Opinion: Don’t sell history to the highest bidder
On the dystopia that is the political prediction market.
by Vivian Wilson
Published February 9, 2026
Amid the headlines we’re living through as United States citizens, and particularly as Minnesotans, one thing is clear: The internet and our culture are fundamentally unserious in the face of making history.
We’ve endured a month of restless nights, bloodshot eyes and a state of blue-light-induced limbo. How could anyone get any real shuteye when hordes of LRAD-carrying law enforcement, protesters and green chemical irritants are just blocks away from their residence, in clear view just outside their bedside window?
I can’t be the only one who’s sat for hours in bed wide awake, crunching numbers, reading headlines and putting pieces together. In the wake of Operation Metro Surge, life feels markedly more precarious, where any next action taken could lead us stumbling through the floor.
Late-night doomscrolls are compulsory now.
https://mndaily.com/opinion/opinion-dont-sell-history-to-the-highest-bidder/02/09/2026/eicmndaily-com/
