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John Rash - Star Tribune columnist and editorial writer; WCCO-AM media analyst; former U of MN adjunct journalism instructor

 Minneapolis, MN
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Joined September 2009
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Rash: Yosemite’s majesty reinforces the virtue of protecting public lands startribune.com/rash-yosemit…

Rash: Yosemite’s majesty reinforces the virtue of protecting public lands

On this National Public Lands Day — and every day — America’s “crown jewels” need support.

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Rash: U.S. allies are assets. Treat them that way. startribune.com/rash-us-alli…

Rash: U.S. allies are assets. Treat them that way.

On a whim, President Donald Trump said earlier this week that the U.S. would scale down its annual military exercises with South Korea in deference to his “very good relationship” with North Korean...

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Rash: This primary season, the Midwest is a political science laboratory startribune.com/establishmen…

Rash: This primary season, the Midwest is a political science laboratory

Though some fared better than others in the primaries, the competitiveness of progressives this year suggests Donald Trump has radicalized the Democratic Party, John Rash writes.

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Rash: Minnesota cyberattacks add to Trump's summer of water woes startribune.com/trump-blames…

Rash: Minnesota cyberattacks add to Trump's summer of water woes

From columnist John Rash: From Reflecting Pool algae to recent cyberattacks on municipal water systems, the Trump administration is navigating a higher-than-usual number of water issues.

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Uncertainty clouds U.S.-Iran peace talks, opinion columnist John Rash writes. startribune.com/us-israel-wa…

Rash: Peace talks on hold, but a shaky Iran ceasefire persists

Meanwhile, the U.S. and Iran continue to try to control the Strait of Hormuz, with the U.S. blockade continuing and Iran seizing two cargo ships, columnist John Rash writes.

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Rash: Economic headwinds blow from the Mideast to the Midwest startribune.com/us-israeli-w…

Rash: Economic headwinds blow from the Mideast to the Midwest

Even if the Iran truce turns into a lasting pact, Minnesota faces strains from the constriction of fuel, fertilizer and other goods, columnist John Rash writes.

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Rash: Minnesota has changed the national narrative on immigration startribune.com/rash-minneso…

Rash: Minnesota has changed the national narrative on immigration

Minnesota protesters have "cut through the cluttered news environment to such a degree that it’s changed the national narrative about the immigration issue to where it’s a polling liability, not a...

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Rash: The clock is ticking on the credibility of ‘60 Minutes’ — and CBS startribune.com/bari-weiss-c…

Rash: The clock is ticking on the credibility of ‘60 Minutes’ — and CBS

CBS and editor Bari Weiss recently held back from airing a "60 Minutes" episode on the Trump administration’s deportation of Venezuelan men to CECOT, John Rash writes.

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Rash: UNICEF and Starkey partner to help kids hear startribune.com/federal-fund…

Rash: UNICEF and Starkey partner to help kids hear

The Minnesota multinational works with the international institution on its inaugural Children with Disabilities fund, John Rash writes.

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Rash: Venezuelan boat strikes demand Hegseth’s congressional testimony startribune.com/pete-hegseth…

Rash: Venezuelan boat strikes demand Hegseth’s congressional testimony

"Congress is a co-equal branch of government and must not dodge its oversight role, especially on the most profound presidential power: the use of the U.S. military," John Rash writes.

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Rash: Prosecute the individual, but don’t persecute the Afghan diaspora for D.C. shootings startribune.com/rash-prosecu…

Rash: Prosecute the individual, but don’t persecute the Afghan diaspora for D.C. shootings

From columnist John Rash: If convicted, the Afghan immigrant accused of murdering Sarah Beckstrom should face the full extent of the law. But other Afghan arrivals might, too, in a case of collective...

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Rash: Citizen journalists are holding ICE accountable via video startribune.com/us-immigrati…

Rash: Citizen journalists are holding ICE accountable via video

From the Trump administration, there are slickly produced messages, especially for recruitment. From deportation opponents, there are amateur cellphone videos capturing chaos from raids and protests,...

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Rash: The signals sent from the latest Signal chat leak startribune.com/trump-admini…

Rash: The signals sent from the latest Signal chat leak

"The overeager deployment of our military forces within the U.S. is a mistake," John Rash writes.

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Rash: Twin Cities Marathon posters marry art and athletics startribune.com/twin-cities-…

Rash: Twin Cities Marathon posters marry art and athletics

The works, created by 16 local artists for "26.2: A Marathon Poster Show," continue a long tradition of linking the artistic to the athletic, John Rash writes.

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Prof Ron Krebs says Hegseth "suggested that the admirals and generals located in front of him represented the finest that America has to offer. Simultaneously, ... that the American military is fundamentally broken." Read more in the @StarTribune article startribune.com/us-govt-shut…

Rash: Division is driving the government shutdown — and nearly everything else

"At midnight on Tuesday, the federal government shut down," John Rash writes. "But the national political shutdown came much earlier."

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From @StarTribune's @rashreport: What’s the coolest thing made in Minnesota? That’s up to you. startribune.com/mn-cool-prod… #CoolestThingMN

Rash: What’s the coolest thing made in Minnesota? That’s up to you.

"But beyond the objective metrics, there’s the subjective sense of the emotion evoked by a particular product," John Rash writes. "Including: Is it cool?"

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Rash: As brutal war endures, Ukraine needs good neighbors startribune.com/trump-meets-…

Rash: As brutal war endures, Ukraine needs good neighbors

"For the future of Ukraine, Putin cannot be allowed to succeed," John Rash writes.

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The trend we’d like to see? Respect for human rights. ✨️ Instead, the current administration has chosen to obscure abuses & skirt accountability. CEO of @CVTorg @SAdamsR2P describes this “conspiracy of silence” in a new column from the @StarTribune: startribune.com/us-foreign-p…
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NEW: John Rash quotes @SAdamsR2P - repressive regimes make “a consistent attempt to say that you do not matter, the world does not care what happens to you, and that there will be nothing but a profound silence that surrounds your suffering.” startribune.com/us-foreign-p…

Rash: Trump administration report whitewashes human rights abuses

"It’s never too late for this country to return to being a beacon of human rights," John Rash writes.

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Rash: For Ukraine and Europe, a high-stakes Trump-Putin summit startribune.com/us-europe-ru…

Rash: For Ukraine and Europe, a high-stakes Trump-Putin summit

"Friday’s summit should be multilateral. But unfortunately, Trump has decided it will be bilateral — a diplomatic coup for Putin, who faces war-crimes charges, but a setback for Western friends,"...

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