Minnesota case was fatal to Trump’s recent book-ban battles
The landmark litigation, Near v. Minnesota, began in the Roaring Twenties. It concerned Minnesota’s Public Nuisance law, a measure known as the “Gag Law.”
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Harvard scholar explores the question: Is the Republican Party destroying itself?
Thomas Patterson identifies five “traps” that the party has set for itself. They “vary in lethality but, together, they could cripple the party for a generation or more,” he writes.
Police reform: Here’s a different model for officer discipline
The POST Board could be, and ought to be, in my view, the primary discipline agency for law enforcement officers in Minnesota.
Even in a pandemic, don’t forget the importance of clean drinking water
Pressures on our supply include the likelihood of contamination from industrial and agricultural pollution, personal care products such as pharmaceuticals, the threat of aging supply systems, and difficulties in covering the costs of water treatment and cleanup.
COVID-19 is spurring a reinvention of public space
In the Twin Cities, people are using public space differently during the pandemic.
Christianity for votes: How Republicans are using a religious facade to gain political power
On full display: Rep. Ted Yoho, in his non-apology to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, remarkably argued, “I cannot apologize for my passion or for loving my God, my family, and my country.”
The Line 3 project is important to Minnesota
This project will provide jobs that put money in the pockets of skilled union workers.
Sheer volume of Trump’s fundraising emails is astounding
In July, a friend started numbering them as he forward them to me, and the count, just for July, was 241.
The never-ending struggle: blending freedom and justice, with a dash of compassion
Rather than getting angry with the people who won’t wear masks, maybe we should talk to them. Find the source of their unwillingness to wear a mask.
Three principles guided Minnesota’s plan to safely educate our children during COVID-19
We are taking a localized, data-driven approach to the 2020-21 school year that will put student and staff safety first.
U.S. as leader — or not. What Gallup has found about global perceptions
“For the third year in a row, the U.S. received historically low assessments from some of its closest historic allies,” Gallup reports.
Addressing racism as a public health crisis: next steps
We now must enact anti-racist policies that actively advance equity in health care, education and the criminal justice system.
Trump has ‘upended conservatism,’ says lifelong Republican Peter Wehner at U of M forum
Wehner, who worked for Reagan and both Bushes, wants his party back — and he’s prepared to support Joe Biden for president this year in hopes of bringing that about.
As schools prepare for fall, let’s acknowledge that this is hard for everyone
We can recognize and act on our deep connection and responsibility to one another and decide to do all we can to ease any burdens that may arise with what will be an imperfect and evolving back-to-school plan.
To eliminate injustices, look to America’s foundational ideals and our shared beliefs
We need a diversity of perspectives — individuals willing to be candid with each other and to challenge their own assumptions — to find innovative solutions to the problems confronting policing and criminal justice reform.
As colleges gear up for fall, questions abound — and opportunities for learning are abundant
This coming school year, although we are living through troubled times, is ripe for civic learning and practicing our democracy.
A call to address anti-Blackness within African immigrant communities
As we stand in solidarity against racist practices, it is equally important that we call out and rectify the injustice within our own communities.
Minnesota presidential polls: all over the place
In the latest, by Morning Consult, Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 47-44 percent, with a margin for error of +/- four points.
Three years after McCain’s ‘thumbs down’ blocked the ACA’s repeal, the war on health care rages on
In the early morning hours of July 28, 2017, Sen. John McCain made one of the most consequential votes in the history of American health care.
PBS misses the boat on Norman Borlaug
The film’s characterization of the “unintended consequences” of Borlaug’s legacy of Green Revolution aftereffects is starkly unbalanced.
