Before his disastrous invasion of Russia, Napoleon Bonaparte said, “Geography is destiny!” And even today, this assertion prompts useful thinking about how geography influences development of econo…
There are complex interactions between nations’ economic interests and the foreign policies that they pursue. Benefits to one nation’s own economy are important factors in how it interacts wi…
At times issues that are minor and short-term in themselves can illuminate broader tradeoffs or principles. That is true for the mayor and city council of St. Paul choosing to spend $1.1 million to…
Immigration, both legal and illegal, has been a contentious issue in the U.S. for more than a hundred years and now is taking a particularly central role in the 2024 election. This is a complex eco…
There are a lot of Norskis in Minnesota; there are lots of literary types too. So of those who read an 8,000-word article by Sharon Lerner in the May 27 issue of the New Yorker, describing how 3M h…