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John Rash
China's unexpected diplomatic coup changes the Mideast puzzle
A Beijing-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia alters regional, and maybe even geopolitical, dynamics.
Glenn Sacks
Jimmy Carter's biggest mistake
His Cold War anti-Soviet policy in Afghanistan nourished the Mideast terror threat.
Moises Saman
20 years on from that hotel roof in Baghdad, I know the limits of my trade
I learned that there's no such thing as an objective narrator in human conflict.
Gail Collins
William Cory Labovitch
Counterpoint: Too many 'third parties' make democracy safe for spoilers
Candidates can try to exploit third parties simply to tilt elections, which contaminates the system.
McKayla Murphy Zelaya
Democracy should reach behind bars as well
The new law restoring votes to felons released from prison or jail should go a step further.
Marshall H. Tanick
When overturning precedent expanded our rights
It's not always a bad thing for the court to change its mind.
Paul Krugman
How bad is the Silicon Valley Bank bailout?
Despite our general discomfort with bailouts, the risks of doing nothing outweighed the risks of doing too much.
David French
Liberty under fire from left and right alike
The stakes of political conflict are rising, and the dissenters will suffer.
Daniel DePetris
Is China overtaking the U.S. in Mideast influence?
The former gets the credit for improving Iran-Saudi Arabia ties — but the latter benefits.
Nathan Atkins
Bills introduced at the Legislature would stifle Minnesota's third parties
Voters shouldn't be limited to two choices.
Opinion
Ron DeSantis and Rick Scott choose politicization over sorrow
Instead of expressing sorrow, DeSantis and Scott exploited the shooting that left three dead, two wounded.
Donna Hanbery
Counterpoint: Some with disabilities would be harmed by minimum-wage changes proposed in Minnesota
Where does this leave those who will never be able to qualify for work outside of a highly structured sheltered workshop environment?
Robin Wonsley
Minneapolis City Council Member Robin Wonsley: Council policy threatens East Phillips residents
The neighborhood did not reach its current levels of pollution by chance.
Michael Worobey
I considered a COVID lab leak plausible, but …
The research didn't bear it out. And though I remain open to new evidence, none has emerged.
Farah Stockman
A Chinese commonwealth? An unpopular idea resurfaces in Taiwan.
The quixotic One Zhonghua campaign gets at the heart of the unsolved riddle of what Taiwan's relationship to China should be.
John Reynolds
Opinion
The Republican Party needs to listen to Larry Hogan
The former Maryland governor isn't running for president, but his party should heed his message.
Peter Nelson
Counterpoint: Drug price controls would cost plenty
And we can't predict who would suffer as a result.
Josh Berg
Editorial counterpoint: Health care ailment spreads far beyond hospitals
We're screaming for help but no one is listening.
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