A Brief History of Ideology in the Minnesota Legislature

June 6, 2013

Last week I took a look at a new metric that attempts to measure the relative Ideology of state Legislatures and Legislators. Called “np_score” and developed by Boris Shor and Nolan McCarty (their website is at Measuring American Legislatures) the metric ranges from roughly -2 (very liberal) to +2 (very conservative). This metric is derived […]

by Tony Petrangelo

Under the spreading chestnut tree

June 5, 2013

For all too long now the false allegory of government expense as a family budget has held sway. It crops up all the time, the couching of government balancing its budget like a family at the kitchen table. There is a better metaphor for government. It is much more like a black smith’s shop. A […]

by Jeff Wilfahrt

Comment on Sore Loser

June 4, 2013

And don’t forget the concubines!

by Steve Timmer

Don’t listen to Doug

June 4, 2013

Doug is to George as Tice is to Orwell

by Steve Timmer

Sore Loser

June 2, 2013

She has her hate to keep her happy

by Steve Timmer

The Weekly Wrap 6-1

June 1, 2013

Michele Bachmann announces her retirement and GOPers run one way, DFLers run the other

by Tony Petrangelo

The Imprecatory Prayer Hour

May 30, 2013

The perfect post-Congress employment for Michele Bachmann

by Steve Timmer

Ideology Scores for State Legislatures

May 29, 2013

In which I discover some new numbers to geek-out about

by Tony Petrangelo

Bachmann Out

May 29, 2013

Michele Bachmann announced she will not run for re-election to congress in 2014

by Tony Petrangelo

Little things mean a lot

May 28, 2013

In campaign finance law, that is

by Steve Timmer

The Weekly Wrap 5-25

May 25, 2013

♣ Almost immediately after announcing his support for the now passed into law Marriage equality bill, Joe Radinovich, a DFL Representative from Crosby, faced the threat of a recall. Earlier this week Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lori Gildea ruled, “not so much.” Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Lori Gildea has ruled that Reps. Joe Radinovich, DFL-Crosby, and John Ward, […]

by Tony Petrangelo

American Crystal Sugar and the Minnesota Orchestra

May 24, 2013

Both are sad stations of the cross of labor crucifixion

by Steve Timmer