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After two years, MPD family's wounds also remain fresh
Even those closest to us can't quite understand why certain aspects of the 2020 riots have had such a visceral effect.
Texas school shooting: Teachers' love held them until the last
We who remain, meanwhile, are at a shameful reckoning point.
Texas school shooting: Focus not only on how, but why
So many teenage boys are looking for meaning and finding it in exactly the wrong places.
Birth control is key
Fewer unwanted pregnancies should be an acceptable goal for both sides in abortion debate.
An angry crowd came to my house
I still support the right to protest. Another consideration, though, should be whether such actions are effective.
Is this the end of Bush family dynasty?
George P. Bush fails to ascend the ladder in Texas.
Don't blame mental illness for every mass shooting
In a country saturated with firearms that are easy to obtain, mass shootings are a complex problem with no simple solution.
Counterpoint: No, failing schools are the 'primary' cause of political failure
Our voting system isn't the problem — it's educating our voters.
I didn't plan to feed my baby formula — but I'm so glad I did
When you drill down on the effects of breastfeeding, the known benefits are modest.
Sack cartoon: Mass shootings
The Star Tribune's Steve Sack, who recently announced his retirement, drew this cartoon after the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. We offer it again following the events Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas.
Floyd anniversary: The Great Erasure
Two years after George Floyd's murder, the art created amid the protests is fading away, along with society's support.
Cultural power won't save progressives
It's little match for the brute force of politics.
Could Democrats do better by saying less about what they'd do?
Consider John Fetterman's vaguely encouraging politics in Pennsylvania.
Patti Davis: How my father, Ronald Reagan, grappled with abortion
Even as his beliefs shaped global policy, he was never entirely at peace with the issue.
Equal pay in soccer
U.S. will finally offer the same pay for men's, women's national teams.
Mitt Romney: We must prepare for Putin's worst weapons
We can't back off from principle based on the threat, but we must know how we might respond.
We seem to love to watch a woman brought low
Whatever you think of Amber Heard, what you're seeing is an old-fashioned public pillorying. The only update is that it's memes being hurled.
Both parties offer phony cures for inflation
Price controls lead to supply shortages. Fiscal discipline works only if it's consistent.
Florida spurns youth survey
There's reason to be skeptical of state's decision to opt out of CDC's annual assessment.
Bad ideas for fixing the internet have gone viral
In trying to solve one problem, let's try our best not to create others.