Mid-Week Reads: Merkel and Minnesotans' Income

Every week, North Star will take some time out of our schedules to bring you our favorite reads from the past week. Jeff Van Wychen Merkel’s Mettle The current world leader that I admire above all others is German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel has risked her...

Mid-Week Reads: Minnesota's Economy and Colin Kaepernick

Every week, North Star will take some time out of our schedules to bring you our favorite reads from the past week. Jeff Van Wychen The Center of the American Experiment Report on Minnesota’s Economy? It’s Politics, Not Economics. Saint John’s...

Mid-Week Reads: Economics and Early Ed

Every week, North Star will take some time out of our schedules to bring you our favorite reads from the past week. Jeff Van Wychen The Third Way: Share-the-Gains Capitalism Economist and for U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich outlines three economic systems in...

Mid-Week Reads: Intelligence and Pollution

Every week, North Star will take some time out of our schedules to bring you our favorite reads from the past week. Jeff Van Wychen The War on Stupid People Intelligence—narrowly defined in terms as the kind of “smarts” that is measured by SAT scores—is an attribute...

Mid-Week Reads: Gun Death Rates, Earned Sick and Safe Time

Every week, North Star will take some time out of our schedules to bring you our favorite reads from the past week. Jeff Van Wychen Compare These Gun Death Rates: The U.S. Is in a Different World This article uses a variety of comparisons to illustrate the rate of gun...