Americans have always been of two minds regarding capitalism.  There’s one point of view that sees only the worst of our economic systems.  To them, the upper class has always been trampling down the working class and today’s CEOs as just the most recent incarnation of the robber barons of…

 A bill before the U.S. Senate would give the president power to declare a “national cyber emergency.” Apparently, such an emergency would require that the “owner or operator of covered critical infrastructure…immediately comply with any emergency measure or action.” The Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act is currently before the…

On a Minnesota Public Radio interview Thursday, Tom Emmer was content to talk with Kerri Miller only in generalities about his platform—if, in fact, he has one. The Republican gubernatorial candidate refused to offer specific details of his plans for reforming government, even when pressed by Miller, and listeners, i.e.…

If you’ve read any national and world news in the last couple weeks, you have probably thought to yourself, “What the hell is going on?” So far this spring, we have the Tea Party being criticized by Democratic faithful as “seditious” and racist, an Arizona immigration law and hints at…

In preparation for this week’s elections, the Minnesota Daily Editorial Board prepared three questions to present to each of the Minnesota Student Association (MSA) presidential tickets. Candidates were asked to respond to our queries by email, as specifically as possible, given 100-150 words for each question. Below are our questions,…

Note: The editorial blog is an alternative space for opinion writers to explore issues independently. Views expressed here do not necessarily represent the collective opinion of the Minnesota Daily Editorial Board. Last night, the University’s Bell Museum hosted a panel discussion on sustainable farming that was sparsely attended for a…