More Opinion
Opinion
Playing Politics podcast: Infrastructure Week (era, actually)
President Joe Biden proposes a $2 trillion plan. Hear the "Playing Politics" analysis from WCCO Radio's Adam Carter and the Star Tribune Editorial Board's Patricia Lopez and John Rash.
Dahleen Glanton
Scenes from a trial over a horror we wish we didn't have to dwell on
Witnesses to George Floyd's killing couldn't save his life, but their testimony ensures his death was not in vain.
Larry Garber and Kevin Johnson for the Fulcrum
Hyperbole aside, Georgia's new rules go against global principles for election fairness
Though consequences may not be as dire as many claim, this is still a step backward.
Samuel Goldman
America has a ruling class, whether those who are in it admit it or not
An outsider pose is often disingenuous, but our culture practically demands it. We should focus instead on results.
Response to Capitol attack must follow the rule of law
Those arrested must be given due process as they answer for their actions.
Editorial
Cameras build trust in Chauvin trial
Livestreaming is providing historic transparency in a Minnesota courtroom.
Mike Ervin, Progressive Media Project (TNS)
Kim Crockett
The states, not Congress, should make voting rules
If federal lawmakers force their progressive will on the people, confidence in elections will plummet.
Dave Anderson, Fulcrum (TNS)
Pols are projecting polarization on the people
Citizens' binary natures come out during voting season, but once it ends, people tend to drop their polarized postures.
Cartoons
Letters
Mary Schmich
Regarding 2024, Biden says he's a 'respecter of fate.' We all should be.
Over and over, in the big realms and in our personal lives, it outwits predictions and expectations.
Bret Stephens
How will we win the second Cold War?
The way we won the first, with help from an unwitting partner: the opposing regime.
Ross Douthat
The 'almost-familiarity' for the U.S. in a story of Germany before the fall
How our era is alike — and different from — the Weimar era, as found in a truly good TV show: "Babylon Berlin."
Editorial
Extend health care for new Minnesota moms
A year of coverage instead of 60 days would help address the maternal health crisis.
About Opinion
The Opinion section is produced by the Editorial Board. The board operates independently and is not involved in setting newsroom policies or in reporting or editing articles in other sections of the newspaper or startribune.com.
-
- Scott Gillespie
- Editorial Editor and Vice President
-
- David Banks
- Assistant commentary editor
-
- Jill Burcum
- Editorial Writer
-
- Denise Johnson
- Editorial Writer
-
- John Rash
- Editorial writer and columnist
Most Read
- Editorial cartoon: Sleepy Trump
- Get rid of Minnesota's precinct caucuses, go to primary elections up and down the ballot • Opinion Exchange
- Readers Write: Smoking in Minneapolis, phones in schools, Trump's trial, theater, film • Letters
- Here's how I'd broadly frame the environment that led to my firing as a teacher • Opinion Exchange
- Transparency leads to better government • Editorial
Opinion Exchange
The Opinion section is an exchange of ideas produced by the Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom.
