“Ideas have consequences.” – Richard M. Weaver (1964) “The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is…
The almost 500,000 students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will all experience a dramatic technological shift this fall. The California district just announced a first-in-the-nation overhaul of…
Moktar Hassan Aden, age 30, pled guilty to one count of wire fraud this morning at the federal courthouse in downtown St. Paul. Aden was one of four men indicted…
If you are married with three kids, you must make over $106,370/year to get your kids off Medicaid. Oh, you inherited a $750,000 house and $2 million? Your kids are…
Proponents of rent control often tout its progressive effects. By effectively capping what “wealthy” landlords can charge, rent control redistributes income to “low-income” renters. — albeit indirectly. But what if that…
Recent advocacy around solving non-fatal shootings in Minnesota led to my invitation to participate in this week’s Niskanen Center Third Annual Criminal Justice Convening in Savannah, Georgia. The event brought…
Nearly two-thirds of Minnesota 11th graders are below grade level in math, and the class of 2025 posted the worst academic performance on record for a graduating cohort even as…
“Affordability” has become a political buzzword in recent times, starting with Democrats in November 2025 and then later adopted by Republicans by at least March of this year. As Democrat…
Walz says he can “find no reason how Minnesota will be safer” by deporting an illegal immigrant rapist… Why did Walz and Ellison pardon the illegal immigrant rapist deported by…
Comments by state Clemency Review Commission members raise more questions about the controversial pardon of convicted child rapist Tou Lue Vang. From Fox News, Exposed docs reveal why Tim Walz…
Amidst mounting frustration with the state and national teachers’ union, a small group of teachers in Becker, Minnesota decided to try something different. They successfully petitioned the state to call…
Starting fall 2026, public schools across the state will be required to implement new K-12 academic standards and benchmarks in social studies. Since there is no external approval process on…
The last few years will go down in history as a time when fraudsters brazenly stole billions of dollars from Minnesota and federal taxpayers while state regulators looked the other…
Gov. Tim Walz delivered his final State of the State address last Tuesday evening, using the speech to tout false education “successes,” claim he lowered taxes for Minnesotans, and take…