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D.J. Tice
Bannon phobia fuels a 'Fourth Turning' freakout
The book is about cycles, not apocalypse. Some credit is due.
Jenna Moll and Patrick Purtill
Minnesota must wise up about probation reform
There are smart ways to deal with our growing incarceration rate.
Amy Klobuchar and Lindsey Graham
Eastern Europe is our first line of defense
Backing their economies and bolstering their security are in America's long-term interest.
Editorial, Kansas City Star
Spicer's babbling was inexcusable, but not Holocaust-denying
We have to keep perspective in these hyperbolic times.
Benjamin Cherryhomes
Counterpoint: How to be a better liberal?
How about figuring out a cogent dialogue for people with whom you disagree.
Bob Gust
No sympathy here for that airline passenger
He behaved like a spoiled 6-year-old brat throwing a tantrum over being told to go to bed or eat his vegetables.
Doug Loon
Transportation costs: Put metro counties in the driver's seat
If the state is not willing to fund these projects, it should not be required to pay for them.
Sacramento Bee editorial
Despair grows for working-class Americans, but does Trump care?
His policies don't show much regard for his most loyal supporters.
Julian Assange
Wikileaks will continue to speak truth to power
I'm often accused of trying to harm America, but I harbor nothing but the greatest admiration for the United States and its ideals.
Editorial
The Commander-in-Tweet and that wall
The complicated rationale for the wall disintegrates after a few minutes of serious thought.
Editorial
Congress has a right and duty to weigh in on war
Trump's decisions about military strikes in Syria should not be his alone.
Editorial, Bloomberg View
Schumer caved to Democratic activists on Gorsuch vote
And, once again, the country will pay steep price for partisanship.
Letters
Readers Write (special edition): Syria
The combat role, diplomacy, the U.S. image, Trump's motivation, the Constitution.
Editorial
Trump can capitalize on Germany, South Carolina and 'The Apprentice'
The apprenticeship model deserves a place in American education.
Craig Wilson
Truckin' in Minnesota: Traditional distribution system is out of whack, ditto license fees
A weight-times-miles approach to vehicle license charges would make more sense, but big rigs on two-lane urban roads doesn't.
Nick McDonell
Civilian war casualties: Truth is, we value others' lives less than our own
It's one of the Pentagon's dirty little secrets, but there is an allowance for the number of innocents killed in U.S. airstrikes, though they are not targeted.
Ed Graff
Education funding: High expectations must be met by high support
Instead of reducing funding for students who already face significant barriers to learning, our state policymakers must be prepared to do the right thing.
Editorial, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
U.S. is creating more challenges for Somalia, without much aid
Attacks on Al-Shabab, without rules, will create collateral damage.
Dick Meyer, Scripps Washington Bureau (TNS)
Despair: The plague of the white working class
A vicious cycle of "cumulative disadvantage" literally leads to higher death rate. Just don't oversimplify it.
Bruce Peterson
The human tendency? Helpful.
We tend to give people the benefit of the doubt until they give us a reason not to. And even then, we're willing to forgive. A game called the "prisoner's dilemma" explains.
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