Daniel Midden Articles

Supreme Court cases to keep an eye on

A little less than a year ago, June 24 2002, the entire United States had their eyes looking towards the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) when they released Dobbs v Women's Health Association, overturning the 50 year old decision of Roe V. Wade, ruling...

Films, Fascism, and The Future

  A little while back, in the dark recess of what I call free time, I was exploring some online discussion of a fairly obscure show from the '80s called Legends of the Galactic Heroes. The people online were praising a character in the show, Kaiser Rudolf, and...

In our midst a neighborhood is born

Two turns and three blocks into my brief morning commute from St. Paul to Minnehaha, shining buildings enter into the view through my windshield.The majority of them are four to five stories tall and feature mixed commercial and residential use. Around the buildings...

Short Takes: November Election

Go Out and Vote 34 seats in the US senate, all eight of the Minnesota seats in the house of representatives, Minnesota Governor, and Minnesota secretary of state are all on the ballot this november. This election, more than most, has been made pressingly important by...
Roe at risk

Roe at risk

Now almost a half-century old, Roe v Wade (1973) is a Supreme Court case famous too many and infamous to most of the...