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This issue illustrates how an unelected New Elite undermines American freedoms

John Phelan is appointed the Center’s first staff economist

Author Nicholas Eberstadt highlights the troubling class of men who have removed themselves from the job market

American Experiment’s newest animated video follows a basement-bound gamer

Cotton describes how political elites fail to grasp evolving alignments

Why Minnesota may lose a congressional seat after the 2020 Census even with metro growth

Exonerated CEO Howard Root uses a long and ugly court ordeal to seek judicial reform.

The Associated Press has analyzed census data for demographic patterns relating to home ownership. Various conclusions can perhaps be drawn from the data, but what jumps out at you if…

Gov. Mark Dayton said this week that resorts were so booked up–in spite of his administration’s meddling in the Lake Mille Lacs fishery–that he couldn’t get a reservation. “I tried…

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…

There won’t be any parades, marching bands or fireworks at the abandoned pioneer graveyard in the countryside just south of Montrose. But one of Minnesota’s long forgotten defenders of freedom…

Last night, 800 people attended American Experiment’s 27th Annual Dinner at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Minneapolis. It was a great event, highlighted by Senator Tom Cotton’s hard-hitting defense of…

I totally missed the rise of the “alt-right.” Despite being personally acquainted with hundreds if not thousands of conservative activists, I had never heard of the “alt-right” until Democrats started…

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…

Senator Al Franken is having a hard time finding a fellow liberal comedian to appear in public with. The Minnesota senator canceled a guest appearance on HBO’s “Real Time with…

We all know it to be true: Actions speak louder than words. And Minnesota Senator Al Franken’s decision to stand by Kathy Griffin amid uproar over her controversial actions speaks…

The Walker Art Center has been in the news lately. The Walker has completely redone its sculpture garden, long a favorite haunt of families with children. But the garden’s re-opening…

KSTP-TV’s investigative unit got a scoop recently in reporting on accusations of sexual harassment involving a University of Minnesota athletics department fundraiser. That’s what journalists do, work sources, obtain confidential…

The Minneapolis Star Tribune has long been known as a DFL newspaper. In the last few years, some have said that its liberal bias might be less pronounced. That is,…

Good question! Census data indicate that an unprecedented number of America’s young people haven’t been able to establish independent lives and are living with their parents. Why is that? This…

For a group so obsessed with calling out “fake news” the media sure does a good job of perpetuating it. The phony flap over the fake racist note at St.…

The Star Tribune reports on a demonstration in downtown Minneapolis, which it considers to be newsworthy: “Hundreds turn out in Minneapolis for march opposing Trump administration’s policies on climate.” Hundreds?…

When it comes to making “Best of” lists, Minnesota is quick to proclaim its superiority. But a MinnPost article questions whether the state is really among the best or just…

Especially America’s young men. That is the message of a report just released by the Census Bureau, titled The Changing Economics and Demographics of Young Adulthood: 1975–2016. You can read…