Amid the coronavirus threat: A plea on behalf of the old and sick
It may be comforting to know that you're not among the most vulnerable, but imagine, just for a moment, that you are.
Putting the stock market's recent wild ride in context
Key factors: Who's driving the action and why. The takeaway: Share prices are not the economy.
It's in America's best interest to leave Afghanistan
It's good that the Trump administration has pursued an agreement with the Taliban, but we need to get out regardless.
Marcia Kohn
Take coronavirus seriously, but resist any tendency toward xenophobia
A dispatch from a trip to Singapore.
Jared Bernstein and Jesse Rothstein
A straightforward way to ensure workers idled by the virus still get paychecks
Employers should keep paying workers, and should be allowed to seek reimbursement through unemployment insurance.
Daniel Hemel
Congress can't meet remotely. The coronavirus means it might have to.
We must modernize rules about what constitutes a quorum. In a crisis, we need lawmakers to act quickly.
William Hanage
If you can work from home, you should. Now.
If we slow the spread of the coronavirus, we modulate the pressure on the health care system.
Editorial
GOP ramps up investigations into Bidens, Burisma
Former VP's front-runner status rekindles the seemingly limitless probe.
Eric Dregni
How will you react to the arrival of COVID-19?
The answer probably isn't so different from ones documented in literature and history. Let my students demonstrate.
John Kass
Mary Morse Marti
Remote work: Good in a public health crisis, good for business generally
It can be an effective business strategy for Minnesota companies even after the coronavirus threat dissipates.
Patrick S. Roberts
Coronavirus shows why electing competent state and local officials is vital
The real work of disease management is not done at the White House.
Opinion Exchange
In case you missed it: Other coronavirus coverage from Star Tribune Opinion
Star Tribune Opinion has offered a number of commentaries and essays since the emergence on the new strain of coronavirus and the disease it causes,…
Akshay R. Rao
What did in Elizabeth Warren? She was too specific, too soon
Behavioral science says: When people are contemplating the distant future, go abstract. When decisions are imminent, that's the time to be concrete.
Dan Hofrenning
Did Amy Klobuchar's legislative prowess hurt her?
American voters tend to look for a fresh visionary, not a legislative mastermind.
Michelle Cottle
So, it's not going to be a woman, yet again
As Amy Klobuchar said, one half faces a higher standard.
Peter M. Leschak
'Save the planet'? No, save ourselves.
It should bring us to the same place — gratitude for our surroundings and an interest in reforming our habits.
LORI STURDEVANT
How it turned out for Minnesota to have a primary
Minnesota is not done figuring out how to do things best in total.
Editorial
Obesity rates keep rising in the U.S.
More than 9% of Americans are severely obese, up from 8% in last survey.
Stephen L. Carter
Presidential candidates too old? Actuarially …
Age isn't an absolute. Relatively speaking, they're in a fine place.
Mark Skoglund
Keep it possible for Minnesotans to rent out their cabins
Reclassifications are forcing difficult decisions. Legislation can help.
Mark P. Mahon
The human propensity toward suspicion, hysteria
Sixty years ago, the monsters came to Maple Street. They're back, apparently.
JOHN RASH
Rash Report: Biden won on sum of relationships, not ads
Endorsements from former rivals — and also from Rep. James Clyburn — were worth more than unlimited campaign spending.
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