The determination of northern Minnesota authorities to hold Line 3 pipeline protesters accountable for their alleged criminal actions could “stress [the] rural Minnesota legal system,” says a recent MPR news…
Minnesota’s entrepreneurs are getting creative in the face of the state’s ‘labor shortage.’ WCCO reports: The workforce shortage continues to be one of the biggest challenges facing the hospitality industry.…
The following article was written by Michael McKenna for the Washington Times: As we careen downhill towards the finish line of reconciliation/debt ceiling/fiscal 2022 appropriations, things happen that make you…
The following article was written by Mike Palicz from Americans for Tax Reform. Democrats on the House Ways and Means committee voted last week to advance their section of the…
A provision known as the Clean Electricity Performance Program will provide $150 billion in new subsidies which will largely go to wind and solar energy. Those subsidies, along with planned…
Labor market Pine Journal: Twin Ports area leads Minnesota with highest annual job growth rate Marshall Radio: MN Adds Jobs In August, Unemployment Drops Hometown Focus: Job growth continues in…
“Did you know that nearly 50 percent of U.S. adults are single?” In recognition of Singles and Unmarried People Week, the U.S Census Bureau released data showing marriage trends in…
More and more people are taking notice of the work Center of the American Experiment is doing on energy issues. Earlier this week, two nuclear power advocates cited our work…
‘The war on cops’ is only one part of a much broader war on the safety of Minnesotans, which is being waged by people who are driven by an ideological…
The Biden administration just threw the doors wide open for vaccinated foreigners flying into the U.S. as of November. But no such luck in resuming business as usual along the…
After years of rent control and billions poured into affordable housing, California lawmakers are finally realizing that the only way to make housing affordable is to build more homes. On…
An interesting infographic from The Visual Capitalist shows steel production by nation over time, which was made using data from the World Steel Association. According to The Visual Capitalist, global…
The Fight for 15 Wages were up last month, but owing to inflation, they’ll buy less. In real terms, people are worse off. Last week, Noah Smith wrote for Bloomberg:…
It’s no longer just a trend, but a reality. The gender gap on college campuses continues to widen, nationally and in Minnesota. This threatens the viability of the higher education…
It is becoming increasingly obvious that the politicians making broad and important decisions about energy policy around the world have very little understanding of how their ideal energy systems will…
It is generally agreed, even by the greenest among us, that efforts to fight ‘climate change’ by ending the use of fossil fuels in the West will be a fair…
The Minnesota Board of Pardons has always required the unanimous agreement of the governor, attorney general, and chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court to consider a convicted criminal’s application…
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted everyone’s lives. However, children were especially affected. Children were blocked from school, sports, friends, and the evidence continues to show the negative effects of their isolation.…
For decades, European countries have thumbed their noses at the United States for not doing enough to embrace unreliable energy sources like wind and solar power. This scorn was especially…
One of the questions of economics teaches you to ask is ‘compared to what?’ Someone might tell you that a job paying $10 an hour is bad, but any reasonable…
Shortage of housing is one of the biggest issues facing most metros. But according to the Star Tribune, the Twin Cities have it worse than all regions in the nation.…
A poll carried out for the Star Tribune, MPR News, KARE 11, FRONTLINE and the PBS series sheds some fascinating light on the ongoing debate on policing in Minneapolis. Some…
California’s electricity woes continue, as 75 percent of the capacity at the Moss Landing battery storage facility, a 400 megawatt (MW) lithium-ion battery that is supposed to help deliver electricity…
Space is the final frontier and the epitome of the future. It is telling, then, that wind and solar power are not the energy source of choice for space exploration.…