Technically, Ted Cruz and Greg Abbott should be disbarred

July 15, 2015

In June, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution protects the right of same-sex couples to marry and that states are required to issue them marriage licenses. Yet many public officials have publicly encouraged people to break the law. Among them are attorneys, such as Texas governor Greg Abbott and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz. They […]

by David Schultz

Wikipedia says: Klobuchar and Franken endorse Hilton Hillary

July 14, 2015

Another in the money gets what money wants series

by Jeff Wilfahrt

MN GOP: The tenthers are now federalists

July 14, 2015

Having it both ways

by Jeff Wilfahrt

Hillary Dint-one, on economics yada, yada, yada

July 13, 2015

Definition of dint in English: OED noun,1) An impression or hollow in a surface

by Jeff Wilfahrt

Religious Liberty, already here, ask the Amish, Hutterites, and Mennonites

July 12, 2015

Asking for what we already have… a duplicitous pursuit indeed!

by Jeff Wilfahrt

The arts, the home of progressive sentience, go Bernie!

July 11, 2015

Art, poetry, language… art does matter, it is the font of progressive sentience

by Jeff Wilfahrt

Nullification is in the air II

July 11, 2015

With all the rebel flag waving and refusal to issue marriage licenses and the refusal of a civil judge to marry a gay couple, it’s apparent that nullification is in the air again. And it’s brought me back to the thrilling days of yesteryear and the campaign for governor in 2010. Some of you will […]

by Steve Timmer

Salaries are back in the news!

July 10, 2015

Please see the update below . . . During the one day window that was given to him, Mark Dayton raised the salaries of his commissioners. You will remember that he raised them this spring, pursuant to authority given him by the Legislature, and Speaker Kurt Daudt cried piteously at the outrage, and Majority Leader […]

by Steve Timmer

Getting the Money Out of Politics: Two Essays

July 9, 2015

On July 8, I had two different essays published which address the role of money in politics. One essay takes us along the history of how our campaign finance laws broke down, the other describes four fixes the president can take to act. Here are reprints of both essays. “The Supreme Court, Public Opinion, and […]

by David Schultz

There’s a reason the left cannot reason with the right

July 8, 2015

Left, right, we just can’t help our genetic selves

by Jeff Wilfahrt

Nullification is in the air

July 7, 2015

During the 2010 gubernatorial campaign in Minnesota, one of the issues aired was the authority of the state to nullify federal law. Tom Emmer, a state representative who was leaving the House to run for governor, was a proponent of nullification. He authored, among others, the Incandescent Light Bulb Freedom Act, which he believed necessary […]

by Steve Timmer

CNN takes the Clinton damage control bait

July 6, 2015

Why are the Clintons always in damage control?

by Jeff Wilfahrt