As my colleague Kathy Kersten and I have written, the push for ethnic studies at the Minnesota Capitol is rooted in narrow, harmful ideologies. It’s being framed as “a curriculum…
Governor Tim Walz wants to end childhood poverty. Citing the significant impact that expanding the federal child tax credit has had on child poverty in the country, Walz touted his…
With the 2022 election behind us, we can now total up the money. In this Part 2 of Minnesota For Sale, we focus on the state Democratic party. Minnesota Democrats…
Center of the American Experiment announced today they will host a Freedom Rally at the Minnesota State Capitol on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at 11:00 am. The rally theme is…
Former city department head Tyeastia Green published a 14-page memo earlier this month defending her work for the city and accusing her co-workers of antiblack racism. The memo can be…
The pandemic ended in 2021 for all practical purposes, with most Minnesotans eager to get back to life as usual. So many citizens may be surprised to learn that some…
A video of African miners narrowly escaping death as a mine shaft collapsed went viral on Twitter over the weekend. The video below shows miners leaping out of a tunnel…
That seems awfully high for an agency that lost $250 million to fraud recently. In fact, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) leadership has confirmed that it had problems with key…
Last week, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter announced that the Capital City would become the first in Minnesota to have an electric firetruck to much fanfare from the local press.…
North Dakota lawmakers have overwhelmingly passed legislation to standardize the usage of pronouns in schools and government consistent with the norms of grammar now being undermined by political activists. The…
After watching Rep. Cheryl Youakim (DFL-Hopkins) run the House Education Finance Committee last week, it’s apparent she doesn’t like strong Black women. I’m not sure what else to conclude after…
Minnesota’s media is in celebratory mood: Star Tribune: Minnesota has finally recovered all private sector jobs lost in pandemic KTTC: DEED: Minnesota private job sector recovers from pandemic job loss,…
Buried on page 6 of today’s Star Tribune were two stories that documented violent events over the weekend involving large groups of teens from the north metro. Find links to the…
In the wake of the Feeding Our Future scandal, Minnesota voters believe a greater share of taxpayer dollars are wasted than ever before. The Center’s exclusive Thinking Minnesota opinion poll…
Milton Friedman once said, “I am in favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it’s possible.” As much as it pains me to disagree…
It has been two months since the frigid temperatures that accompanied Winter Storm Elliott caused rolling blackouts in several Southern states. Luckily, the portions of southern states that rely on…
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…