I'm pretty sure this problem has been adressed somewhere before but I can't find a solution anywhere, probably because I have no idea how to define/call this problem.

Pretty much everything that isn't normal text size has influence on the text vertical alignment between both columns, how can I force latex to align the position of the lines on each side of the two column layout?

Minimal example:

```
\documentclass[A4,12pt]{article}
\usepackage{blindtext,amsmath}
\begin{document}
\sloppy
\twocolumn
\section{Random Section}
\blindtext

\blindtext

\begin{align*}
\sum_i X(i) \cdot x
\end{align*}
\blindtext

\blindtext

\end{document}

```

notice how even the section title doesn't have an appropriate height such that the text on the second column lines up... or is this normal? Is it just me who has a problem with that?