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Don Samuels listens to U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during the question-and-answer section of the Fifth Congressional District's DFL endorsing convention in M

Counterpoint: Omar is far from a constructive force in the DFL Party

Don Samuels is the better choice in the Fifth District primary.

Where did Minnesota's top CEOs go to college? Hint: not the Ivy League.

July 26
"People who make their lives count treat college as the start line, not the finish line. What they do in their formative years matters more than where
Students may feel like successful careers hinge on getting into an elite school, but the evidence shows otherwise.

Counterpoint: Fischbach represents the Seventh District well in Congress

July 28
U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach spoke on a panel on the future of agricultural policy at Farmfest 2021. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribun
A sarcastic column asking her to "take our questions" overlooks the past and toys with the present.

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Bryan Strawser
July 28
The essential Second Amendment right is not limited by age once someone reaches legal adulthood, writes Bryan Strawser is chairman of the Minnesota Gu

Counterpoint: Star Tribune Editorial Board gets it wrong on gun restrictions for 18- to 20-year-olds

Here are the reasons these young adults' rights should be protected.
the Editorial Board of Bloomberg Opinion
July 28
Military service members workout during the high intensity interval training for members of the military at Nationals Park on July 16 in Washington.

How to fill gaps in military recruiting

The U.S. and allies must convince more citizens to serve.
Laura Hanley
July 27
Vice President Kamala Harris walks to board Air Force Two in Kalamazoo, Mich., on July 17.

The long wait for the gender-equity moment

Might this election reach what others couldn't?
Carrie Bates
July 26
Simone Biles is introduced as a member of the USA Olympic team during the U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Trials at Target Center in Minneapolis on June 30.

As a gold medalist, I know: The focus on mental health in sports has improved

The consequences of the relentless pursuit of excellence remain, but now are understood.
Shannon Smith Jones and Kizzy Downie
July 25
The Minnesota Department of Transportation clears and vacates the homeless encampment at E. Lake St and Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis on Feb. 7, 2023

Compassion, not punishment, is key to ending homelessness

Yet the U.S. Supreme Court in its recently concluded term made it harder.
Maggie Hennefeld
July 25
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with Essence CEO Caroline Wanga during the 30th annual Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans, July 6.

'Make America Laugh Again'

How the exuberance of Kamala Harris is turning into a symbol of collective healing.
John Phelan and Bill Walsh
July 25
Gov. Tim Walz took the first questions on speculation that he is under consideration as vice presidential running mate for Kamala Harris July 23.

What America needs to know about Tim Walz of Minnesota

The many things not to celebrate.
Jessica Bennett
July 25
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the former speaker of the House, arrives at a House Democratic Caucus meeting in Washington, on July 9.

The most ruthless political operator in the country is a woman

The supreme gratification of watching Nancy Pelosi go to work.
Peter Hutchinson
July 24
"The social contract may be broken, but we aren’t," the writer says.

In America, we are unmoored

But what if politics is the symptom, not the cause?
Tony Jurgens
July 24
President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base, in Dover, Del., July 23.

It's wrong to call Biden's withdrawal from the race heroic

How he and his closest supporters have handled his decline prevented the democratic process from working as it should.
Gerald Posner and Mark Zaid
July 24
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle responds to questions as she testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee about the

Secret Service has failed Americans since the Trump shooting

Conspiracy theorists have been able to fill the information void with their own versions of the truth.
Kristen Soltis Anderson
July 23
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at her presidential campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Del., on July 22. On her first full day in the race, Harr

What polling tells us about a Kamala Harris candidacy

Sorting out whether she's an upgrade for Democrats.
Steven Schier
July 23
Gov. Tim Walz is interviewed remotely by a cable news channel July 17. "The Harris campaign reportedly is doing a background check of only a few possi

The pros and cons of Tim Walz as a potential vice presidential nominee

Though not the most charismatic of politicians, he's a proven vote-getter. But: The 2020 riots present opponents with a way to portray him.
Noah Feldman
July 23
Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally at Radford University on July 22 in Radford, Va.

Why Yale Law is so good at producing reactionaries like JD Vance

Though it's a mostly liberal school — or perhaps because of it — the conservatives it graduates are influential.
Julia Decker
July 22
The confluence of the I-35W and I-94 freeways during afternoon rush hour June 27 in Minneapolis.

How to help Minnesota drivers burdened by the price of auto insurance

Factors that don't reflect their record on the roads can lead to rates they can't afford. There's a solution.
John Hoffman
July 22
People demonstrated in front of the Greyhound Bus station on Nov. 3, 1989. They were protesting Greyhounds opposition to the Americans with Disabiliti

Celebrating 34 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Minnesota's progress has been significant, too, but there's more it can do.
Ken Martin
July 22
"During my 13 years as DFL chair, I have always been able to rely on [Rep. Ilhan] Omar," Ken Martin writes. "I trust her to support our shared, progre

State DFL chair: Omar is the choice in the Fifth District — literally, and with good reason

She won the endorsement because, unlike her opponent, she works tirelessly to unite the party.
Steven Hill
July 22
"So yes, inflation is down, but many people don’t notice because food prices are still high, partly due to several years of price gouging by monopol

Soaring grocery prices are not acts of God

They may be acts of monopolization and the profit motive.
Robin Epley
July 21
Vice President Kamala Harris boarded Air Force Two on July 13. On Sunday, President Joe Biden told the nation he was no longer seeking re-election and

Kamala Harris can beat Donald Trump

(And prove America is ready for a woman president.)
Cory Franklin
July 21
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the chief medical adviser to the White House, appears during a press conference in Washington on Nov. 22, 2022.

Fauci made mistakes, but prosecution isn't warranted

Here are his pandemic missteps and why trying to criminalize them is a bad way to go.
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