Last week, I wrote a bunch of pieces on an editorial that appeared in the Strib the weekend before last. The Strib complained about the growing street crime – in particular about the consequences of some local and higher court rulings that make enforcement … Continue reading
Last week, the Strib put out a breathtakingly obtuse editorial about the wave of crime sweeping the North Loop in Minneapolis – even as crime statewide continues a long-term downward trend. The Strib’s editorial board blamed court for limiting the cops’ ability to arrest … Continue reading
Note: it’s been a couple of crushingly busy days, and not really in a good way. This same piece went out in raw-notes form yesterday. I’m going to re-release it with, y’know, some actual writing. In theran an editorial … Continue reading
A few years ago, we wrote about an article by urban planner Joel Kotkin. Kotkin is a left-leaning urban planning type – is there any other kind? But he’s made himself persona non grata among urban planning wonks by swimming against … Continue reading
I’m not saying the Star Tribune’s Editorial Board is full of people that want a dictator to solve all our society’s problem. I am saying that if a dictator ever wanted to take over, they’d’ need society to be full of people like the Strib’s editors … Continue reading