We have a lot of debate and conversations about government. What it is – and isn’t, what it does, what it should and should not do – there is relatively little agreement, but a lot of opinions. Some of that opinion is better informed than others. This post presumes to take a look at some [...]
Technically, the 520th anniversary of the arrival of Columbus will be this Friday, the 12th. I want to use the holiday to write about more than just good ol’ Christopher Columbus, specifically I want to address the notion of cultural dynamism versus stagnation, and the ideas of trans-cultural diffusion. I want very much to repudiate [...]
If THIS is what it takes to ‘save’ European culture, if this is what ‘European culture’ condones, it should not survive. From what I have seen of Europe, this has no connection whatsoever to their culture, and the act of blowing up innocent people, the act of hunting down unarmed innocent children and shooting them [...]
Reading John Taft’s OpEd in the Star-Tribune , it got me thinking about how times have changed … or have they ? By some accounts, Minnesota is known as a state that took civil rights seriously … as endorsed by Hubert H. Humphrey, consider “A Pledge for American Unity” which reads as follows: 1) I [...]
The message from the Minnesota legislature is that even though existing law defines marriage, an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is necessary otherwise activist judges may overturn that definition. Activist judges ? Oh, that must include the activist judges on the Israeli Supreme Court which held that it is no longer legal for government-subsidized bus [...]
Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) has done something that his predecessor, Jim Ramstad, never did … in fact, he did something that no Minnesotan in the House of Representatives has ever done … he “won” a Best of Congress Award from Working Mother Media and Corporate Voices for Working Families. I am honored to receive this award [...]
With the sun shinning bright Tuesday afternoon, MAK made it clear that she wasn’t going to allow the GOP to bully around Minnesota’s service industry workers. She has reached out to groups across the state and Tuesday wasn’t any different. She held a press conference to shed light on a growing issue amongst service industry [...]
MN Blue Blogs: Ten articles from Minnesota blogs
Graphic artist and blogger Mario Piperni, that's who. Amazing graphics, great stories.
Union News: 10 articles from national union blogs
