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Articles by Peter Zeller
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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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Star Tribune calls out Walz for irresponsible Enbridge pipeline delay
Even the Star Tribune editorial board realizes that further delaying a replacement for the aging and corroded Enbridge pipeline is foolish and irresponsible. Their sensible Sunday editorial urged Go...
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An Artful (and Accurate) Expression of Left-Wing Fantasies
Lance Morrow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center takes a pretty good shot at both sides in the Wall Street Journal over the weekend (“America is Torn between Trump’s Fibs and Progressives’ Fa...
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In Defense of CEO Pay and Rich People
British journalist and politician Daniel Hannan recently wrote a smart defense of high CEO pay in the Washington Examiner. His are arguments rarely heard among the leftist shouts to “abolish billi...
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Martin Luther King, Colorblind Radical
He flirted with democratic socialism and opposed the Vietnam War but stood against identity politics. By Coleman Hughes To honor Dr. King on MLK day I’m sharing an excellent column run Friday in th...
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Witty Comebacks That Could Have Changed History
Turns out there is a fancy French word, “l’esprit d’escalier” to describe an artful, witty comeback. It literally means “staircase wit” as in one only realizes their missed opportunity f...
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