This image of an attempted carjacking and robbery of a woman at gunpoint sums up the threat to everyday life for residents of Minneapolis, even in the quaint neighborhood of…
Minnesota ranks as one of the most compliant states in the country when it comes to wearing protective masks with 93 percent of the public falling in line as measured…
Not so long ago when the national media stopped by to tell the outside world about the Twin Cities, they were drawn by attractions like the Mall of America, vibrant…
So-called protests by leftist agitators, anarchists and activists have left a devastating mark on the Twin Cities that will likely take decades to erase. But that’s not good enough for…
On Sunday, City Council President Lisa Bender announced she would not seek re-election in 2021, according to an article in the Star Tribune. Bender was among the first City Council…
The vandals and looters first unleashed by the Failure to Lead of Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter following the death of George…
Politicians say we’re in a “new normal” with the continuing restrictions set in place by Gov. Tim Walz due to the pandemic. But there’s an even more concerning new normal…
The following article originally appeared at the Babylon Bee: U.S.—Antifa is celebrating its favorite holiday, Halloween, where they put on masks and go door to door brick-or-beating. Every year, they…
It’s common knowledge that Minneapolis and St. Paul rank among the most hostile cities to cars and fossil-fueled vehicles anywhere in the country. For years the number of public parking…
There are all too many horrific episodes in American history of white mobs attacking African-Americans or other ethnic minorities. But this summer, in the Twin Cities, might have been the…
Turns out one of the most popular campaign signs popping up suddenly across southeastern Minnesota has nothing to do with party politics or a candidate. Maybe that explains the popularity…
Walz says Frey was to blame, Frey says Walz was to blame. The Senate report says they were both right.
It’s no secret downtown Minneapolis was in decline due to violent crime and disorder before Covid-19 turned the business district into a ghost town. Riots and looting following George Floyd’s…
Those involved in the riots, looting and vandalism that followed the death of George Floyd in police custody had better watch their back. Federal, state and local authorities still combing…
The Councillors can walk away from all this, whether they feel any shame about it or not. But, if activists like Al Flowers, Alicia Smith, and Lisa Clemons are correct…
There’s a new application for the law stating for every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction. Permits to carry and gun sales in the state were already up considerably…
Minnesota's sentencing guidelines might need a rethink.
Research shows that more cops mean less crime. As police numbers in Minneapolis and Saint Paul fall, not only relative to the population but in absolute terms, what will less…
Minneapolis city council may have recognized its mistake in calling for abolition of the police department, but it still refuses to take responsibility for the consequences.
Members of a high level presidential commission on law enforcement and justice issues wrapping up its work have challenged Ramsey County Attorney John Choi’s claims he resigned over differences with…
The violent crime wave underway in Minneapolis includes numerous holdups and assaults involving guns and other weapons in the vicinity of the University of Minnesota campus. Over the weekend there…
'Defunding' the police is a bad idea. If more cops means less crime, what does fewer cops mean? Faced with rising violence in the Twin Cities, we need more cops,…
Minneapolitans might have won a reprieve from the city council's lunatic ideas, but they will need to remain their guard.
Increased crime, vandalism, and disorder – even just the perception of it – imposes economic costs. If people feel unsafe, they will go elsewhere and they will take their money…