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Paul J. Davies
A full banking crisis isn't apparent in the SVB wreckage
There are no other publicly traded U.S. banks with balance sheets that look similar.
Quinn Slobodian
Globalism? Nationalism? No, what really controls the global economy is the 'zone.'
Talk of bringing supply chains within national borders ignores the proliferation of designated areas worldwide that are freed from ordinary forms of regulation.
Tyler Cowen
A little inflation now and then is a good thing
Especially for conservatives, and not just politically.
Hal Brands
A third foreign policy crisis looms this year
To Russia-Ukraine and China tensions add a threshold nuclear Iran.
Lori Sturdevant
Minnesota's voting reforms are 50 years in the making
They'll be labeled "extreme," but those who have been paying attention know better.
Peter M. Leschak
Better world might start with less cruelty to animals
A certain amount of death comes with living, but coexistence should always be a goal.
David Prerau, InsideSources.com
Daylight Saving Time: Looking on the bright side
Yes, there are alternatives. But our current system gives us the best of both worlds.
Mark Johnson
Counterpoint: Let's deliver what Minnesotans really asked for
Reduce crime, improve education, lower taxes. Why aren't Democrats listening?
Heather Silsbee
Discomforting the status quo is what protest's all about
The Minneapolis City Council needs to think hard about the history of civil rights.
Nicholas Goldberg
How I became a tool of China's giant anti-American propaganda machine
I wrote critically and honestly about the U.S. — as I can, and as I should — and Xinhua did with that what it does.
Zeynep Tufekci
Here's why the science is clear that masks work
More about that Cochrane review, which the organization now says it summarized unclearly, leading to misinterpretation.
Opinion
The First Amendment under attack in Florida
Free speech is under attack from all directions, but Florida legislation is among the worst ideas.
Angela Kade Goepferd
Make protection for gender care permanent
The Trans Refuge Bill will send the strong message to transgender and gender-diverse youth that they belong here in Minnesota.
Chris Talgo
Attacks on Fox News are neither fair nor balanced
All journalists should be held to the same standard as Fox News commentators.
Mark Dayton and Tim Pawlenty
Sheldon Jacobson
Offer PreCheck for free to optimize TSA security
Vetting more flyers in advance would allow the agency to concentrate its attention on the right people in the airports.
“Sully” Sullenberger
Capt. 'Sully' Sullenberger: Don't cheapen pilot training
Safety in the skies is paramount, but lobbyists are trying to weaken experience requirements.
Tuleah Palmer
Don't let greater Minnesota become lesser Minnesota
Our state has a surplus, and our rural areas need support.
Sam J. Catanzaro
Counterpoint: Foolishness is a bipartisan trend
Our elected representatives are not doing their best.
Tonya Allen, Lori Kuhn and Anna Wasescha
The 'Minnesota Way' will lead to clean energy future
We can deliver economic mobility and community vitality in the transition to climate resilience.
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