The two major American parties have moved from the traditional place as coalitions of diverse viewpoints to more European-style ideological political entities.
Read More »Holed below the waterline?
There are reasons to believe that the DFL ship may sink before the November elections.
Read More »To remain competitive, MN must look to middle
Education and training for ‘middle skills’ are critical for the future workforce.
Read More »A first look at this fall’s partisan coalitions
Given these results of recent polls, Dayton and Franken’s strategy for November is simple: hold on to what they’ve got and concentrate on getting out the vote.
Read More »Reason, not emotion, fuel Center’s policy positions
Where reason prevails, the chances become better that wisdom and good will shall prevail there as well.
Read More »Lobbyist influence in the 2014 legislative session
In so many ways, legislating would be impossible — good or bad — without lobbyists.
Read More »Conventional wisdom on economy is wrong
While it is true that the unemployment rate is low, one of the main reasons is that over the past few years a huge number of people gave up on working altogether.
Read More »Aiming at opportunity gaps in education
Generation Next helps spawn collaboration among metro, rural groups.
Read More »How presidential inexperience in foreign affairs harms the nation
Consider the challenges an inexperienced president faces in conducting America’s international affairs.
Read More »Party polarization and the courts
The U.S. Supreme Court term that ended in June is just one example of how polarization is undermining confidence in the judiciary and turning that branch of the government into just another partisan body torn by politics.
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