The Cato Institute has released its 2018 ranking of Freedom in the 50 States. Minnesota ranked 37th, down six places since 2014.
In doing research for a new book inspired by Great Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree, I recently conducted a roundtable with five young adults at which we talked about a…
Ronald Reagan once said the best welfare program was a job. Turns out it may be the best college loan policy, as well.
Environmentally responsible mining will provide a $3.7 billion annual boost to Minnesota’s economy, create 8,500 jobs and generate nearly $200 million a year in tax revenue for state and local…
Pint-sized equines will be the newest passengers allowed to board Southwest Airlines beginning September 17. The major U.S. airline updated its policy to accept miniature horses trained as service animals…
On July 25, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued a ruling with the potential to transform K-12 education in the Twin Cities region for decades to come. The court decided that Cruz-Guzman…
Political ideologies that tell you that 'everything is political' are corrosive of the common ground that a society needs, where political opponents can see that the other side is not,…
It turns out maybe the City of Minneapolis isn't as gung-ho about renewable energy when the proposed project is in their own backyard. Crown Hydro LLC, a hydroelectric company, wants…
Elections have consequences, and this axiom is true in primary elections, as well the general election to be held in November. Now that the dust has settled, it's a good…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Minnesota’s workforce reality requires increased talent recruitment and retention to tackle a worker shortage expected to explode the number of unfilled technical positions from the current 60,000 to close to…
Farmers across Minnesota are now cast into regulatory uncertainty as the U.S. District Court in South Carolina ruled against the Trump administration's attempt to block the Obama-era Waters of the…
As socialism enjoys a new bout of popularity among so-called intellectuals, Milton Friedman's analysis of this phenomenon remains as timely and incisive as ever.
Our state government is not good at managing simple IT functions; our confidential data is not secure, we are paying for services that we are not receiving in a timely…
Aretha Franklin passed away on August 16, 2018 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Franklin was the unquestioned Queen of Soul, had a plethora of hits, but this cover of…
Sen. Warren's "Accountable Capitalism Act" fundamentally misunderstands business and the free market system. That is why it is such a rotten bit of legislation. Let us hope it doesn't make…
This post originally appeared on the Institute for Family Studies blog. Anne Tyler has written a wonderful new novel about every three years going back to 1964—or to be precise,…
I admire Crow Wing Power because they shoot straight on the true cost of wind power on their website. Other power providers should follow suit and put the true cost…
Minnesota teachers want protection against allegations that could threaten their entire career. And in the wake of the Janus decision, non-union teacher associations want educators to know they have options…
In terms of per capita incomes, what matters is productivity. Immigration will help boost per capita GDP to the extent that it boosts productivity. From an economic standpoint, we want…
A recent paper from the Federal Reserve shows that we can expect states with high corporate tax rates to perform poorly on entrepreneurship. Minnesota has high corporate tax rates and…
Minnesota’s unfunded public pension obligations are not a new problem. But reform is difficult when government unions turn a blind eye to shortchanged pension funds and oppose necessary steps to…
Minnesota beer retailers are taxed $0.15 per gallon and then an alcohol-specific sales tax of 9 percent.
Citypages writer Pete Kotz recently wrote an article claiming renewable energy is a free market success story, and that jobs in the renewable energy industry are "blowing up" despite "sabotage"…