Once more, Ahmadinejad has had his say; world must remember the Iranians who...
It has become an annual rite. Every September, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad comes before the opening session of the United Nations' General Assembly promoting hatred and misinformation. In...
View ArticleDivesting from Israeli bonds is morally wrong
On March 3, Joe Kimball reported that a local group asked the Minnesota State Board of Investment to divest from Israeli bonds held in the state's portfolio. Divesting from the State of Israel, the...
View ArticleRuminations on Gopher football, racism, WWII and Sandy Stephens from a...
Dave Kenney's splendid book, "Minnesota Goes to War: The Home Front During World War II" (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2008), begins with an introduction describing the Minnesota Gophers' 41-6...
View ArticleSetting the record straight after Ahmadinejad's U.N. speech
The infuriating spectacle of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressing the United Nations rematerialized this week – on Yom Kippur of all days. As ever, he pontificated with hatred and...
View ArticleInvestigate Karkoc: Why justice demands that none of us can 'leave him alone'
“Leave him alone.” “He’s 94 years old.” “Just let it go.” If you are reading this column, no doubt you have heard these arguments in response to the shocking allegation that Michael Karkoc, a Minnesota...
View ArticleOne more taste of outdoor, home Viking playoff football — in the cold
If there is gridiron reincarnation, this Sunday’s Vikings-Seahawks playoff game may be it. Or, alternatively, it is a football version of “Our Town” with the narrator returning from the hereafter to...
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Realm, reach and influence of Brandeis was reflected in important Minnesota...
A century ago, on June 1, 1916, the United States Senate voted to confirm President Woodrow Wilson’s appointment of Louis Dembitz Brandeis to the United States Supreme Court by a 47-22 vote.Library of...
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Crossroads to Philadelphia — 1948
Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical SocietyHubert Humphrey in 1949The Democratic Party is holding its convention in Philadelphia for the first time since 1948. At that convention, Minneapolis Mayor...
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And now it can be told: How two fans helped inspire the Gophers to beat UCLA...
Steve HunegsREUTERSUniversity of Minnesota Golden Gophers Bobby Jackson (R) drives past UCLA Bruins Kris Johnson during their NCAA Midwest Regional Championship game on March 22 in San Antonio.Twenty...
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Nostra Aetate: For 50 years, a touchstone of interfaith engagement
Andy TixSteve HunegsSteve HunegsSupreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes famously wrote: “The life of the law is not logic but experience.”So it is too for the unfolding of Catholic-Jewish relations...
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