In the 82nd episode of the American Experiment Podcast, Grace and Kathryn sit down to cover the news of the day before the 4th of July holiday! First, is patriotism…
One argument against education choice programs is that expanding parental freedom to access alternative learning environments doesn’t mean much in areas with limited options. But a recent study of universal…
Minnesotans by a wide margin support the Medicaid eligibility checks featured in the GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” In a recent poll of 500 Minnesotans conducted May 28-31 by the Center…
The deeper you dig into the backstory of the convicted sex felon turned senior state bureaucrat, the weirder it gets. [Update below!] In a well-written Exclusive Report, Alpha News brings…
All of Minnesota’s businesses should be paying less sales tax. One of the few things we know with reasonable certainty about the new state budget is that data centers will…
The left’s ratcheted narrative on immigration enforcement. A ratchet wrench is an effective tool that allows for continuous movement of a nut in one direction while preventing movement in the…
The broad swath of issues shaping our politics — and our country. In 2018, the two Minnesota Congressional Districts with the highest median household incomes — the 2nd and 3rd…
Prioritizing reliability and affordability over arbitrary climate mandates. In March 2025, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright addressed CERAWeek, an annual energy conference: Wind and solar, the darlings of the…
Gov. Walz needs to drop the comedy routine and make Minnesota competitive again. In late May, while he was embarking on his national town hall tour, Gov. Tim Walz needled…
Center events, initiatives, and policy work. Greater Minnesota American Experiment is making significant strides in Greater Minnesota through six volunteer chapter boards that work to address pressing community issues. Duluth,…
UMLC adds two ‘W’s to the conservative win column. The country is experiencing a radical season of conservative wins, and it seems Minnesota got in on the action, too. This…
If school spending is up, why aren’t teacher salaries? Common sense says that the most important thing to spend education dollars on is a well-equipped, high-quality teacher for every classroom.…
More principals, fewer students. The number of principals and assistant principals in Minnesota public schools is up again, even though they served fewer students, according to state data from the…
An American Experiment policy fellow shares her expertise with the WMC. The Women’s Mining Coalition (WMC) was founded by three female geologists in 1993 to explain the importance of modern,…
Minnesota is a state divided — more and more straight down the middle. In recent years, many observers have said that our politics are becoming more polarized, with voters gravitating…
The DNR is having a rough year. Arrested development: DNR’s licensing app The list of highly promoted state government website rollouts that have crashed and burned over the years is…
Minneapolis and St. Paul are two fast-sinking ships. The urban centers of Minneapolis and St. Paul are slowly dying. In fact, by some accounts, St. Paul is already dead, and…
American Experiment interviewed Edward Siedle, public pension warrior, for our podcast yesterday. The full 32-minute video of the interview: A former lawyer for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),…
The mass shooting On June 1, a mass shooting occurred at Boom Island Park in Northeast Minneapolis. Shots were fired into a crowd during a drive-by shooting, and multiple people…
Draft 2 of the Minnesota Department of Education’s K-12 health standards has been released and includes benchmarks that require third graders to “describe internal and external reproductive body parts using…
Census Bureau data show that, between July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2024, Minnesota’s population grew by 1.4%, a rate slower than in 31 other states, as Figure 1 shows.…
Hymies Records, an iconic secondhand record shop located on Lake Street in Minneapolis, is closing after 37 years in business. The alarming part of the announcement was the recognition that…
Labor market Winona Post: MN jobs picture changes little in April KNSI: Minnesota Adds Thousands of Jobs In May KIMT 3: Minnesota adds 6,600 jobs, doubles national growth rate Detroit…
Vance Boelter, 57, stands charged in both federal and state court related to the murders of Minnesota Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark in their Brooklyn Park home, and…