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Stephen L. Carter Bloomberg View
Really, NFL, this is a protest? Stop killing the players with kindness
A lesson from the civil rights era: If owners punished a few stars, it might move the goalposts.
ROBERT KATZ
How test scores can block black students from the University of Minnesota
Admissions policies continue to hurt African-Americans disproportionately, such as an arbitrary ranking on the ACT.
Editorial
Sleepy teens suffer in the classroom
St. Paul school board should stick with later start times for grades 9-12.
Cass R Sunstein, Bloomberg View
The Marxist tactics of Trumpism
To enflame the divisions within free societies is an old Communist ploy. The Russians (and the Donald) both use it today.
Editorial
Don't expect Middle East calm after fall of Raqqa
It's a victory over ISIS, the army, but terror threat persists.
Neel Kashkari
We must weed out Minnesota's lousy charter schools
Choice and competition should help close the gap. But something's not working.
Marion O’ Neill
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Editorial counterpoint: Incomplete, inaccurate data sank state employee contracts
Why our legislative subcommittee rejected the contracts for public unions. "Just trusting" the state budget agency isn't good enough.
Craig Lancaster
Sexual misconduct: 'MeToo,' I hear you. And 'YesIHave.'
Confessions and reflections of a good man, who is listening — and learning a lot.
Letters
Readers Write: Bid for Amazon's 'HQ2,' changing lake name, moderate politics
An update from Minneapolis.
Editorial
Regents should ensure U goes easy on out-of-state tuition hikes
Minnesota needs its flagship university to attract more nonresidents.
Marc A. Thiessen, The Washington Post
To protect gun rights, Congress must outlaw bump-stocks on its own
Empowering the executive branch to tighten restrictions would be far more threatening to the 2nd Amendment than legislation.
Shannon Watson
Political discourse: One side doesn't fit all
I don't find it hard to listen to others without bristling, because my own views don't fit neatly into a category. Maybe yours don't, either, if you stop to think about it.
Editorial
New dashboard technology is adding to the distracted-driving problem
Navigation systems are useful, but we don't need all bells and whistles.
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