by G. Travis Norvell | Aug 7, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
At Keith Ellison’s Annual Labor Day picnic, every Democratic Farm and Labor (DFL, that’s how we roll here in Minnesota) politician in Minnesota attends, speaks and works the crowd. After Gov. Tim Walz spoke at the 2022 event, my lovely bride, Lori, made a beeline for...
by Cally Chisholm | Jul 31, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
The rise of Vice President Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee has ushered in a much-needed boost of positive energy to this election season. For the last couple of weeks, I have been swept up in the excitement flooding my social media feeds. My...
by Wendell Griffen | Jul 24, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Editor’s Note: A version of the following article first appeared on Judge Wendell Griffen’s blog, “Fierce Prophetic Hope.” Since it was first published, Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates to win the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. ...
by Craig Nash | Jul 3, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
In a recent article for Slate, Bill Pruitt, one of the producers of “The Apprentice,” revealed many of the tricks of scripted reality television that helped recraft an image of Donald Trump, an image many experts believe placed him in the White House. Since the 1990s,...
by Mitch Randall | Jun 28, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump squared off last night in the first presidential debate. Both candidates demonstrated their most significant weaknesses: Biden’s advancing age and Trump’s chronic dishonesty, which could have severe...