One Minnesotan got to know the late Senator John McCain the hard way, over more than five years of mutual confinement as fellow POWs during the Vietnam War. Naval flight…
Fifty years ago this week the Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia to crush a pro-democracy political movement. Five days later, protesters gathered in Chicago to demonstrate at the Democratic convention there.…
Let the record show I’m as excited as anyone free of all musical training that this coming Saturday (August 25) is the centennial of Leonard Bernstein’s birth. Classical MPR, especially,…
On July 25, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued a ruling with the potential to transform K-12 education in the Twin Cities region for decades to come. The court decided that Cruz-Guzman…
Political ideologies that tell you that 'everything is political' are corrosive of the common ground that a society needs, where political opponents can see that the other side is not,…
As socialism enjoys a new bout of popularity among so-called intellectuals, Milton Friedman's analysis of this phenomenon remains as timely and incisive as ever.
Aretha Franklin passed away on August 16, 2018 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Franklin was the unquestioned Queen of Soul, had a plethora of hits, but this cover of…
This post originally appeared on the Institute for Family Studies blog. Anne Tyler has written a wonderful new novel about every three years going back to 1964—or to be precise,…
Arvonne Fraser, who died recently at 92, contributed several essays over the years to American Experiment symposia that I compiled on a variety of subjects. She also was one of…
If Farmer and Sue had been forced by the government to pay us the equivalent of $15 an hour, I think they would have hired older people, and avoided teenagers…
This cartoon sums up a fundamental truth that for some reason, lots of liberals seem unable to grasp. It should be posted in every high school and college classroom!
Socialism is not about sharing. In fact, it is about replacing sharing with government redistribution, which is not the same thing.
The Left’s mantra and article of faith in the ongoing immigration debate is that “Diversity is our strength.” Here is a well-written contrary view from California State University political science…
You’d never know it from the media’s selective coverage of the environment. But our nation’s air quality has vastly improved over the past several decades, even as the economy tripled…
Last night, Black Lives Matter blocked intersections, and the light rail, in the hopes of disrupting fans on their way to the Twins Game. I saw it firsthand.
This essay originally appeared on the Institute for Family Studies website. I didn’t cheat. Neither did my brother or my sister. Both affirmed this adamantly when I asked them if…
For many years now, adults have been accusing young people of playing too many video games. Kids have snapped back, saying, “It’s my life. I can do what I want…
‘Resist Trump’ racial equity program pockets more than $275k from MN taxpayers.
Bobby Benson will build American Experiment’s partner coalitions.
Yakety Yak is one of the great pop records. It has sharp lyrics and tight vocal harmonies. It also has that famous saxophone part, played by the great King Curtis.
Candace Owens explains what happens when you threaten the liberals’ lock on African American voters.
I was an external candidate when I was hired as an editorial writer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press in the summer of 1983. This was very good news for…
Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin is trying to get the 'Go Pack Go' Act through Congress. This would force cable, satellite and other TV providers to give customers in Wisconsin access to programming…
The real legacy of the Age of Aquarius was the Reagan Revolution.