Does Fashion Have a Lasting Impact on Society?
The fashion industry is often seen as vapid, superficial to the point of parody (and it often is parodied). But fashion is simultaneously a reflection of society' social, cultural, and economic milieu;...
Mueller Russia probe reveals Minnesota connection
Mueller and Minnesota, together at last.
Washington, D.C., and the investigation that has already led to indictments for two former members of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, seems fairly far removed from the relative calm of...
When and How To Argue in the Age of Information
It's a beautiful, late-summer day. The sun is shining outside. Your favorite song is playing on the radio. You woke up on the right-side-of-the-bed this morning, you're feeling great - your hair...
Arguing Online: Being “Right” in the Digital Age
The Digital Age is the current period of human history: We’ve moved from the industry-based society of the Industrial Revolution to a focus on computerizing information and creating a more knowledge-based society.
President Obama hits the Billboard charts with “One Last Time (44 Remix)”
Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Harvard graduate, the United States' most-admired man (11 years straight), husband and father can now add R&B star to his lost list...
Video: Minneapolis police officer stands by as handcuffed man is punched in the face
The Minneapolis Police Department is taking some flack for a video that was posted on Facebook this past weekend. In the video, a Minneapolis police officer is seen hovering over a handcuffed man lying...
Revisiting Minnesota Fireworks Laws
The 4th of July is upon us and we all know what that means: Fireworks.
Fireworks are everywhere. For the week preceding the 4th and even afterwards, all of...
Navigating Minnesota Car Insurance Laws
Insurance can be confusing, there's no doubt about that.
A few years back I worked for a widely-known car insurance company in the claims department, and boy did I see and hear it all from...
The loss of net neutrality means the loss of internet freedom
If you've been online even once over the past few weeks, chances are you've heard something about net neutrality and Ajit Pai, the former-Verizon-exec-turned-head-of-the-FCC, who is trying to dismantle it.
Net neutrality keeps all internet sites,...
Minnesota has officially, formally, rejected Trump’s request for voter data
It was already clear back in June that that Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon wasn't going to play ball with President Trump's Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity.
Now it's official. Steve Simon sent a...
