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D.J. Tice
January 27, 2017

If we're lucky, Trump may follow the Ventura model

A boorish clown, sure, but he may have grownup advisers.
Lori Sturdevant
January 20, 2017

The message of the Women's Marches, articulated

For that, let's turn to the leader of St. Catherine University.
John Rash
January 20, 2017
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Spaska Tower of the Moscow Kremlin.

Rash Report: Europe on alert for Kremlin's election meddling

Consequential elections amid an "information war" and "amplification vortex."
John Rash
January 13, 2017
President Barack Obama delivers his farewell address at McCormick Place in Chicago, Jan. 10, 2017. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
President-elect Don

Rash Report: Eras diverge in a week of defining media moments

Dramatic differences in policy, personality await the nation.
D.J. Tice
January 13, 2017

Trump's rise is a time to build up constitutional 'border security'

Let's hope he truly did appreciate Antonin Scalia.
Lori Sturdevant
January 13, 2017

Possible maneuver on light rail is a step away from 'One State'

It involves dissolving the Counties Transit Improvement Board.
John Rash
January 6, 2017
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Rash Report: 2017's geopolitics may turn even more turbulent

Analysts add the transition to Trump to the list of world uncertainties that may herald a "geopolitical recession."
Lori Sturdevant
January 6, 2017
The Minnesota State Capitol gets ready for the 2017 legislative session January 3 after years of renovation and a $300 million makeover. ] GLEN STUBBE

State Capitol grandeur, glad you're back

When you were out of commission for updates, things didn't always go well.
D.J. Tice
January 6, 2017

Something's right in the world today

Don't know what it is? Start with "Our World in Data." Things are looking up.
John Rash
December 30, 2016
President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial, part of the World W

Rash Report: Past is prologue in cultural and news narratives

The 2016 election, enduring world conflicts, a new Pew poll, and the compelling film "Jackie" all prove William Faulkner prescient.
Lori Sturdevant
December 16, 2016

Thoughts for a time of political transition

Who's leaving the scene and what lies ahead.
D.J. Tice
December 16, 2016

Putting my 64 years end to end – and seeing what I missed

Putting my 64 years end to end — and seeing what I missed.
John Rash
December 16, 2016
The tomb of Fidel Castro at the Cemeterio Santa Ifigenia in Santiago de Cuba on December 4, 2016. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS) ORG XMIT: MIN201612151549

Rash Report: As with Fidel, media freedoms elusive under Raul Castro

Further engagement, not renewed estrangement, is still the best U.S. strategy.
D.J. Tice
December 9, 2016

It's empirical: Americans just don't trust science

A study of those views, with ideology factored in.
Lori Sturdevant
December 9, 2016

Minnesota: Where 'nobody gets a special deal'

Our state isn't like other places when it comes to politics. Here, self-dealing is self-destruction.
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