As the Minnesota State congress reconvenes for session, an eye turns toward the presidential election. This Tuesday, four DFL representatives introduced a bill which would require any presidential candidate who wishes to be on a Minnesota ballot to release five years of tax returns. Minnesota Joins three other states considering bills this session. In 2019,... Continue Reading →
An Unexpected Result of State vs. Federal Government Under Trump Administration
The United States has coal that it would like to export. It has coal that it would like to export to Asia, and evidently the best way to do this is to put the coal on ships, rather than flying the coal overseas and dropping it over China like a sooted cropduster. There is a... Continue Reading →
Coronavirus: Not as Deadly as the Flu
This has been getting a lot of attention lately, perhaps because it is a novel Coronavirus, or people are predisposed to worrying about China-originated epidemics(see SARS, bird flu). The scope of the issue, while still alarming due to its contagious nature and international presence, is widely overblown when compared with the flu virus. From USAToday:... Continue Reading →