John Rash
Editorial Columnist
NewsRash's commentary can be heard on WCCO-AM on Friday mornings at 8:10 a.m. and on Wednesdays on "Playing Politics," a podcast from the Editorial Board. He lives in St. Louis Park with his wife, two children and a dog..
Latest from John Rash
Rash: 20,000 kids have been abducted from Ukraine. These Midwest senators want to find them.
“The mass kidnapping of Ukrainian children is an atrocity,” said Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
July 2, 2025
Rash: Smart policing ends Boelter search, Minnesota's largest manhunt
Coordinated, cohesive law enforcement efforts caught the alleged assassin and kept the carnage from being even worse.
June 17, 2025
Rash: Padilla's ejection from Noem event illustrates the Rashomon effect
Thursday’s incident in Los Angeles involving Sen. Alex Padilla is just the latest example.
June 13, 2025
Rash: Trump’s ill-advised military displays in Washington and LA
Parade and deployment are unnecessary and unwise displays of “hard power” amid a deemphasis of “soft power.”
June 11, 2025
Rash: At home, Jake Sullivan reflects on events abroad
Biden’s national security adviser, a Minneapolis native, considers crises across the world as well as the U.S. role.
June 6, 2025
Rash: Don’t dim America’s ‘beacon of hope’
Trump administration policies and recent rulings by the Supreme Court on migrants betray this country’s ideals.
June 3, 2025
The fiscal impact of the bill will be big, but it won’t be beautiful
Trillions estimated to be added to a federal debt that’s already unsustainable.
May 30, 2025
Rash: American campuses need international students
The Trump administration’s attack on Harvard and pause on visa screening threatens the U.S. success story.
May 28, 2025
Rash: At home, Jake Sullivan reflects on events abroad
Biden’s national security adviser, a Minneapolis native, considers crises across the world as well as the U.S. role.
June 6, 2025
Rash: Don’t dim America’s ‘beacon of hope’
Trump administration policies and recent rulings by the Supreme Court on migrants betray this country’s ideals.
June 3, 2025
The fiscal impact of the bill will be big, but it won’t be beautiful
Trillions estimated to be added to a federal debt that’s already unsustainable.
May 30, 2025
Rash: American campuses need international students
The Trump administration’s attack on Harvard and pause on visa screening threatens the U.S. success story.
May 28, 2025