2 days ago · Laurence Cooper is professor of political science at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. He is the author, most recently, of Dreaming of Justice, Waking to Wisdom: …

Minnesota’s welfare fraud scandals dominate the national news, and calls are rising for Governor Tim Walz to resign. The Minnesota Star Tribune, a longtime DFL mouthpiece that is now run …

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Dec 6, 2025 · There was news this week: the administration seized a Venezuelan oil tanker in the Caribbean, the Ukraine war continued, Minnesota taxpayers were bilked out of millions more, …

Apr 19, 2025 · Wow. What a week. The Democrats continued their policy of taking the most unpopular positions possible, going to the mat on behalf of a human trafficking, wife beating, …

Jul 12, 2025 · It was a slow news week, and we are into the midsummer doldrums. Lots of people are on vacation, perhaps including some of those who normally feed me memes. The supply …

Nov 29, 2025 · The holidays are getting underway, and most of us are in a festive mood. (Especially me, having just returned from a terrific week in Amsterdam, about which I will do a …

Aug 16, 2025 · There was a lot of news this week. Texas Democrats, emulating their brethren in Wisconsin and Minnesota, fled to greener pastures in hyper-gerrymandered Illinois. The battle …

Jan 31, 2025 · Minnetonka-based Onward Investors purchased the 31-story Ameriprise Financial Center at a big discount, adding to its growing portfolio of downtown Minneapolis office buildings.

Nov 15, 2025 · The big news of the week was the end of the Democrats’ shutdown, which means that things are now back to normal. I.e., batsh*t crazy. (And, by the way, I am a convert to Bill …