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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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Thomas Friedman agrees with the Trump agenda
Steven Hayward calls it a “stopped clock moment” but in his latest New York Times column Thomas Friedman basically comes out as agreeing with key parts of the Trump agenda. Imagine that from one...
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Hugh Hewitt’s spot on advice to the President: Be combative, but not cruel
Hugh Hewitt delivers some excellent advice to Mr. Trump in the wake of his Morning Joe tweet fiasco in today’s Washington Post: Combative, but not cruel, Mr. President. He argues that most of Trum...
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This time we are three years from climate disaster: Being an alarmist means never having to say you’re sorry.
Considering climate alarmist’s history of alarmingly false predictions, it’s curious that their forecasts continue to accepted as credible by so many. Here’s the most recent headline from a fe...
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Major new study jolts liberals out of Fantasyland on $15 minimum wage
Steven Hayward has written about how liberals enjoy hiking cigarette and alcohol taxes so less is consumed but somehow totally fail to understand economic basics like supply and demand and price sensi...
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My Quick Conservative Take on the Minneapolis Mayoral Candidates Debate
I attended the Minneapolis mayoral candidates debate today at the Humphrey School at the University of Minnesota. The best part was the excellent questions asked by the moderators, Larry Jacobs of t...
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