The argument that deficit spending is needed to maintain full employment is an old one. Here, in a column from this day in 1963, Newsweek's Henry Hazlitt sets the record…
One of leftist protesters’ go-to tactics involves shutting down freeways and blocking transit lines. The most notorious incident occurred in July 2016 when protesters took over I-94 following the death…
Bonnie Blodgett recently penned a pessimistic piece in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, but cheer up, Bonnie! Things are getting better!
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
By driving out wealthy citizens, it results in a loss of net revenue for the state's coffers.
As Boomers retire, the number of unfilled jobs in Minnesota is expected to explode from 60,000 to as much as 280,000 in just five years.
Dan Moore used to be a wind farm developer near Blue Earth Minnesota. Now he regrets his involvement in wind energy.
Minnesota's tax climate is bad for business. Happily, two bills, from either side of the aisle, look to help that.
Today is national Tax Freedom Day. Until now, on average, every time an American worker has got out of bed and gone to work, every clock they've punched, they've done…
The rank politicization of the top echelons of the FBI has tainted the standards and credibility of the nation’s top law enforcement agency. Former FBI Director James Comey felt empowered…
Warren Buffett is grateful that a chunk of your tax payment will go into his pocket as part of the wind Production Tax Credit (PTC). Here’s how it works...
When Gov. Dayton announced his tax bill in March, his office reported that "The Governor’s 2018 tax bill prioritizes low-income and middle-class families across Minnesota, just as he has for…
As Minnesota grapples with an increasingly urgent workforce skills gap, stories like Minnesota banker Dennis Frandsen’s offer inspiration. Frandsen—whose business holdings include banks and manufacturing companies that employ 1,000 people…
Unfortunately, Minnesota has already picked winners and losers in the energy sector. The winners are monopoly utility companies who make a profit on every dollar they spend on infrastructure, and those…
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency just got smacked down–again. The rogue agency’s audacious attempt to micro-manage 1,300 northern lakes and streams was turned back on appeal. The Duluth News Tribune…
Do young Minnesotans need a four-year college degree to find success in life? Many high school students say that’s the message they’re getting. But a first-ever Thinking Minnesota Poll makes…
“Incentives do make a difference,” according to Gov. Mark Dayton recently. So why does he want to incentivize Minnesotans to leave the state?
Skilled trades are, for the most part, a predominantly male bastion. But community and technical colleges in Minneapolis and St. Paul are ramping up their efforts to get more women…
I’ve always found Brian Wesbury of First Trust to be insightful and a particularly good communicator of sometimes difficult to understand economic issues. Here’s his new Thoughts on Trade. You…
A trade war will leave losers all across the United States, including here in Minnesota.
Snowy days in April only underscore the futility of relying on solar energy to power the electric grid. These photos taken earlier this winter of snow-covered solar panels just outside…
Economists are often having the same debates today as they were at some time in the past. Here, in Newsweek from this day in 1963, the great economic writer Henry…
There may be an amendment to the state constitution coming down the road on the ballot this November aimed at improving the state’s highway infrastructure. If passed by the legislature,…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.