The start of the 2020 school year is just around the corner. There is a compelling case for reopening schools—not only to prevent academic disparities from widening, but also to…
Isaac Orr joins Mark Allen on Thief River Falls Radio to talk about how California's car mandates are all pain and no gain.
Minnesota currently has 1,019 ICU beds out of 1,222 in use with a capacity of 2,182 at 72 hours notice. The emergency phase of the Covid-19 pandemic in Minnesota, for…
A misconception about union membership is that an educator's compensation or health insurance will be in jeopardy if he or she isn't a union member. But salary and benefits are…
By increasing barriers to entry into certain professions, occupational licensing tends to push out mostly low-income individuals out of lucrative professions into less lucrative professional and also makes it easier…
It’s hard to blame businesses considering rebuilding after the riots in Minneapolis for wanting to take additional security measures to protect themselves. They have little choice with the lack of…
California’s energy grid is a mess, and the liberal politicians who have been in charge of the Golden State are to blame. Unsurprisingly, those same politicians are trying to blame…
“Buckle it up for a few more weeks,” Gov. Walz said, nearly 22 weeks ago. But somewhere along the line we went from 'Two weeks to flatten the curve' to…
Abby Rombalski (University of Minnesota) and Anita Chikkatur (Carleton College) opined in MinnPost that white parents should "keep your children enrolled in their current or local public school" to show…
The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely are joined by Isaac Orr in episode 257 of the In The Tank Podcast. The Democratic National Convention just wrapped…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Economically, speaking there are a few possibilities that will come out requiring gig companies like Uber to classifying drivers as employees. Either a lot of drivers will go out of…
Last weekend, the Minneapolis Star Tribune wrote an article about Xcel Energy’s plans to increase the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road by giving rebates of up to…
Both ICU and non-ICU hospitalizations for Covid-19 have been flat since the start of August.
The teachers' union is not the only source for liability insurance. Non-union professional associations designed just for teachers offer twice the coverage the union provides its members for a fraction…
A lot of the decrease in unemployment has followed the loosening of shutdown orders. But most indoor service businesses like restaurants and bars are operating with restrictions like limited capacity.…
The following article originally appeared in the Duluth News Tribune. This week, the Center of the American Experiment crisscrossed the state of Minnesota to help educate residents about the Walz…
America’s children have been through the wringer during the Coronavirus pandemic. From being tossed out of school and adjusting to distance learning, to having all of their summer plans canceled,…
Who, in today's DFL, will follow in Humphrey's footsteps and restore decency to the party?
In an effort to push for policies that will redistribute wealth from the wealthy, politicians keep saying that the middle class is shrinking. According to these politicians, the middle class…
Today, the Walz administration plans to file an appeal that will again delay the replacement of the aging Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline. This project would provide thousands of good…
In 2015, Target's location zipcodes averaged a median income of $78,964 and Walmart Supercenters $63,488. The differing performances of the two chains illustrates the differing economic experiences of better-off and less-well-off…
The way that Coronavirus has been handled, has perpetuated isolation as well as feelings of fear and uncertainty among people. This, in addition to job losses, has been damaging to…
Under Minnesota law, public school districts are required to provide transportation within the district for students attending nonpublic schools. But recent guidance from the Minnesota Department of Education on a…