The rising cost of a college education
Our state needs to place a higher priority on education in general, and one of first steps should be making sure our universities receive adequate funding.
Categories: Columns Newsletter Opinion Tags: ASU student loans Tuition university funding
Slowly warming up to philosophy’s gaze
Whenever philosophy came to mind, I thought of nothing but stodgy old men with suits and glasses whittling the day away with fruitless thought experiments.
Categories: Columns Opinion Tags: Aristotle philosophy
Indulge in the benefits of nostalgia
Perhaps nostalgia isn't indicative of a deep-seated character flaw after all.
Categories: Columns Opinion Tags: nostalgia Psychological Science TV Land VH1
Minnesota a microcosm of GOP stubbornness
Will Minnesota be pulled out of the red through spending cuts, revenue increases, or a combination of the two?
Categories: Columns Opinion Tags: budget cuts budget deficit Democrats Mark Dayton Minnesota Republicans tax increases
Raise the debt ceiling, stop the drama
The fact that an American debt default has never occurred only adds to the trepidation surrounding the issue.
Categories: Columns Opinion Tags: Barack Obama debt ceiling Democrats Republicans
A plea for reconnecting with reading
This susceptibility to distraction most likely has a hand in people's reading habits, which doesn't bode well for pieces of writing that call for more in-depth engagement.
Categories: Columns Opinion Tags: attention span deep thinking internet Nicholas Carr reading
Industry delays cancer report while government complies
The willingness of industry to put their bottom lines ahead of people's safety is absolutely reprehensible.
Categories: Columns Opinion Tags: Cancer Chemical industry David Vitter ProPublica The New York Times
Romney remains best shot for GOP in 2012
In this economic climate, jobs take precedence over all else, and Romney is acutely aware of this fact.
Categories: Columns Opinion Tags: GOP Herman Cain Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney Ron Paul sarah palin
