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Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg View
Shirtless Putin — made you look
Why is the West so obsessed? "It's love, of course. A frustrated, angry kind. Because it's unrequited."
Justin Fox, Bloomberg View
Jobs report: Factories are still giving way to restaurants
The latest U.S. employment statistics help explain the Democratic Party's and labor activists' focus on the minimum wage.
Albert R. Hunt, Bloomberg View
Steve Ballmer's effort to build consensus on facts
The man, you might know. The website he's built, you should get to know. Because, there, you'll find out things you ought to know.
G. Travis Norvell
Attack on Bloomington Islamic center: If some can't feel at ease in worship, none should
It is our responsibility as citizens to preserve and defend the nearly 400-year-old American way of religious liberty.
Editorial
Should kids still be playing football?
In light of recent concussion study, consider the death of Zac Easter.
Tom Emmer
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer: Why I'm pushing to preserve mining in northern Minnesota
On its way out the door, the Obama administration took mineral research and leases off the table. We can reverse that, support jobs and still have abundant safeguards for the environment.
Adam Fetcher
Counterpoint: Don't be fooled by Emmer's mining scam
His bill would dismantle a sound process for deciding which public lands to protect.
Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy
The top five foreign-policy blunders Trump hasn't made yet
He's thinking about some of them.
Trudy Rubin, Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)
Many had high hopes for Rex Tillerson. Hope lost.
As secretary of state, he conducts diplomacy as if he were still the god-head of Exxon Mobil.
David Ash
The court of public opinion: A little goodwill can go a long way
If the Chicago Cubs can forgive an incidentally interfering fan, can't the rest of us extend some mercy to the other side no matter what the issue?
Gary Abernathy
Why I try to get Trump supporters and Trump resisters on the same page
I want to help those who don't like the president better understand those – like me — who do. And truly, we can be thoughtful about it.
Editorial, San Diego Union-Tribune
New evidence of a corrupt corporate culture at Wells Fargo
Auto loan mess highlights needs for an overhaul of bank's board.
Editorial
Be wary of moves to lift protections on grizzly bears
U.S. and state agencies often give too much deference to hunters, ranchers.
Peter M. Leschak
My president? Yes. My leader? No.
Judge for yourself whether Trump has enough — or any — of the attributes (beyond a title) that inspire followers?
D.J. Tice
Franken's book reminds that political porn didn't just start with 'the Mooch'
And, yes, I was a bit player in political porn.
Lori Sturdevant
Leaders in greater Minnesota have ongoing worry about unmet needs
Right track or wrong track? Wrong track, they say.
John Rash
Rash Report: More-amorphous security threats worry world the most
New Pew poll points to ISIS, climate change, cyberattacks, global economy and refugees.
Paula Moore, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (TNS)
Torturing animals is cowardly and wrong. Yes, even sharks
There is no excuse for cruelty as entertainment.
Editorial, Bloomberg View
Wisconsin's Foxconn boondoggle is on track
There are far better ways to help companies and create jobs.
Peter Nelson
Minnesota's reinsurance program helps calm health care rates
Premiums have stabilized in the individual market, thanks to a $542 million subsidy, but legislators still have more work to do.
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