Saturday, September 30, 2017

Trump, Lies, and Tax Cuts: Why they Will Not Help the Economy

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Among the most enduring political-economic myths is the claim that tax cuts on the wealthy stimulate the economy and will benefit all of so...
Sunday, September 24, 2017

Trump and the NFL–The Constitution Dictates no Political Orthodoxy

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If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox...
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Friday, September 22, 2017

What is Ranked Choice Voting and How does it Work?

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After Minneapolis first adopted and used Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in its 2009 elections, the Minneapolis Elections Bureau asked me to ...
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Thursday, September 21, 2017

Do the Math: Despite Herself, Betsy Hodges is Still the Favorite to Win Reelection in Minneapolis

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Betsy Hodges may be inept as mayor and as a candidate, but she has a great chance of winning a second term as mayor.  The reason for this i...
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Monday, September 11, 2017

Dayton v. Legislature: The Minnesota Supreme Court Punts

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The  Minnesota Supreme Court's  Dayton v. Ninetieth Minnesota State Senate and the Ninetieth House of Representatives was not a decisio...
Saturday, September 9, 2017

Swing Counties and Why Clinton Really Lost? It Wasn't Sanders Fault...It was Hers

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So why did Hillary Clinton lose to Donald Trump?  For many this is now a “Who cares?” and it is time to “move forward” as Bernie Sanders s...
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Friday, September 1, 2017

Labor Day and the Truth about Immigration

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It’s September 2017 and there is still no funding or plan to build Trump’s wall along the Mexican border.  While earlier this week Trump ...