My deer hunting 360
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It’s deer season. Nearly a million Minnesotans will buy a deer license and head for a favorite patch of field or forest. About 40% of them will be successful and bag a deer. I won’t be one of them.
All things, rarely equal
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There’s a lot of complaints about traditional media these days: It’s too liberal, too conservative, too sensational or too corporate. Continue Reading
Vikings stadium – Another victory for the 1%
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As I expected, the determination to give the Vikings a new stadium is ramping up. It is somewhat amazing how pro sports teams in this state usually end up getting what they want—and all of us foot at least some of the bills.
Occupy the mind
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Occupy Wall Street (OWS) has been raging for almost a month here in the Big Apple, and more than a week back in my home state, Minnesota. Continue Reading
Wrong target for Occupy MN
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Standing in line for coffee, taking the bus, even walking down the block, throughout the day we brush many shoulders and contact a lot of eyes that bind us to familiar strangers in small ways.
What about school competition?
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Econ 101 is one of the most dangerous courses taught in the modern American university. A semi-common prerequisite in many non-economics majors, it ends up being taken by a wide variety of students who never pursue economics any further.
Progress on my doorstep
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Like most little boys, I loved watching construction workers and all their big machinery. Let’s be honest, not much has changed in twenty years except now I have a bit more appreciation for the tremendous positive economic impact that large construction projects have on a state’s economy. Continue Reading
On FarmingAim-Ready-What?
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Most of us are familiar with the ready-aim-fire idea, as well as the fire-ready-aim variation about taking action before preparing. When it comes to Race to the Top (RTTT), however, we seem to have fallen into a new pattern: aim-ready-what?
NCLB, a sad joke
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Minnesota got word today that barely half of its schools are making Adequate Yearly Progress (Continue Reading