Benjamin Franklin, Social Media Pioneer

Today is not the first time Americans have been enchanted by…

AMERICAN PROMISE: Did Private School Really Fail These Black Boys?

Documentary Review

Mixing Guns and a Viral Video

How an arrest became the perfect storm of gun rights 

The Cult of Achievement

Why I wouldn’t do high school over again.

Minnesota’s War on Education

Reformers take the wrong road and nobody wins

Minnesota is a state of marked divisions. We boast a strong state economy, a beautiful environment, and good government. Many of us enjoy an excellent quality of life with…

Remember The World’s Neediest

American liberalism is frighteningly nationalist; the income inequality conversation needs to go global

On the cover of today’s New York Times the words “Remember the Neediest” appear…

Yes, of Course it’s the Guns

And the people. And the guns.

Whale Oil and Typewriters

Why Big Energy’s Latest Line on Solar is a Bunch of Hooey

Black is Wack

Black is only cool when you’re not actually Black.

I was recently told by a well-known designer, hereby known as Designer X, that she did not want to be associated with a project that celebrated her achievements as a Black American. Did I…