Politics is often derided as more circus than substance. But this time the State Legislature has outdone itself. Attached to a bill that would repeal a ban on circuses during the Minnesota State Fair is...

Where have you gone, John D. Rockefeller? One hundred years ago, when Rockefeller began to donate outrageous amounts of cash to various charities, philanthropic giving - even grandiose giving - by the...

Three hundred eighty-six Kirby Puckett cards bide their time in books stowed in the webs of my basement. The cards are worth about 19 cents now. My sister asked if I was going to eBay them because of the...

In June 1997, the Project for the New American Century was formed to address neo-conservatives' complaints about U.S. foreign policy during the Clinton administration. A small group of individuals, including...

BBy the time the Minnesota Legislature adjourns this spring, the University will have been, in all likelihood, socked with the largest budget cut in its history. Gov. Tim Pawlenty's recommended cuts to...

Last month, Campus Republicans sold Rice Krispie bars at different prices to people of different races as a way to "incite debate" about what they feel are unjust affirmative action policies at the University...

The lines between reporter, celebrity and commentator in the television age are disturbingly blurry. The perils of this trend came into sharp focus this week as Peter Arnett and Geraldo Rivera took center...

Some fights are for results, some are for ideas. This week the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on two cases challenging the University of Michigan's use of affirmative action in its admissions....

In politics, efficiency often overshadows value. Such was the case last week in the Minnesota House of Representatives. State Rep. Bill Kuisle, R-Rochester, introduced a bill that would reduce the number...

IDavid Kent am sick and tired of the written undertones and insinuations that people against the war in Iraq are also anti-U.S. troop support. Pro-war people are using "U.S. troop support" as a crutch...