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Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg View
One way to (uneasily) prevent lone-wolf attacks
Track their internet usage — closely. Fair trade-off?
Brian Velenchenko
Robbinsdale, spare the Terrace Theatre
Every town needs at least a piece of its cultural heritage preserved. This particular area doesn't need another grocery.
Paul Bogard
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When replacing streetlights, we must get it right
Research shows that harsh blue-white LED light negatively affects our well-being — and that we aren't the only species disrupted.
Noah Smith, Bloomberg
A step to fewer police shootings is to focus on routine interactions
Assessing an attention-getting report from Harvard economist Roland Fryer.
Rex Huppke, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
The Republican National Convention: And that was just day one
Apparent plagiarism in Melania Trump's address was only one part of truly bizarre, disturbing opening day at the convention.
Editorial
A lousy plan for bailing out student loan borrowers
Taxpayers could be on the hook for billions under overly broad policy.
John E. Haynes
Wendell Anderson and the Minnesota Miracle
I was on the inside of that fiscal reform process. It didn't happen easily, but it happened — because of the governor's commitment.
Robert L. Simon
I'm a black cop. Here's how recent events and reactions look to me.
Biases are real — my experiences bear this out, as does a recent commentary. That doesn't mean that circumstances are unambiguous in police shootings.
Editorial
The internship scam
Unpaid work at White House, elsewhere in D.C. is hypocrisy in high places.
Drew Hamre
Counterpoint: The obfuscation surrounding the Iraq war continues
A recent commentary about a British report attempts to downplay the many lies, while remaining blithely oblivious to the hundreds of thousands of lost lives.
Cass Sunstein, Bloomberg View
GMO debate shows that Congress is bad at regulating
On labeling, lawmakers have made none of the cost-benefit comparisons that would be required of federal agencies. And thats not the only lesson.
Bobby Hilliard
U.S. Constitution: Beware amendments. Embrace original intent.
One reason people are fed up with government is that Congress has abdicated its lawmaking responsibility to the unelected officials running federal agencies.
Gina Barreca
Male broadcasters, let's see your solid(arity) biceps
For whatever reason, your female counterparts are sleeveless, so … you, too.
Lori Sturdevant
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Party convention season: Voters just can't help falling in love with a familiar face
It wasn't always this way. But now we've had Reagan, Ventura, Franken, Page, Grams …
Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg View
Why terrorists keep succeeding in France
For starters, cooperation between the police and security services is inadequate, and then there is the nation's colonial past.
John Rash
Rash Report: Voters' interest intense in presidential race
Electorate is riveted but disappointed as consecutive conventions kick off in Cleveland and then Philadelphia.
Anne Balay and Mona Shattell
How freeway protests alienate truckers
We are allies to the Black Lives Matter cause, but know that for some, stopped traffic is more than an inconvenience.
The Economist
Party convention season: It's a dark morning in America
A solid outlook but a sour mood, and a candidate with the potential to change the former.
Stephen B. Young
Party convention season: The realignment of the working class
Revolts are against a "new" ruling class created by postindustrial economic facts.
Stephen Carter, Bloomberg View
We need Thurgood Marshall's wisdom these days
He was able to see humanity even across a bitter divide.
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