The Folly of Running the U.S. like a Business
By: Zi Yuan Wong April 18, 2025 The United States is navigating truly unprecedented times. Like many others, I find myself questioning how we arrived at this point, where the…
The Dynamics of Public Health: Part 1
By: Ryan Wolfe April 18, 2025 Major plagues have dominated the world for over hundreds of years. There was the Bubonic Plague of 1346 which ravaged 2/3 of Europe’s population…
The Impact of U.S. Tariffs on College Students’ Finances and Daily Life
By Singyi Lo April 7, 2025 On March 28, 2025, the Associated Press reported that inflation had risen in the previous month, with consumer spending remaining sluggish. This occurred even…
The DEI Debate: How Trump’s Rollbacks Are Reshaping MN’s Higher Education
By: Jenna Pakirtzis April 6, 2025 Minnesota colleges are grappling with the impact of new federal policies limiting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, introduced through recent executive orders by…
Deadlock to Action: The MN House GOP’s Push Amid a Fragile Majority
By John Imsdahl March 2025 The 2025 legislative session began in mid-February, with House GOP representatives pressing ahead to advance their legislative priorities. However, the Minnesota House of Representatives spent…
Inauguration Day and The Uncertain American Future
By Zi Yuan Wong February 2025 Reality has finally set in; Donald Trump has been inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States of America. This year’s Inauguration Day…
Are We Heading Towards a New Age of American Imperialism?
By: Ryan Wolfe American politics has taken an unexpected turn since the start of the second Trump administration. President Trump has entertained the idea of acquiring Greenland, adding Canada as…
The Discourse of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Programs
By: Zi Yuan Wong Since January, the newly sworn-in Trump administration has been hard at work, signing executive orders to steer American society toward a more conservative and isolationist direction.…
Interview about MN Government Work
By: Ryan Wolfe on January 2025 On January 6th of 2025, I had the opportunity to interview Kailez Campbell, a student that attends the University of Minnesota. Her major is…
Minnesota Tribal Nations Lead Recreational Marijuana Push as New Law Takes Effect
By Joseph-Charles Peeples-Hampton, Staff Writer | The Metro Scoop Student Newspaper | August 7, 2023 Minnesota's cannabis landscape is undergoing a historic transformation as two tribal nations, White Earth Nation…