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Oxfam is wrong about ‘obscene’ wealth
Last week Oxfam released a sensational report that said eight people have “obscene” wealth, as much as the poorest half of the world’s population. I don’t dispute this statistic, but is inequa...
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The facts prove police bias is a phantom issue
When officers decide that proactive policing just isn’t worth it, we all suffer. The Star Tribune would have better served its readers and the community if its traffic stops cover story (“St...
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Michael Saltsman: Painless? Study on $15 Minneapolis wage doesn’t add up
It draws on research funded by same unions pushing for hike. If a new economic report commissioned by the city of Minneapolis is to be believed, a proposed $15 minimum wage in the city will bring mo...
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Editorial counterpoint: There ought be a law to prevent that … Oh, wait!
Minneapolis had a lurking law that helped head off trouble. Then political correctness struck. In the wake of more downtown shootings, it’s great that Minneapolis leaders are making new plans and th...
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Star Tribune Editorial: Pay heed to Minnesota’s worker productivity problem
Conservative group’s report puts spotlight on state’s workforce needs. It will be a shame if the new report on the Minnesota economy by the right-leaning Center of the American Experimen...
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Posts by Peter Zeller
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Greedy Innkeeper or Generous Capitalist? by Brian Wesbury & Robert Stein
Brian Wesbury and Robert Stein of First Trust Advisors have published a version of this interesting piece every year since 2009. Enjoy and Merry Christmas! The Bible story of the virgin birth is at...
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Guess Who’s to Blame for the Rise in Catastrophic Wildfires?
California Congressman Tom McClintock gives the answer in an illuminating op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal. Turns out our forests have become dangerously overcrowded ever since Congress passed...
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Fred Barnes: Three ‘Easy’ Steps to a Trump Re-election
Fred Barnes has written a smart, welcome piece in the Weekly Standard that gives President Trump an “easy” path to win re-election in 2020, if only he can do three things. President Trump is in de...
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Will Left-Wing Ideology Trump Fundamental Fairness for Kavanaugh?
In today’s Wall Street Journal, editorial board member Allysia Finley writes a powerful piece (“Will the Senate Kill a Mockingbird?”) that describes the haunting similarities between the current...
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Star Tribune Fooled by Cherry-Picked Data: How the Left Demagogues on Climate Change
A recent Star Tribune editorial (“Climate change is real in Minnesota, too,” Sept. 13) compared precipitation for two periods, 1941-70 and 1981-2010, and found that in the Twin Cities it was up 20...
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