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Katie Yoder
In defense of Taylor Swift, against modern feminism
The singer, for all her talent and integrity, just can't measure up to her detractors' standards. So much the worse for feminism.
Jared Dillian
Home ownership doesn't merit tax advantages
Mortgage and property tax deductions encourage debt and consumption, which can be risky business; 2008 should have taught us that.
Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View (TNS)
Colleges face heavier taxes in GOP plan – and maybe that's as it should be
Elite schools, in particular, are less focused on merit than at one time and more oligarchical; they don't need the tax code to subsidize them.
Virginia Postrel, Bloomberg View
The profound issue underneath Rand Paul's 'trivial' dispute
The meaning of property rights and the obligation of contracts — core liberty questions Paul may have flubbed.
Walter Shapiro, Roll Call
In this era of Trumpism, from glumness to giddiness
Democrats win key governor races, but don't read too much into it.
Wendy Caldwell and Rob Davis
How solar-energy sites can provide habitat for our Minnesota monarchs
When you see a facility blooming with native plants, it's helping the birds and butterflies.
Jeff Ernst
I am the 'other.' And I'm tired of being a scapegoat for shootings.
Shooting after shooting, we don't dare politicize guns, but we stigmatize those (like me) who have a mental illness.
Editorial
U.S. should restrain reckless Saudi prince
Trump administration's support for Mohammed Bin Salman is a risky bet.
Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg View
GOP ideas just might be what bipartisan tax reform looks like
The proposal's bold limits on sacred cows such as deductions for mortgage interest could open the door to real, lasting change.
Charles P. Morgan
What the Texas massacre tells us about our crumbling morals
We've become so tolerant and our ethical standards so watered down that anything goes — and nobody cares.
Nicole Rom
Minnesotans show world 'we're still in' on climate change
Despite Trump's rollbacks, we're committed to act on Paris goals at the state and local levels.
Niger incident prompts debate over use of force
Four U.S. deaths show the need for an updated congressional measure.
Ramesh Ponnuru Bloomberg View
Tax reform: Who some of the real winners — and losers — will be
While cutting the corporate tax rate makes sense, changes that hit the upper middle class in high-tax states will be politically the toughest to pass.
Steven Poskanzer
Tax reform: College endowment penalty is shortsighted
Misguided provisions on investment income and student loan interest will only hurt those who can most benefit from scholarships like ours.
Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald (TNS)
Did Hitler escape and move to Colombia?
Despite new CIA memo reviving the story, there's reason to doubt.
BRUCE PETERSON
Our spectator politics: How to end the addiction
We're tribal — and that's something we must overcome. One way (though not the only way) to better understand others is to make an honest attempt to articulate their positions.
Doug Berdie
Minneapolis traffic policy seems designed on paper, not for practice
The city thinks it's making traffic work for everyone. It's actually making a mess. Here's how to actually achieve a nicer ride.
Editorial
Trump's pick for Fed chief offers experience, stability
Jerome Powell signals that bank's recent approach won't change much.
Editorial, Bloomberg View
Sick child held hostage in cruel immigration enforcement
Has this country lost all sense of decency?
Kathryn Hoffman
Editorial counterpoint: Let science, not politics, guide the way forward for PolyMet
Here are several steps mining company can take to ensure safety of copper-nickel mine.
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