Economy
Poll: The great unifier
The Politics of beer
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Thinking Minnesota Winter 2019
Issue 14
Winter 2019
Features
Governance
Busing redux?
Minnesota’s Supreme Court greenlights a lawsuit that would sort students by skin color.
Culture
Q&A: The sun is still rising
American Experiment President John Hinderaker recently interviewed Scott Rasmussen, the iconic pollster and political observer.
Economy
Not as good as you think
Beneath the surface Minnesota's economy shows inherent weakness.
Economy
Beer boom
How deregulation and tax cuts enable craft brewers to thrive.
Upfront
Culture
Mail bag
We've got mail!
Economy
Minnesota doesn’t need higher gas taxes
More taxes, really?
Energy & Environment
Mining for truth
An anti-mining group is wrong about Minnesota’s mineral wealth.
Governance
Compassionate or counterproductive?
Jacob Frey’s tent city policy must be judged on results.
Economy
‘D’ is not for Dayton
Minnesota’s governor scores an abysmal grade.
Economy
Mind the gap
Manufacturers seek solutions for the skills gap.
Energy & Environment
Gone with the wind
Wind farm decommissioned after just 20 years.
Transportation
The coming ‘transit apocalypse’
Is Minnesota locking in an obsolete technology?
Transportation
D-‘plus’
The shape of our roads.
Education
5 questions with Linda Hoekman
High school science teacher told to address unconscious biases, change curriculum due to "white content."
Columns
Culture
Say what?
The Greater Minnesota Advisory Board.
Spending & Taxes
Eat your fiber
A failed plan to deliver internet to rural Minnesota will cost all taxpayers.
Culture
Opposite of free speech
Jeremy Tedesco on freedom, diversity in filmmakers’ case.
Governance
The honest voting booth
Andrew E. Cilek on election officials undermining election integrity.
Culture
Turning point
Neutralizing the scourge of identity politics.