David Banks
Commentary Editor
Culture & PoliticsDavid 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
Banks: Trump orders up a crypto reserve. This is OK.
I’ll take the “what could go right?” approach on this one.
March 30, 2025
Banks: ‘You call that customer service?’ — Part two
A summary of reader responses to — and further thoughts about — a column that connected.
January 23, 2025
Banks: Here’s SALT in your eye
The State and Local Tax deduction is a bargaining chip in extending the 2017 tax cuts. Just know it’s not all about big earners.
January 16, 2025
Banks: You call that customer service?
Beyond the frustration over health care elevated by a CEO’s shooting, of all things, is the breakdown of that basic social contract.
January 11, 2025
Banks: Amid tragedy, one finds the truth in clichés
Such as “there but for the grace of God” and “change is the only constant.”
January 10, 2025
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
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
Banks: Amid tragedy, one finds the truth in clichés
Such as “there but for the grace of God” and “change is the only constant.”
January 10, 2025
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
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