opinion exchange
Where did Minnesota's top CEOs go to college? Hint: not the Ivy League.
Students may feel like successful careers hinge on getting into an elite school, but the evidence shows otherwise.
Amid ascendant nationalism, Olympics' internationalism endures
Twelve athletes with Minnesota ties will compete for Team USA while 16 will join their home countries' squads as Paris welcomes the world.
What America needs to know about Tim Walz of Minnesota
The many things not to celebrate.
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.
Compassion, not punishment, is key to ending homelessness
Yet the U.S. Supreme Court in its recently concluded term made it harder.
'Make America Laugh Again'
How the exuberance of Kamala Harris is turning into a symbol of collective healing.
The most ruthless political operator in the country is a woman
The supreme gratification of watching Nancy Pelosi go to work.
In America, we are unmoored
But what if politics is the symptom, not the cause?
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.
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.
What polling tells us about a Kamala Harris candidacy
Sorting out whether she's an upgrade for Democrats.
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.
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.
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.
Celebrating 34 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Minnesota's progress has been significant, too, but there's more it can do.
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.
Soaring grocery prices are not acts of God
They may be acts of monopolization and the profit motive.
Kamala Harris can beat Donald Trump
(And prove America is ready for a woman president.)
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.
Let's reverse our thinking about aging, so that it's a celebration
Let's value those who've made it there, along with the gifts they offer us all.