John Rash
Editorial Columnist
Culture & PoliticsJohn Rash is a columnist.
Latest from John Rash
Rash: Minnesota has changed the national narrative on immigration
Polls show that here and across the country there’s disapproval of ICE tactics gone too far.
February 17, 2026
Rash: Don’t squander U.S. credibility with squalid memes
Altered images, like a fake photo of Nekima Levy Armstrong and a racist video of the Obamas, amplify lies from the Trump administration.
February 11, 2026
Rash: Inhumane detentions at Whipple betray America
The nation’s 250th should be a fiery recommitment to why the country and the Constitution were forged in the first place.
February 7, 2026
Rash: Winter Olympics arrive as a respite from a volatile new year
Thirty-seven athletes with Minnesota ties will compete at the Milano Cortina 2026 Games.
February 4, 2026
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Rash: They fled torture in their home countries. Now they’ve been held by ICE.
Six clients of the Center for Victims of Torture, all legally living in Minnesota, were detained as part of Operation Metro Surge.
February 2, 2026
Rash: Candidates for governor, the time is now to speak up on ICE
Step up or step aside.
January 26, 2026
Rash: Trump’s geopolitical aggression is a rupture in the world order
The president said the U.S. won’t take Greenland by force, but allied tensions persist.
January 22, 2026
Rash: Jerome Powell defends the Fed – and the nation
Central bank independence is central to a successful economy.
January 17, 2026
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Rash: Trump threatens Greenland — and by extension, NATO
Allies are an American advantage over Russia and China. But those bonds are imperiled by the president.
January 13, 2026
Rash: Venezuela events foreshadow a turbulent 2026
Maduro’s capture occurred amid an erosion of the rules-based international order.
January 7, 2026
Rash: PBS’ Nick Schifrin on the importance of journalism, from local to global
Journalism helps us ‘understand each other as Americans,’ the NewsHour correspondent said in Minneapolis.
December 27, 2025
Rash: The clock is ticking on the credibility of ‘60 Minutes’ — and CBS
Administration sources’ silence cannot be used as a “kill switch” on a story.
December 23, 2025
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