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Donald Trump has completed the first year of his second term. Let’s look back at some of the things that he and his administration have done in the last year. 1.  The administration intimidated universities,…

Republican elected officials are choosing their words carefully, but many are starting to realize the federal government’s paramilitary crackdown on Minnesota has put them in political peril. Even President Donald Trump himself is showing belated…

Oh, to have the composure of Rep. Ilhan Omar.  While addressing a town hall — remember those, Republicans? — the Minnesota Democrat was approached by a man who sprayed her with “a foul-smelling liquid” from…

Given the brutish activity of masked federal, armed immigration agents in many of our cities — their disregard for the rule of law, process, and human dignity — and given also that I never thought…

We are in a phone war. Ever since cameras became embedded in cellphones, people have been using their devices to bear witness to state violence. But now, the state is striking back. I don’t think…

Disturbingly, Americans are being told different stories about what’s happening in Minneapolis. That became clear when White House officials admitted they had doctored a photo of Nekima Levy Armstrong, a civil rights attorney, as she…

America 250 is here. This will be the greatest year for artistic expression in our nation’s history, in part due to America 250’s celebration.  For those who may not know, America 250  is a nonpartisan…

Just because marijuana is now a legalized, ubiquitous $32 billion business that’s outpacing alcohol to become America’s drug of choice doesn’t mean it’s good for you. The 21-year-old pot emporium clerk advising you which gummies…

Ms. Nathanielsen is Greenland’s minister of business, mineral resources, energy, justice and gender equality. Living in Greenland is a great privilege, and, in many ways, we have it all. But the one thing we don’t…

City Council members in the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow didn’t just slap Muslims in the face when they voted not to allow a mosque to be built there. It was an assault on American…