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Podcasting Against Extremism

People who knew the recent assassin in Minnesota said he "didn’t seem extreme.” The problem is, political extremism has become the new normal. I am trying to help....

24 June, 2025 / 6 Comments

Extremely Non-Extreme

Announcing a podcast for those stuck in the political middle, as well as those sucked into the extremities of the left and right....

17 June, 2025 / 7 Comments

About Minnesota Politics

Minnesota is quite unique and interesting as state governments go. Some might say "goofy." ...

10 June, 2025 / 5 Comments

Ukraine, Tariffs, and Israel

The world is plagued by at least three major wars. All are different, all have been festering for years, and all are deadly. ...

13 May, 2025 / 5 Comments

The Price of Eggs, Eggcetera

A look at monthly egg prices reminds us to revisit Donald Trump’s promise to “Make America Affordable Again.” ...

14 April, 2025 / 7 Comments

The World Tilts to the Right

It would do U.S. residents good to increase our knowledge of foreign trends, especially as they relate to politics around Europe ...

07 April, 2025 / 4 Comments

The Gulf of America

I don’t believe either "The Gulf of Mexico" or "The Gulf of America" names the stormy abyss from which our nation most faces disaster. ...

17 March, 2025 / 9 Comments

Tariff Man

President Trump believes his political projectile is powered by tariffs, and he won’t let go. This post launches a discussion of the Trump tariffs. ...

11 March, 2025 / 4 Comments