What makes a good society?
Ideas and essays from thinkers in our region.
We don’t inherit a good society so much as choose one — in what we pay attention to, what we take the time to understand, what we decide is worth our care.What matters is not given. It is chosen.
Agassiz Ideas
Podcasts, documentaries, essays, and live conversations — thoughtful, optimistic, and distinctly Midwestern.
Notes from a life spent between small towns and global stages — and why the Upper Midwest doesn't need to import its intellectual life.
ReadA vanished glacial lake still shapes this region. A reflection on borders, belonging, and a name that asks something of us.
ReadWisdom is more widely distributed than attention. Help us find the people whose voices should shape this region.
ReadAgassiz Ideas
Nominate a thinker, maker, or builder whose ideas deserve a wider audience — and help us grow the library.
Stay in the conversation
Essays and conversations from across the Agassiz region — Minnesota, North Dakota, and beyond. Occasional, free, and worth the read.