The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) has too often been dismissed as hopelessly flawed and in need of “radical change.” City leaders have not only failed to support their police but have…
The Rochester Golf and Country Club this week paid Center of the American Experiment $5,300.48 to cover 100% of its costs of the venue abruptly canceling a March 15 event…
Heading into the summer months, both Minneapolis and St. Paul are well above the record paces set just last year.
A progressive movement to install activist prosecutors across the country, and here in Minnesota, undermines a critical balance in our criminal justice system and threatens our collective safety. The…
Wednesday evening a dangerous and chaotic set of events ended when four teenage males, aged 12-14, were arrested outside the State Capitol. The incident caused a lockdown of the Capitol…
A little-known Minnesota nonprofit made national headlines in the wake of the Geoge Floyd riots of late spring 2020. The Minnesota Freedom Fund received a flood of donations after offering…
Each year in May, we set aside time to honor fallen peace officers as part of National Peace Officers Memorial Week. Today elected officials, law enforcement leaders and the public…
The two-year fallout from the death of George Floyd has been damaging to Minnesota law enforcement, and in turn the communities they serve. Activists seized the opportunity to attack the…
It understandably hasn’t received much attention given the rampant shootings, car jackings, and general atmosphere of lawlessness that dominates media crime coverage. But there’s another indicator that illustrates how little…
The more things change, the more they stay the same, and for good reason! After making a big deal out of abruptly cutting some ties with the Minneapolis Police Department…
We must no longer tolerate the petty criminals who ultimately hold our communities hostage to fear and lawlessness.
The Minnesota State Patrol instructed a local police department not to press charges against two high-ranking DFL office holders, even though there was clear evidence of an open bottle of…
After two years off due to COVID, St. Paul’s most popular summer festivals were poised to make a comeback. But a new post-pandemic reality has put several of the city’s…
Members of Minnesota’s Sentencing Guidelines Commission abandon their plan to reduce prison terms during our record spike in violent crime. At least for now.
In an increasingly lawless Minneapolis, Desmond Graham, 31, faces kidnapping, first-degree aggravated robbery, third-degree assault, and financial transaction card fraud charges for carjacking, kidnapping, beating and stealing from a 35-year-old…
A St. Paul man awaiting trial on violent crime charges has been implicated in the murder of Dion Ford, a former St. Paul Central High School basketball star, pictured here:…
Members of law enforcement are routinely excluded from ‘reforms’ that make our communities less safe.
American Experiment’s John Hinderaker interviews the Center’s newest policy fellow, a former FBI agent.
The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office charged a 15-year-old male late last month with murder for the apparently random, fatal shooting of a 34-year-old businesswoman in her car. Police were called…
A third report about the 2020 riots released this week revealed once again that Tim Walz’s stated reason for not immediately deploying the National Guard is not supported by the…
There’s an old adage about never picking a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel, but sometimes the fight is warranted. That was the case when the Rochester…
The discussion thus far over a shortage of applicants to be police officers has largely revolved around the vastly understaffed Minneapolis and St Paul police departments and other metro area…
Late February, Minneapolis committed $7.5 million to the city’s violence interrupter program. Staffed from members of at least six nonprofit contractors, these violence interrupters wear brightly colored t-shirts while patrolling…
Free speech and journalistic integrity both took a hit this week in Rochester, Minnesota as American Experiment attempted to host an event on public safety. As a think tank, that’s…