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Did you know that people with solar panels on their roofs are picking your pocket in more ways than one? Federal subsidies for solar have been increasing your tax liability…
Happy New Year! As we ring in 2020, here are the final illegal shenanigans union bosses committed in 2019, courtesy of the Office of Labor-Management Standards. Let's hope their New…
It’s become a holiday tradition of sorts for the Star Tribune to highlight its most widely read and, arguably most influential, opinion pieces published in the paper each year. From…
I’ve been thinking about the controversy, in some quarters anyway, over how Andrew Yang, who’s Asian-American, was the only person of color in the Democrats’ presidential debate earlier this month…
In material terms, the 2010s were probably the best decade ever, 2019 was probably the best year ever, and we are the luckiest generation ever to have lived. Let us…
With 2020 upon us, I’d like to reflect back on 2019 because it was a banner year for energy and environmental issues here at Center of the American Experiment. Here…
Minnesota is working to get ahead of the workforce shortage by offering scholarships to high school students pursuing high-demand technical careers. The Center's most recent video series highlights the stories…
With a population set to grow more slowly than the national average, are Minnesota's state government policies going to help attract and keep people here?
The way the teacher pay debate has been framed misses the mark.
This article was written by me and originally appeared in the Monticello Times: Winter has come, and that means college students will be looking for ways to keep warm without breaking…
The Time to Go Nuclear Facebook Page is definitely worth a follow. They published this meme and boy is it spot on. Unicorns are just as realistic as the battery…
The most vocal opponents of the school choice movement argue that charter schools and open enrollment laws are robbing traditional public schools of students. But according to Robert Wedl, former…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The new soup du jour of liberal talking points appears to be that the current economy isn't very good at all because many of the jobs that are currently being…
People don't always respond to taxes the way policymakers want them to.
Minnesota has more power plants than Texas, according to federal Energy Information Administration (EIA) data. This is despite the fact that Minnesota has 23 million fewer people than the Lone…
An article published in the American Federation of Teachers' newsletter encourages k-12 English teachers to promote a political agenda around climate change.
Christmas is a time where friends and families come together to appreciate each other during the holidays. However, Christmas can also be a stressful period of time, especially for parents,…
The National Education Association’s EdJustice campaign is encouraging teachers to “ring in justice this holiday season” by “incorporat[ing] your commitment to social justice at your celebrations this year.”
Enrichment rooted in capitalism has made life better in so many ways, including ones that touch very close to home. It's worth considering if you favor systemic change.
It appears receiving approximately half a billion dollars in taxpayer dollars wasn’t enough to put the Vikings over the Green Bay Packers at Unethically Subsidized (U.S.) Bank Stadium in downtown…
A Star Tribune cover story, “Walz nets nearly $5M to help the homeless,” brought some encouraging news last Friday. Gov. Tim Walz spearheaded a new push to raise funds for…
Minnesota's policymakers should cut taxes on e-cigarettes if they want to discourage smoking.