Monday, May 18, 2015

A Failing Grade for the 2015 Minnesota Legislative Session

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The 2015 Minnesota legislative session was a failure.  An F grade for all in my line of work.  No one really got what they wanted and not b...
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Friday, May 8, 2015

Reflections on Race, Gender and Class in America

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States are praised as laboratories of democracy.  But as the debates over same-sex marriage reveal, states often can also be crucibles of p...
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Saturday, May 2, 2015

Final Exam: Political Science 101, Introduction to Real World Politics

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It’s May.  I am a political science and law professor and it is final exam time.  Here are the questions  and suggested answers to the fina...
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Saturday, April 25, 2015

The Death of Political Reform and Innovation in Minnesota Politics

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Whatever happened to the spirit of reform and innovation in Minnesota government and politics?             At one time this state was a l...
Friday, April 10, 2015

The twisted metamorphosis of Scott Walker’s Wisconsin: How a once-liberal state became a political battlefield

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This week's blog originally appeared in Salon on April 9, 2015.  Here is the link to that piece.
Monday, March 30, 2015

With God on Our Side: Religion, Bigotry, and Indiana

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In a many dark hour I've been thinkin' about this That Jesus Christ Was betrayed by a kiss But I can't think for you You...
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Saturday, March 21, 2015

The Geography of Twin Cities Race

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An earlier version of this essay appeared in the March 18, 2015 edition of Politics in Minnesota. Why are the Twin Cities so segregated? ...