Democrats celebrate “Blue Wave” in Minnesota
The "Blue Wave" that Democrats hoped would sweep through all levels of government wasn't quite as large as they hoped - while the party in blue did retake the House of Representatives for the...
The Minnesota fight against female genital mutilation
By now you've probably heard about the two 7-year-old girls who were taken by their parents to Michigan for "surgery" and instead had their clitoral skin removed by Dr. Jumana Nagarwala (allegedly).
The response from the...
Minneapolis/St. Paul “highly segregated by race” according to new report
The twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul end up on an impressive number of "Top 10" and "Best of" lists - for the economy, the bike lanes, the restaurants, the number of theater...
Out of tragedy comes Little Alan’s Law
On the evening of January 26, 2018, at around 8:00pm, the Geisenkoetter family were setting up a canvas ice house on a Minnesota lake. The ice house was being set up next to their extended...
Could Minnesota swing red in the next election?
For most people in the state of Minnesota, the idea of this state swinging red for the presidential election is an impossibility: With progressive ideals firmly ingrained in the Twin Cities (with a seemingly...
Barack Obama is just another dad in new Netflix interview
President Barack Obama left office in January of 2017, almost exactly one year ago. Since then, he has been living a life of comparative leisure; spending time with friends like Richard Branson...
Are the new REAL ID requirements the real deal in Minnesota?
Last July, I wrote an article all about REAL ID and the road blocks that Minnesota has faced in implementing the new system. If you would like to check out that blast from the...
MN Budget Battle: What went wrong?
We've all had to fight over money at some point in our lives, whether your brother or sister owing you ten bucks or trying to decide with a significant other what to spend your savings...
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,...
Meanwhile, in South Korea…
South Korea’s National Assembly passed a bill on 2/28/18 to bring the country's maximum legal workweek hours down from 68 to 52.
Why?
People are overworked.
South Koreans have turned into workaholics since their economy started blossoming...
