K-Shaped State Minnesota’s northern and eastern regions have grown more conservative over the years, and Republicans won two House seats in the state during the 2018 midterm elections ” a rare bright spot during an election characterized by an anti-Trump wave.” –“Minnesota Seemed Ripe for a Trump Breakout. It Has Not Arrived”; The New York...Read More
“Living in Harmony” (Harmony, Minnesota) One of the first things that hits you spending Memorial Day in Southeastern Minnesota (variously known as “Bluff Country,” “the trout fishing capital of Minnesota” — or “the sticks”) is all the flags on display. Not just at the Courthouse and City Hall, but in front of virtually every store and...Read More
