Bob Collins
In search of the new normal, the land of racist tweets, the cult of the military personality, what the election meant, and the amazing shrinking Thanksgiving.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Five by 8
Lifting the veil, math don’t care, if Sandy were a wedding, the life of a suburban meth addict, and the art of leaving Minnesota.
The political bends, the moment of victory, nature’s path, seeing adversity and conquering it, and space shuttle alerts.
The art of competitive sitting, the mayor of America, Gov. Pawlenty and his new gig, the people who work to the end, and one of the best marketing campaigns takes flight.
An election-ad antidote, the government we get, putting the editorial genie back in the bottle, pitching in for hurricane victims, and the battle of the PSAs.
‘D’ is for decency, why weatherpeople can’t say ‘I told you so,’ Mr. Burns’ endorsement, Minneapolis crushes a law’s spirit, and a message everyone can approve of.
Shooting messengers, leaving no soldier behind, a tribute to institutional competence, mysteries at the foul line, and the junk we toss in the Mississippi.
When people do their jobs, the mammogram debate, when the jocks step up, what hath the San Francisco Giants wrought, and those magnificent cameras in their flying machines.
Hurricanes and climate science, why do we burn things when our teams win, measuring racism on the basketball court, the ethics of unmasking, and killing time on the Mississippi.
The science of misinformation, are the kids moving back in or moving back out, are you even nice, the first dance, and empowering Latinos.
Radiolab responds, Wellstone’s moment, the swing ovulation vote, spreading Kevin’s love, and the kid who wanted to build a car.
The company you keep, the digital candidate, the conservative Bruce, Empty America, and the Mississippi River’s houseboat life.
The messages we send, why are elections held on Tuesday, hooked on Mommy’s heroin, the seven-hour marathoner, and asking for help and getting it in North Dakota.
Unplanned adventure, loss, and gratitude; the electoral college, the lessons of high school sports, rehab from inside rehab, and the North Shore from above.