Gonzalo Schwarz: America needs even more billionaires fueled by the American Dream, not fewer
As New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration looms, the wealthiest Americans are being targeted as a rallying cry. In recent weeks, Mamdani’s criticism of millionaires...
What new Jan. 1 laws mean for MN workers, immigrants, hunters and more
Minnesota laws and policy changes taking effect Jan. 1 will create new work break requirements, end a long-standing hunting restriction and end state-funded health insurance...
Sturgeon may aid in Duluth Aquarium’s resurging popularity
DULUTH, Minn. — Since its own rocky start and near closure shortly after opening a quarter-century ago, the Great Lakes Aquarium has proven a model...
David Brooks: How things work, what happened, our mystical, fluid world
Welcome to the 21st edition of the Sidney Awards. Every year, I give out extremely nonlucrative prizes, in honor of philosopher Sidney Hook, celebrating some...
Here are some of the pets we featured in our newsletter in 2025
In 2025, as we have done for several years now, we feature our readers’ pets at the end of the Morning Report newsletter on weekdays....
St. Paul poised to end 2025 with half the homicides of 2024
After six years of homicides numbering at least 30 in St. Paul, there have been half as many this year. The decrease is important, said...