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The consequences of tearing down the foundation of society.

Your correspondent was there this morning, attending a session of immigration court at Ft. Snelling. Officially named the U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review, Ft. Snelling Immigration…

Center of the American Experiment will return to the state fair again this year for one day (Saturday, August 24), joining KS95 on the great lawn outside the Grandstand building.…

Dueling headlines in local media will lead to much confusion among retirees looking to relocate. The Minneapolis Star Tribune published this article last week under the headline: Is Minnesota one…

Data shows fragmented families are a growing problem across all demographics. Therefore, it is incumbent upon us all to “be the example” and courageously reject the transformation of cultural norms…

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett talks with American Experiment’s John Hinderaker about why the Israel-Hamas war is one for Western civilization, the sentiment of the Israeli people, and how…

Crime and public safety are universal concerns that transcend politics and race. But more specifically in the black community — in the United States and Minnesota — is the overwhelming…

Back in 2019, I asked “Why does socialism always end up in oppression and poverty?” “Socialists do not generally set out to create impoverished, oppressive disasters,” I wrote:  When the…

It was the tweet heard-round-the-world. At 5:30 p.m. yesterday, the local CBS affiliate, WCCO TV Channel 4 posted this on Twitter (X): Those 14 words have generated a firestorm. The…

On Independence Day a few years ago, I pondered, “What the American Experiment means to me.” I concluded: …the American Experiment is, to me, about liberty: the liberty to live…

You may have seen the videos on social media this weekend. The occasion was the annual Somali Independence Day festival on Lake Street in Minneapolis on Saturday. The event was…

Minneapolis is still scarred by the violence of the George Floyd riots.

Both horse and carriage seem to be disappearing.

News of note in Minnesota: Center events, initiatives, and policy work.

Recent data released by the U.S. Census Bureau give a glimpse into the state’s changing demographic makeup. This item from the Census Bureau last week caught my eye. It opens,…

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Young Minnesotans deserve more than broken dreams.

Guests to American Experiment’s annual dinner gala in downtown Minneapolis last Thursday night were treated to an important and relevant speech by former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Bennett somberly…

Last night (Thursday) in downtown Minneapolis, the Center hosted the former Prime Minister of Israel, Naftali Bennett, for an evening of public policy discussion centered around recent events in the…

On Wednesday, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan tweeted: The Pioneer Press article she retweeted explains: After a several-month consultation process, the Minnesota Historical Society has agreed to return the “Mankato hanging…

This piece originally appeared in the New York Post on May 24, 2024. Saturday marks the fourth anniversary of the death of George Floyd on a Minneapolis street. The years in between…

There is a persistent disconnect between the rosy picture of Minnesota painted by state leaders such as Gov. Tim Walz and the cold, hard data from respondents to this quarter’s…

According to the latest Thinking Minnesota poll, an overwhelming majority of Minnesotans oppose the new state flag set to become official tomorrow as Minnesota celebrates Statehood Day. Fifty-two percent of…