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Commentary: The Rising Generation’s Intuitive Populism

January 19, 2020January 19, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

A modern populist movement with the twin goals of expanding individual liberty and strengthening the bonds of community exists as a result of a communications revolution that has empowered people to control their own lives. That’s good news. The danger, however, is that the new populism will succumb to the old temptations of collectivism—a devolution made possible by the conflation and prioritization of virtual community over traditional community.

Millennials Leaving Religion En Masse, New Studies Show

December 16, 2019December 15, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Millennials are abandoning religion in numbers not seen in any other generation in modern history, according to a long-form piece on the subject by FiveThirtyEight.

Commentary: Why Americans Are Staying Put, Instead of Moving to a New City or State

December 5, 2019December 4, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Thomas Cooke The story of America is one of moving. A total of 13.6% of Americans today were born in another country, and most of us are descended from immigrants. This story of migration also includes moving within the country. Over the last 200 years, Americans have settled…

Commentary: The Myth of Millennial Socialism

February 24, 2019February 23, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Christopher Gage My old man tells me he left college in the 1970s and walked into a job for life. He tells me his first home cost twice the average salary. Then he tells me, without a soupçon of jest, “things were still pretty tough back then.” His…

Six Every Day Things Millennials Can Do to Save Money

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 Admin

by Lena Wang Am I adulting yet?” Every millennial has asked themselves this catchphrase question. It’s commonly heard from twenty-somethings who have legitimate concerns about how to survive. We feel hopeless and uncertain about the future because our parents didn’t teach us personal finances or how to pick the…

A Remarkably Hard College Course Proves Remarkably Popular

October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 Admin

by Wilfred McClay We’re used to hearing that American college students don’t like reading and avoid tough courses where they have to. But a new course at the University of Oklahoma (OU) proves that many students are eager for a demanding course. Here’s the story. In the fall of…

Commentary: The Ticking Fiscal Time Bomb Set in 1937 Could Tip America Into Despotism by 2030

July 13, 2018July 12, 2018 Admin

by Robert Osburn Celebrated this past July 4, America’s founding story of freedom is truly remarkable: unity, courage, integrity, and national integration (incorporating people from around the world). In most other places, the freedom story is bloody, exclusive, and, ultimately, tyrannical. Take Nicaragua, for one example: In 1979, the Sandinistas…

Commentary: Most Young People Today Lack the Psychological Resilience to Thrive Professionally – Here’s How They Can Get It

May 22, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

by Ryan Ferguson In December, I wrote a post about how hard it is to learn how to work. In that post, I talked about how one of the biggest challenges for someone starting their career is getting used to the undefined nature of work. It feels very uncomfortable to go…