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Ross Douthat
June 15, 2021
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 1, 2020.

Here's how Manchin's obstruction could loosen the filibuster

In mending, rather than ending, the filibuster, there may be a chance to actually govern once again.
Doyle McManus
June 15, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a committee meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 10.

Manchin is right about that elections bill

Here's how to fix it.
Opinion
June 14, 2021
A makeshift memorial outside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on July 11, 2016.

The gun law debate in Florida

Even after 49 people were killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting in 2016, there's no agreement among lawmakers.
Mary Kiffmeyer
June 14, 2021
Historic Fort Snelling employees demonstrated an artillery drill and fired a canon for the fort’s visitors in 2019. Under proposed GOP legislation,

Counterpoint: Public process must illuminate state history

We want to ensure that taxpayers have a means to engage and be part of decisions about Minnesota's assets.
Diana Wagman
June 14, 2021
Meeting friends for drinks brings new joy after more than a year of social distancing.

Savor your post-pandemic bliss

Don't forget how precious each small event truly is.
Jean Guerrero
June 14, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris addresses a joint news conference with President Alejandro Giammattei of Guatemala, at the Palacio Nacional de la Cultura

Even if Harris slams the door, migrants will come

As long as U.S. officials refuse to acknowledge our country's starring role in the crisis in Central America, people will come.
Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune
June 14, 2021
Given their performance over the past 13 years, it’s not unreasonable to believe that the Federal Reserve officials who set monetary policy actually

What, me worry about inflation?

Well, maybe just a little.
Charles M. Blow
June 14, 2021
A man holds up a sign against Critical Race Theory during a protest outside a Washoe County School District board meeting on May 25, in Reno, Nev.

Who's afraid of critical race theory?

Republicans know that it's one of the cultural buttons that they can push to generate enough fear and outrage to energize their voters and get them to the polls.
Michael Moss
June 13, 2021
There is growing evidence that much of what’s being sold at the grocery store and fast-food restaurants is more seductive than we knew. It’s desig

New brain science may break junk food's grip

The food industry wants us addicted. Here's how we fight back.
Amanda Little
June 13, 2021
The time has come “for deindustrializing and decentralizing the American food system [and] breaking up the meat oligopoly,” wrote environmental au

World's food supply has never been more vulnerable

A key driver of the problem has been consolidation. So here's a task list for Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Opinion
June 13, 2021

Uneven start to Biden presidency

His administration needs to better anticipate negative consequences of its actions.
Martin Keller
June 12, 2021
(NYT16) ROSWELL, N.M. — June 13, 1997 — UFO-ANNIVERSARY-2-CLR, 6-13 — The sheep ranch near Roswell where the first flying saucer was said to hav

The big UFO report, in context

Demand more accountability of the message and the messengers.
Opinion
June 12, 2021
California has appealed a judge’s ruling that the state’s ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional.

A big win for assault weapons

California judge rules that an AR-15 is like a pocket knife.
Nancy Brown
June 12, 2021
During the pandemic, the writer says, employers embraced technology that empowered our employees to work from home — sparking productivity, increasi

Had enough of working from home?

Why we returned to our Minneapolis office.
Steven Backus
June 11, 2021
“Learning to think critically,” the author says, “is as difficult as learning a foreign language and requires lifelong practice.”

The dea(r)th of critical thinking

There's reason for dismay and reason for hope.
John Rash
June 11, 2021
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Anthony Ramos in a scene from “In the Heights.”

'In the Heights' soars amid some big cities' lows

The new movie musical, an exuberant celebration of the New York neighborhood of Washington Heights, arrives as urban living faces challenges.
Charles T. Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune
June 11, 2021
A student holding a U.S. flag upside down stands atop the steps at the Idaho Capitol building in Boise on April 26. The Idaho Senate has approved legi

The debate about critical race theory and the trouble with living in denial

People reference this latest flashpoint in the culture wars without understanding what it entails.
John Freivalds
June 11, 2021
Communists party supporters gather with a red flag decorated with Soviet Union Emblem to mark Labour Day, also knows as May Day near Red Square with t

June 14, 1941: Latvia's day of infamy, with lessons for us all

The true horrors of communism should be known to those who perceive oppression in sensible policies in the U.S. today.
Lars Negstad
June 11, 2021
Access to affordable child care is a challenge.

Minnesota must stop stiffing child care providers

The Legislature could move on this a little, but the Senate is resisting.
Mike Hess
June 10, 2021
After the pandemic, it’s clear that the small interactions we have make a big difference. Above, a barista makes a matcha latte.

All hail the folks who steady us, incidentally, in our daily lives

In my case, one would be Gwen the barista. I wonder how she and others like her weathered the pandemic.
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