The justice system is the epitome of how Americans think the government works: slow, powerful, mysterious and constant.It is a beacon of measured consistency and stability, tied to an idea of a system...
Just before 3 a.m. on Nov. 1, on the corner of 13th Avenue and 5th Street, a shooting left one man dead and two injured, including a University of Minnesota student.That morning, I had just arrived...
In the 1950s, political elites wanted to make the parties more distinct — a push for partisanship. Imagine that. Long, long ago, voting tended to be based more on geography or industry, rather than...
Generation Z women have a harrowing fear of aging. In all fairness, it's not exactly their fault. Media targeted at young women tries its best to justify those fears by how it portrays getting old.Older...
Summer 2024 was one for the books. I can’t stop hearing about our collective yearning for 2016’s popular culture. Now that I’ve lived through both of these highly consequential years, I can confidently...
Looking back at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, we may be inclined to rest on our nation’s laurels.After all, the United States earned the second-place spot in the medal count with a total...
Hey girl! It’s been a while!! How was the retreat? Wow, this weather has been really something. Can you believe it? What you said about these times being “remarkably difficult” really resonated...
Three weeks ago, after posting a highly glamorized Instagram story detailing my love affair with public transportation, I left my phone on the 3 bus line, where it was promptly picked up by an unknowing...
