They made the grave mistake of invading the Northland in the dead of winter. They’re retreating because Minnesotans are stronger than they’ll ever be – driven by an unshakeable love for our neighbors.

This is not a screen-time story. It is a civic story. In my latest @startribune.com column, I unpack kids staging ICE raids in Roblox, why repetition matters, and why adults cannot outsource empathy to platforms or moderation tools. www.startribune.com/roblox-tikto...

We see you Soror Mayor Barbara Lee 💙💛🐩💛💙 #sgrho1922 www.youtube.com/live/hEokTz3...

“If she wins, we lose.” James Talarico, who is “we”? In 2026, a hundred years into Black history commemoration, we are not accepting dog whistles dressed as politics. Black women and Black families are not anyone’s warning label. We show up. We vote. We win.

Thank you to Brittany Noble & team for the invitation to #TheBreakdown. We talked about the road that brought me here & the responsibility I feel in this season, to practice law & write with clarity. @rolandsmartin.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/qozfujI...

Movie review from Guardian on Melania.

This week in Minnesota raised a question we cannot keep dodging: Will institutions protect routines from discomfort, or protect communities from harm. I wrote about it in InsightNews: “Nekima Levy Armstrong and the Gospel of Disruption.” www.insightnews.com/opinion/colu...

Why 2026 is the new 2016—what Gen Z’s nostalgia means for marketers

Some words are assignments. “Witness” is one of them. New column in InsightNews: When witness becomes an assignment. www.insightnews.com/news/when-wi...

🔥Rep @brotherjones.bsky.social to Hannity: “To your viewers—this man wants you to be fearful of your immigrant neighbors to protect the billionaires who keep you from having health care. He doesn’t care about crime. He hangs out with pedophiles & criminals in Mar-a-Lago.” (H/T @acyn.bsky.social )

In “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Dr. King warned America not to fixate on effects while ignoring causes, not to debate tone while refusing to confront the conditions that produced the crisis. That is the question facing us right now. Read: www.startribune.com/mn-ice-surge... #MLKDay2026 #MLKDay

Koh: Trump has now spent $30 billion from the last bill for 10,000 more I.C.E. Agents that are going to be on the streets. That $30 billion would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all co-pays for prescription drugs for people from a year, and eliminate all medical debt.

BREAKING: Senate Republicans just blocked the clean ACA tax credit extension that the House passed to save millions of people thousands of dollars each. If you’re paying double or even triple for health insurance, blame Trump and the Senate GOP.

I’m expanding my writing to TheHub.news as a contributing columnist. My first column is titled “Do You Have No Decency?”, a reflection on what is happening in Minnesota, and why Governor Tim Walz’s question belongs less to a press conference and more to our conscience. thehub.news/do-you-have-...

Gen Z lives in a feed where news, ads, memes, propaganda, & AI show up side by side. When the lines blur, distrust becomes self-defense, but cynicism can also make us easier to manipulate. My new @startribune.com column: www.startribune.com/gen-z-trust-...

I could not stay home tonight. I went to the vigil to bear witness. Four blocks from where George Floyd was killed, the question Governor Walz asked today is the only one that fits: “Do you have no decency?”

There are moments when you feel time moving, when the distance between a headline & a human life narrows. “The Wrap” made that visible. Grateful to attend @startribune.com “The Wrap” last night. Proud of journalism that tells Minnesota’s story with urgency, clarity, & care.

A different kind of holiday card from us this year, new year energy, family edition. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Taylor Schlitz family.

Juneteenth is a national reminder that freedom arrived late, and that truth still makes people uncomfortable. So what does it mean when it gets erased from the “free days” list while a president’s birthday gets added? www.startribune.com/nps-free-day...

“Is this the world we want to hand to our children?” Grateful to join The Karen Hunter Show today, we talked my journey (law school grad at 19), teaching US History in TX & my Star Tribune column on Trump’s proposed 50-year mortgage. Gen Z isn’t buying lifetime debt.

Thank you to Alberto Medina of CIRCLE @civicyouth.bsky.social at Tufts for taking time to talk with me about Gen Z, voting & the 2025 elections. Our conversation is in the video with my new @startribune.com column. www.startribune.com/youth-vote-2...

Some afternoons my phone feels less like a screen & more like a ledger, with bills, debt & friends losing housing. In my new @startribune.com column I write about how that quiet math is shaping Gen Z politics and who we trust with our vote. www.startribune.com/youth-vote-2...

Some afternoons my phone feels less like a screen & more like a ledger, with bills, debt & friends losing housing. In my new @startribune.com column I write about how that quiet math is shaping Gen Z politics and who we trust with our vote. www.startribune.com/youth-vote-2...

Wishing my friend @jasmineforus.bsky.social well today. She is an inspiration for #GenZ across the nation.

Spent Friday at the Justice Alan Page Elimination of Bias CLE, learning from Justice Page & reconnecting with my former boss, AG Keith Ellison. Moments like this feel like justice multiplied & they remind me why my generation has to keep standing up for equity & opportunity.

After the St. Paul ICE raid, I could not let go of 2 TikToks. A young woman calling her mother. A father promising to tell his children he stood with his neighbors. As ICE targets Somali families, I am listening to what our neighbors teach us. www.startribune.com/taylor-schli...

