Even though both theory and evidence show that rent control is bad public policy, Minneapolis’ city council continues to pursue it as a solution to the city’s shortage of affordable…
As the new school year starts, schools are facing what has been a familiar issue to most businesses over the last couple of months — a worker shortage. School districts in…
Minnesotans who participated in the 2021 House of Representatives State Fair Poll support funding students over systems. Polltakers were asked: “Should a school voucher system be established whereby the state…
The Mankato school district already requires students and staff for grades K through 8 to wear protective masks on school grounds. The school board imposed the mandate on the basis…
The California grid operator, the California Independent Systems Operator (CAISO), has declared an electric grid reliability emergency and is asking the federal Department of Energy to suspend air-pollution rules for…
Back in December of 2016, American Experiment hosted an event with Heather Mac Donald titled “The War on Cops.” Since then, things have escalated. We’ve continued to stay on top…
During a press conference on Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed what most people have been suspecting for a while — the COVID-19 virus might be here to stay. “I…
In a little-noticed development recently the Biden administration signaled it will not challenge one of Donald Trump’s signature environmental policies announced days before the 2020 election — the removal of…
Despite growing evidence over the years that a one-size-fits-all education system cannot — and does not — meet the needs of all students, Democratic leaders have largely opposed efforts to…
This morning, the Biden administration announced that it is seeking to have 45 percent of the nation’s electricity generated by solar panels by the year 2050. To put it kindly,…
In June, a bill passed in St. Paul waiving taxes owed on 2020 unemployment benefits and, something we argued for, payroll loans. Incredibly for a state government that is so…
In May this year, Jama Pediatrics published research showing that San Francisco’s ban on flavored electronic tobacco products nearly doubled youth smoking rates. The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)…
Minnesota educators who are members of Education Minnesota pay hundreds of dollars every year in dues to the state teachers’ union and its national affiliates. Very little of those dues…
The number of complaints filed against the St. Cloud Police Department more than doubled last year. Yet the overwhelming majority of the 25 complaints involving alleged officer misconduct — all…
The mania over plastic bag bans took a back seat to COVID-19, but this excellent video from Kite and Key Media explains why the crusade against single-use plastics in the…
Last week, The Globe carried a story titled ‘Southwest Minnesota sees labor shortage, including Nobles County‘: The numbers in southwest Minnesota still add up to a labor shortage, the Nobles…
This article was written by Robert Bryce and it originally appeared on Forbes. View the full article here. As the Covid lockdowns are easing, the global economy is recovering and that…
The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal and Chris Talgo are joined by Isaac Orr and Robert Bryce for episode #310 of the In The Tank Podcast. The ITT crew talks about…
Labor market The Globe: Southwest Minnesota sees labor shortage, including Nobles County KRFO: Rochester area jobless rate returns to pre-pandemic levels Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Economic recovery yielding positive trends…
On August 17, Boston magazine asked, ‘Will We Ever Solve the Childcare Crisis?‘ The article explained, We live in one of the most innovative and progressive regions in the country—not to…
Minnesota lawmakers often speak fondly of German energy policy, but the country’s decision to shutter its nuclear power plants and instead rely upon wind and solar is setting the nation…
Thirty local candidates gathered on a recent Saturday in suburban St. Paul for a training session on how to talk about education issues and ultimately win election to the school…
They were on opposite sides of the Byron school board’s recent 6-to-1 decision not to mandate masks for students and staff in the new school year. But two school board…
On Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex (D-NY), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), also known as “The…