to do in accepting transparency and oversight and in countering use of their products by children.
James Densley and David Pyrooz
Our society can rewrite the gun-violence script
Relentless news of shootings gnaws at us, but we aren't powerless. We can address this as we would any disease. It works.
Brad Tutunjian
Counterpoint: Don't single out natural gas as a problem
It's an essential energy source for Minnesota, and we at CenterPoint are meeting that need while working hard to limit climate impacts.
Tim Dufault
Dried-up exports bring Minnesota farmers to breaking point
The Trump administration has tried to downplay this reality.
Al Fan
Counterpoint: Here's what a dashboard of indicators on schools should capture
Families are looking for remedies to the achievement gap. True transparency on school quality, culture and finances would be a major step.
Howell Raines
Guns and public safety: Laws that prevailed in 1960 could spare lives today
They weren't perfect — but there was enough firepower to satisfy hunters and hobbyists and sufficient restrictions to limit an attack.
Editorial
Why 'Pre-K for all' is the wrong approach on early education
Candidates are looking for votes, but targeting poorest kids is the best bet.
Tim Walz
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Gov. Tim Walz: Let's make Minnesota the Education State (for all)
Valuing education in every community is what every student deserves, and it determines our future.
Annie Abrams
How the Advanced Placement program is failing students
An examination of the initiative's drift over six decades.
Gil Barndollar
With little leverage in Afghanistan, U.S. can choose between a bad deal or no deal
Should U.S. troops stay longer, whatever the justification, our negotiating position will not be improved.
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