Had a great time with Vineeta Sawkar on WCCO talking about what Gen Z really wants from the holidays this year, less pressure to spend, more time to connect. Listen to the conversation: “What does Gen Z want to get out of this holiday season?” www.audacy.com/podcast/the-...

This #Thanksgiving, many in #GenZ are thankful for “home” but unsure we will ever own one. A 50-year mortgage is not the answer. In my new @startribune.com column, I share how this debate sounds from our generation’s side of the table: www.startribune.com/home-equity-... #50yearmortgage

Would you go on a date for free food? Thirty one percent of Gen Z singles say they have. In my new @startribune.com column, I break down the Foodie Call trend and what it says about money, dating, and connection. Read here: www.startribune.com/young-people... #GenZ #FoodieCall

I learned from @barbaraleeformayor.bsky.social & Speaker @nancypelosi69.bsky.social that leadership is service practiced daily. As a young woman in law & public life, I will keep that lesson close. #ThankYouNancy

Every generation faces a moral test. My new @startribune.com column reflects on the leaked Young Republicans chat and what Gen Z is learning from this real-life fable about power, cruelty, and belonging. Read here: www.startribune.com/young-republ... #youngrepublicans #GenZ #StarTribune

At Attorney General Keith Ellison’s re-election kickoff, Governor Tim Walz shared heartfelt words about his friend and colleague. His remarks were a reminder of what true leadership looks like, rooted in service, empathy, and commitment to the people of Minnesota. #KeithEllison #TimWalz #Minnesota

Honored to attend Attorney General Keith Ellison’s re-election kickoff in Saint Paul. It was inspiring to stand with Attorney General Ellison and Governor Tim Walz, two leaders who serve Minnesota with integrity and compassion. #KeithEllison #TimWalz #Minnesota

Today I stopped by my county office to vote. Our generation has the power to shape what comes next, but only if we show up. Elections are happening this November. Visit mnvotes.gov for Minnesota info or Vote.org for your state. #GenZVotes #MNvotes

The simulators will soon be deployed at high schools and community events across the state.

Excited to share my 1st column as a contributing columnist for the Star Tribune. Since moving to Minnesota, I’ve found a true sense of community. I’ll share stories through the #GenZ lens & how we’re shaping what comes next. www.startribune.com/new-gen-z-st...

Hanging out with my boss today at #NoKings Twin Cities.

Last week, I was proud to represent Greater Twin Cities United Way at the Faegre Drinker Campaign Kickoff. As a GTCUW Board Member, I love connecting with the Twin Cities community & celebrating the powerful work United Way is doing to meet urgent needs & create lasting change. #UnitedIsTheWay

A year after moving to Minnesota, I am proud to share that I have joined the Minneasota @startribune.com as a contributing columnist. Excited to write from a Gen Z perspective about life, justice & community. #GenZ #GenZVoices www.startribune.com/new-freelanc...

Millions of young people are applying to hundreds of jobs and hearing nothing back. This is not just about statistics. It is about our future. My lastest @StarTribune column: The unlucky generation? Gen Z’s struggle to find work is real. #GenZ www.startribune.com/opinion-the-...

I refuse to stay silent while my friend Kendyll Locke is attacked. Since our teen years, we have worked side by side for justice. If standing up for what is right is a “Black job,” then Gen Z & especially Black #GenZ, will always show up for the work. @jasmineforus.bsky.social #BlackExcellence

Since Columbine, America has passed fear down like an inheritance. Last week in Minneapolis, two more children were lost. This cannot be the story of yet another childhood. My column in the Star Tribune: www.startribune.com/gen-alpha-sc...

Three political spaces are shaping our future. One is rooted in institutions. One speaks in digital disruption. One lives in culture. They rarely speak to each other. At the #DNC meeting, I reflected on why Gen Z must become the bridge. Read more: open.substack.com/pub/haleytay...

“You’re fired” should have stayed on TV. Under President Trump it has become a painful reality for Black women, with more than 300,000 pushed out of the labor force in three months. An America that discards Black women discards its own future. www.insightnews.com/opinion/colu... #BlackWomen

The ad played on “jeans.” My column looks at what truly matters: inheritance. Genes shape appearance. Inheritance shapes the American experience through memory, resilience, and truth carried forward. Read here: www.startribune.com/sydney-sween...

The ad said Sydney Sweeney has great “jeans.” My column looks at what that pun missed. Inheritance in America is not fabric or aesthetics. It is memory, resilience, and truth. Read here: www.startribune.com/sydney-sween...

Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the House floor after refusing to agree ‘to round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers’ www.keranews.org/texas-news/2...

Watching my friend, TX Rep. Nicole Collier, take a courageous stand at the Capitol. She refuses to bow to rules designed to silence voices & mask a racist assault on voting rights. Her resolve is a reminder that representation is never granted. It is won, defended, & made sacred through struggle.

60 years ago, the Voting Rights Act promised every vote would count. Today, that promise is under attack, not by accident but by design. This anniversary is not a celebration. It is a warning. My latest in InsightNews: www.insightnews.com/opinion/colu...

With all the posts circulating about Angel Reese and the fake “$1400 a week” quote, I wanted to share my column on the importance of trusted Black news media. More importantly, we should all be asking ourselves: are we media literate? www.insightnews.com/opinion/colu...