A Tesla Cybertruck was keyed in the West Fargo Costco parking lot just before 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 29. The same folks that, not so long ago, advocated for…
The facts of their subjects’ lives usually give music biopics a ready-made story. Whether it is Mozart, Buddy Holly, or Biggie Smalls, it is rise and fall. So how does…
More schools and students will be negatively impacted if Gov. Tim Walz’s proposed education cuts for the next biennium get incorporated into the Minnesota Legislature’s state budget. (I previously wrote…
An audio recording of MN Attorney General Keith Ellison was included on the exhibit list of Feeding Our Future’s Aimee Bock in the recently concluded trial. It was not introduced…
As states across the country expand educational freedom through policies such as Education Savings Account (ESA) legislation, some in the homeschool community have raised concerns and are actively opposing ESA…
There is an agreement in St. Paul that the state budget is out of control. Gov. Walz and both chambers of the legislature have proposed lower spending in the next…
On a cold, rainy morning, a third guilty plea was entered into the juror bribery case arising out of the first Feeding Our Future trial. Your correspondent was there at…
In American Experiment’s 2021 report, “The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020 — A focus on economic growth,” we wrote: What matters for economic welfare is per capita income. This is…
Support Thinking Minnesota to support a freer, more prosperous future. In June 2015, we celebrated 25 years at Center of the American Experiment by publishing the first issue of Thinking…
Do you know where your tax dollars are? It’s a sorry state of affairs when Minnesota — long the gold standard of forthright Midwest values and decency — is now…
It’s difficult to get a handle on the scope of the federal budget cuts coming down from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). But the cancellation of billions of dollars…
You may have heard Minnesota’s Governor Tim Walz say recently that he wishes there was a “shadow government.” Grace and Kathryn react on the latest episode of the American Experiment…
Here we go again! Another venue reneged on their agreement to host an event for Center of the American Experiment at the last minute after being bullied by local activists.…
The message sent For years, several progressive-led cities, counties, and campuses in Minnesota have had “sanctuary” policies that have prohibited sharing information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Recent ICE activity…
Last week, I wrote about how the growth rate of per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) can be broken down into the share that comes from growth in human capital,…
The state Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) is on the brink of approving two massive new electric transmission line projects. Next week (April 10) the Commission will meet to take up…
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…