While mowing patches of thistle in our CRP acres Friday, I glimpsed a fawn before it darted to safety. I also saw jackrabbits, long almost extinct in our area, pheasants and a new beaver dam. It’s satisfying to me to…
Corruption has micro-, macro-effects
Minnesotans don’t have much experience with political corruption. That may be to our credit, but it also hampers our understanding of the effects of corruption when it occurs elsewhere. Two recent cases illustrate how corruption can occur in different guises…
Appointed panel takes heat for politicians
It is a wonder that Osama bin Laden is not occupying the Oval Office. Defense Department officials are some of the most stupid, inept people on the planet. Or so you might conclude from listening to politicians describe recent base-closing…
Hatch-Medica rift teaches economics lesson
Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch has an uncanny knack for raising questions that illustrate fundamental issues in economics. His suit against Medica, which goes to mediation today, is a prime example. It involves a core question in economics: What motivates…