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Trump on the world stage: Stirring words, unclear meaning
Which values is he summoning us to defend?
D.J. Tice
On travel ban, Supreme Court threaded the needle
Court did what courts should.
Lori Sturdevant
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Hypotheticals: The Met Council edition
Imagine if it had always been an elected body. Would there be less partisan suspicion?
Lawrence R. Jacobs
Minnesota party politics: The battles within
Both parties are defining themselves for the state's next election cycle — and, strategically, both rather love the direction their opponent appears to be taking. The struggle for the DFL's soul could be particularly decisive.
Walter F. Mondale with Linda A. Klein
Don't turn our backs on justice for all
The White House wants to defund legal aid services that help millions of Americans. That would be costly — and wrong.
Editorial
Charlie Gard tragedy is one more reason to doubt single-payer solution
British medical drama foreshadows what could happen in America.
JULIE KNOPP
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My dive for good food in a Twin Cities dumpster
Our nighttime bounty highlights the problem of grocery waste and health inequities.
Eli Lake, Bloomberg View
Think U.S. can stop North Korea's nukes? How quaint.
More talking just won't work, and it's only a matter of time before Pyongyang completes its nuclear program.
ANNETTE MEEKS
Counterpoint: Painful lessons from a municipal broadband boondoggle
As the failure of Lake County's experiment shows, local officials have no business saddling taxpayers with projects like this.
Editorial
An exception is in order for an exceptional girls robotics team
The State Department's denial of their travel visa is inexplicable.
Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg View
Lessons from Russian meddling may make U.S. stronger
Putin forced Americans to look into a not-so-shiny mirror.
Dick Virden
How history informs Trump's trip to Poland
He will be following in the footsteps of Presidents Carter and Clinton — with his own chance to reassure Poles on U.S. commitments.
Daniel W. Drezner, The Washington Post
The so-called Secretary of State
Mattis, at Defense, is showing how it's done. Rex Tillerson is not.
Olle Heinonen
America must repair its scientific infrastructure
This is especially important in Minnesota, with its background of innovation.
Peder Engebretson
Counterpoint: Discuss religion on the 4th? OK, I'm game
For guidance in our discussion about the directives of Christianity, let's turn to a German pastor who was killed by the Nazis.
Sean Kershaw
Understanding democracy: A July 4th assessment
Perhaps we need new revolutions. But if that's so, the good news is that the power lies in the daily roles we play, in the power we all have to exert our influence.
Rush D. Holt and Jed S. Rakoff
The Justice Department is squandering progress in forensic science
The Justice Department has opted not to renew the commission that guides the practice.
Jack Uldrich
University of Minnesota should go all in with online learning
This would not be just about the school's future but about the state's. The alternative is a hollowing-out, faster than you might think.
Donald M. Hall
Control Data and a lesson in the history of innovation
When important change happens, it can happen quickly and catch many by surprise. Let's embrace that.
Editorial, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
U.S. must win cyberweapons arms race
Falling behind would lead to chaos and danger for America.
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