If forced to pick one main reason the Democrats are going to get routed in a month, I’d go with their crazy energy policies. In no other area is the link between their radical policies and people’s real lives as directly connected and easy to understand. Crime is close, but the crime boom ...

We have manners enough to not obnoxiously brag incessantly about it, but as Minnesotans, we are good at voting. Facts back that up. In 2020 the state took top honors in voter turnout at 80%. And that wasn’t a fluke; Minnesota has regularly landed that top spot, including three elections in ...

As Russian forces continue their retreat on the battlefield in Ukraine, Moscow has turned to attacking stationary civilian targets that don’t shoot back. It’s pathetic. And Russia’s failure to intimidate Ukraine through wanton destruction can be seen in the flow of the two ...

“Our best defense is to have an educated populace.” So said Scott Bates, the deputy secretary of state in Connecticut, in response to new warnings that foreign countries are working to sow misinformation ahead of American elections. Fittingly, the new reports coincide with the ...

Imagine having to go into debt to stay in touch with a loved one — all while fearing for their safety and well-being. That is the grim reality facing 1 in 3 families of incarcerated people in the United States, thanks to the sky-high costs of phone calls from prison. So it is welcome news ...

Voting patterns in the United States tend to run inversely proportional to their local impact. Many people will come out to vote for president, while a special election for a community position will draw very few voters. That’s understandable, given how much power a president has to affect ...