The death of George Floyd in May 2020 set off a series of events that would have both immediate and long-term consequences for a city that was once seen as…
The perennial refrain regarding Minnesota’s public education system is that we must fully fund education and that teachers need more resources in the classroom. So, common sense says that the…
State lawmakers have a duty to taxpayers to set responsible budgets. The normalization of spending increases and tax hikes as the panacea for every societal concern that has characterized the…
A lot has been written about the polarization of American politics in the era of Pres. Donald Trump. The left suffers from Trump Derangement Syndrome, or TDS, and the right…
What matters for economic welfare is per capita income. This is a general measure of welfare, telling us how much per person is available to be consumed, invested, or put…
Honoring the sacrifice of Minnesota’s Civil War soldiers. EDITOR’S NOTE: On the 160th anniversary of Minnesota’s contribution to the victory at the Battle of Nashville during the Civil War, Ken…
We’ve got mail! Lowertown’s descent Sadly, I echo John Phelan’s sentiments on the demise of St. Paul’s Lowertown district (“Gone But Not Forgotten”). I lived in Lowertown, both times after…
Gov. Walz was under the false impression that the rules don’t apply to him. Gov. Tim Walz added drama to the already-chaotic start of the 2025 legislative session when he…
Digging for the roots of the rich/poor divide. In October 2024, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel…
American Experiment Update: Center events, initiatives, and policy work. Staff updates Peter Nelson, senior policy fellow at Center of the American Experiment, has been named by Pres. Donald Trump to…
Judging by their actions, ‘tolerant’ is false advertising. The Minnesota House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee scheduled a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21, to kick off the 2025 legislative…
Do NatCons have the answer to a 21st-century American government? Since the 1970s, America’s political right movement has been a coalition of libertarians and conservatives, both of whom felt that…
No three-eyed fish here! Homer Simpson, patriarch of the Simpson family and the eponymous, long-running animated sitcom “The Simpsons,” is the ineffective safety inspector in Sector 7G of Springfield’s nuclear…
A new film tells the story of America’s miraculous founding and the civic responsibility we all carry. “A republic, if you can keep it.” Benjamin Franklin spoke those words in…
The complicated electoral method was thoroughly rejected in November. On Nov. 5, 2024, Donald Trump won his second presidential term. But that day was important for another reason: Ranked choice…
Affordable housing and the tyranny of local government. The separation of powers between the federal and state governments not only serves as an important check to federal encroachment on individual…
Thank oil and gas for concrete, fertilizers, and plastics. The New York Post’s Dec. 9, 2024 article contained exclusive polling taken in November of that year showing that most Americans…
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…
A St. Paul foundry fought the environmental bureaucracy — and won. For more than a century, Northern Iron & Machine foundry has been a fixture in St. Paul’s traditionally blue-collar…
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…