David Banks
Assistant Commentary Editor
OpinionDavid Banks has been involved with various aspects of the opinion pages and their online counterparts since 2005. Before that, he was primarily involved with the editing and production of local coverage. He joined the Star Tribune in 1994.
Latest from David Banks
Columnists
He’s back, and better than ever, in his way
It’s not a way I particularly care for, but we’ll need to weather this again. It’s almost an imperative to have hope.
November 6, 2024
Our Columnists
Banks: Tools, schools and rules: The risk of squelching curiosity
Smartphones are a scourge and one we can make excellent use of if we try.
September 19, 2024
Columns
The underplayed point in the Biden plight
Voters of integrity are being put in a quandary.
July 11, 2024
Our Columnists
Reflections on decades spent working for a decent person
Scott Gillespie fostered a work environment that took some of the stress, but none of the demands, out of daily journalism.
May 30, 2024
Our Columnists
David Banks: What Ecclesiastes said, approximately
Nothing new under the sun except to realize it.
May 6, 2024
Commentaries
David Banks: Say what about small towns?
I was raised in one during what I guess were less fearsome times.
July 29, 2023
Commentaries
Nikki Haley's prejudice against aged politicians
She wants to depreciate those older than 75 by subjecting them to a cognitive test, whether they need it or not.
May 10, 2023
Commentaries
Sometimes it melts in April
And sometimes Minnesota's shifty seasons (made you look twice) offer moments of perfection.
April 18, 2023
Our Columnists
David Banks: What Ecclesiastes said, approximately
Nothing new under the sun except to realize it.
May 6, 2024
Commentaries
David Banks: Say what about small towns?
I was raised in one during what I guess were less fearsome times.
July 29, 2023
Commentaries
Nikki Haley's prejudice against aged politicians
She wants to depreciate those older than 75 by subjecting them to a cognitive test, whether they need it or not.
May 10, 2023
Commentaries
Sometimes it melts in April
And sometimes Minnesota's shifty seasons (made you look twice) offer moments of perfection.
April 18, 2023