Capitol insurrection was domestic terror; police response was America as usual
Culturally, we prefer distancing ourselves from hard truths.
Three clashing truths about the Capitol riot
One: The Republican Party is in a spiral. Two: The nation's democratic institutions survived. Three: This is true democracy we're seeing.
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Trump abused his power to pardon
He allowed personal, political favoritism to taint his final decisions.
John C. “Chuck” Chalberg
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Jim Triggs
Human touch endures in the handwritten word
Technology is great — but it removes the intimacy that comes from connecting with people through a letter written by hand.
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Amanda Gorman composes a poetic inauguration
Poetry is "having a moment" as America is riveted by a poem (and poet) that captures a country's and inauguration's inflection point.
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How does someone live at the airport undetected for nearly three months?
The serious questions raised in Chicago by the revelation of O'Hare's invisible man.
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
President Joe Biden's scouring start
He signals a goal of eradicating every trace of the Trump era from U.S. memory.
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Don't forget Trump's many achievements
Jan. 6 was unacceptable, but his administration had a lot of success.
Will Bunch Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)
Biden's beginning: Truth before healing, justice before peace
President Joe Biden has made clear that the country can't move forward until Americans learn to defend the truth and defeat the lies.
John Kass Chicago Tribune
Can liberty survive all this 'unity'?
President Joe Biden's inaugural address was lacking some reassurances that citizens needed to hear, particularly that he would protect our freedom of speech.
Jay Ambrose, Tribune News Service (TNS)
Josh Greenman, New York Daily News (TNS)
Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
President Biden's classy call for unity
For the first time in, well, a while, there's hope for a better future.
Richard Greelis
Counterpoint: Everybody hates Bob Kroll (except for the cops he represented)
His doomsayers seem not to realize what his job was.
Jenny M. Jones
Editorial counterpoint: George Floyd Square is serving the community well
The Star Tribune Editorial Board should speak to others before making an assessment.
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Biden's stimulus plan will bring relief, but there's one flaw
It has an arbitrary end date rather than tying the benefits to the duration of need. Congress can and should improve the details.
Scott Martelle, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
If Biden gets Congress to act on immigration reform, he'll be a miracle worker
Few issues in contemporary American politics are as thorny.
Rekha Basu, Des Moines Register (TNS)
Kamala Harris' rise to vice president marks a new dawn in America
I feel confident she'll use the bully pulpit and push legislation to eliminate the sorts of racial disparities many of us experienced.
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A constellation of flaws infected Trump's presidency
Narcissism, mendacity and a chilling lack of empathy will be remembered.
Doug Loon
Opportunity over division in economic recovery
We must stabilize businesses and accelerate recovery in the short term.
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