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D.J. Tice
November 1, 2019

Taxing the rich pays — to a point, estate tax study shows

Lessons for a wealth tax, and a related lesson for Minnesota.
D.J. Tice
October 25, 2019
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks with media members after speaking about lowering the cost of prescription drug prices Tuesday, Oct.

What might drug price controls cost us?

We can't be sure. But plainer language will aid clear thinking.
John Rash
October 25, 2019
A Syrian woman and her children, who were displaced by the Turkish military operation in northeastern Syria, carry food supplies at the Bardarash refu

Rash Report: The world fails to save Syria's citizens

U.S. betrayal of Kurdish allies is just the latest sad chapter in this tragedy, as searing Syrian documentary, "For Sama," shows.
D.J. Tice
October 19, 2019

Test of time: What school expectations used to be

Those overseeing the field have a high-minded approach to relatively low ambitions.
D.J. Tice
October 5, 2019

This impulse to impeach is becoming a habit

It's one way among several that our country has normalized instability.
Lori Sturdevant
October 4, 2019

Trump vs. Congress: A fundamental concern

Others can analyze the politics. I worry about the future of checks and balances.
John Rash
October 4, 2019
Roy Cohn, left, with a young Donald Trump, is the subject of the documentary “Where’s My Roy Cohn?” MUST CREDIT: Sony Pictures Cl

Rash Report: A film about Roy Cohn, but also about Donald Trump

New documentary 'Where's My Roy Cohn?' shows the notorious attorney's considerable influence on the future U.S. president.
John Rash
September 30, 2019
Anne Frank sitting in front of her schoolbook. She wrote the famous book THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK during her years hidden in an attic during the Jewish

The enduring impact of Anne Frank's diary

Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, Anne's stepsister, will speak at the U's Northrop Auditorium on Oct. 27.
John Rash
September 20, 2019
People walk by an election campaign billboard for the Likud party that shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and US President Donald

Rash Report: Election leaves Israel hanging in the balance (again)

Coalition talks will tackle a political split, but long-term questions await answers.
D.J. Tice
September 20, 2019
The New York Times building in New York.

Press still struggling on Trump 'stress test'

The latest Kavanaugh kerfuffle further demonstrates blurred lines and loosened standards.
Lori Sturdevant
September 13, 2019

Minnesotans, don't be the spoilers in 2020

This state's voters long have supported third parties, but there's too much at risk in 2020.
John Rash
September 13, 2019

Rash Report: 'Official Secrets' and the open issue of the Iraq war

Katharine Gun and Martin Bright discuss a new movie that examines how the run-up to the war ran roughshod over the truth.
John Rash
September 6, 2019
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The flag of the United States of America and the flag of the Republic of China fly together on flag poles next to each other.

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.
D.J. Tice
August 30, 2019
Minnesota Supreme Court Justice David Stras spoke with the Star Tribune after he was confirmed to the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Stras auth

Free speech? Or bigotry? Work it out in court

With wedding video case, this state contributes to the process.
Lori Sturdevant
August 23, 2019

Trade-war objections: You won't keep 'em down, on the farms

When a Farmers Union president speaks …
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