John Rash

Minneapolis

Columnist and Editorial Writer at The Minnesota Star Tribune

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

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Articles

The 'fabric of our Constitution' is frayed

1 week ago | startribune.com | John Rash

Opinion editor's note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. "Students with visas live in fear," read the headline from a Friday Star Tribune story about international students studying in Minnesota who were "afraid of being singled out for minor infractions." The fear, according to Alan Rozenshtein, an associate professor of law at the University of Minnesota, is unfortunately justified.
The virtue and necessity of immigration

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | John Rash

Opinion editor's note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here.
International Film Festival a reason to return to the theater

3 weeks ago | startribune.com | John Rash

Opinion editor's note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. Academy Award watchers are used to passionate appeals amid acceptance speeches. But the plea from director Sean Baker, whose "Anora" won best picture, wasn't about a social but a cinematic issue. "Watching a film in the theater with an audience is an experience," Baker said as he received the third of his record-tying four gold statues.
An intelligence analyst's smart take on the Signal chat

4 weeks ago | startribune.com | John Rash

John Rash is an editorial writer and columnist. His Rash Report column analyzes media and politics, and his focus on foreign policy has taken him on international reporting trips to China, Japan, Rwanda, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Lithuania, Kuwait and Canada.
MN: Metro Transit hopes new Gold Line gleams

1 month ago | masstransitmag.com | John Rash

Metro Transit officials hope its new Gold Line is a bit like a gold rush: fast and valuable. If so, it will add to the steady success of bus rapid transit (BRT) lines. More than 8 million rides were taken on such lines last year, which was a 14% jump from 2023. Comparatively, Metro Transit saw a 6% increase in overall usage last year. The Gold Line, which begins operation on Saturday, looks to continue the post-pandemic recovery in ridership.
Metro Transit hopes new Gold Line gleams

1 month ago | startribune.com | John Rash

Opinion editor's note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. Metro Transit officials hope its new Gold Line is a bit like a gold rush: fast and valuable. If so, it will add to the steady success of bus rapid transit (BRT) lines. More than 8 million rides were taken on such lines last year, which was a 14% jump from 2023. Comparatively, Metro Transit saw a 6% increase in overall usage last year.
Rash: Lenten prayers for Pope Francis

1 month ago | startribune.com | John Rash

Experts assess his historic papacy, while Francis continues to offer up his own intercessory prayers. March 17, 2025 at 10:31PMNuns pray the rosary in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Mar. 16 for the health of Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. (Domenico Stinellis/The Associated Press)Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here.
Rash: Minnesota’s stakes are high in tariff escalation

1 month ago | startribune.com | John Rash

State’s export economy, a key economic engine, faces peril from president’s policy. "If (or more likely when) Beijing, Mexico City and Ottawa reply in kind to Washington, Minnesota’s agricultural exports will likely become more expensive and thus less competitive on the world market," John Rash writes. (Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here.
Rash: President’s press restrictions hurt Americans' right to know about their government

1 month ago | startribune.com | John Rash

Denying the AP access and selecting reporters for the press pool empowers the White House, not citizens. February 28, 2025 at 11:31PMWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a news briefing at the White House on Jan. 31 in Washington, D.C. (Yuri Gripas/Tribune News Service)Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. Tensions between the press and president aren’t new.
State tourism builds the economy - and communities

2 months ago | startribune.com | John Rash

Explore Minnesota looks to build momentum. February 21, 2025 at 11:31PMOpinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. After all, they braved 15-below-zero temperatures to rally around encouraging visitors to Minnesota.