The New York Times alleges that President Donald Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017. Whether or not this is true (the Times […]
Guest Editorials
A test for the NFL and the Minn. Vikings
It isn’t uncommon for the playing status of an injured football player to be described as “day to day.” It’s novel for an entire team to acquire […]
Congress must act fast to make sure everyone is counted
A pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans, and the toxic politics of a presidential election year, have disrupted the taking of the 2020 Census. That’s […]
No student should be left behind by remote learning
While many of the state’s students settle into new routines of remote learning, thousands still don’t have the devices or connectivity they need to learn online. That’s […]
Secure borders and compassion: Welcome refugees
A great nation must have secure borders. A great democracy must embrace liberty and human rights. In 1933, the year that Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany, […]
Stars and Stripes survived. Troops are better for it
It’s hard to say just what Willie and Joe would make of the failed plan to shut down the military’s independent news source — Stars and Stripes. […]
America’s poll worker shortage
is a brewing crisis
With two months until Election Day, the U.S. faces a shortage of one critical resource: poll workers. Thanks to the threat of COVID-19, many of them — […]
‘Herd immunity’: Another way to say ‘let people die’
Is President Donald Trump embracing a “herd immunity” strategy for the COVID-19 pandemic? Last week, the White House directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to […]
Postal Service fiasco offers us some lessons
In politics, what looks like sordid intrigue often turns out to be garden-variety incompetence. Case in point: After much testimony and investigation, it seems likely that the […]
Admission scandal revealed bad use of rich privilege
The Lori Loughlin chapter of the college admission scandal has come to its anticlimactic conclusion. Last week, a federal judge sentenced the former actress to 60 days […]