Schools exist to disseminate knowledge and information, right? Apparently the Duluth School Board didn’t get the lesson plan. This week the board of Minnesota’s 22nd largest district by enrollment reached…
Turns out there is a fancy French word, “l’esprit d’escalier” to describe an artful, witty comeback. It literally means “staircase wit” as in one only realizes their missed opportunity for…
Many Minnesota employers are struggling to find workers. One place most aren’t likely to look is among ex-felons, who make up about 8 percent of the state’s adults, according to…
Two Democratic Senators, Charles Wiger and John Marty, have introduced S.F.34, a bill that would enlist Minnesota in the national effort to do away with the Electoral College and decide…
Claims by environmental groups that electric cars would soon be flying off the shelves seem to have missed a key player in making that claim come true: automakers. Rather than…
Taxes are incentives. If we tax something, we get less of it. Indeed, this is what so-called 'sin taxes' are based on. High rates of taxation on income from investment -…
After filing an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a St. Cloud University faculty member, Kathy Uradnik, the Center filed an amicus brief in support of…
It’s worth remembering, if you’re looking for a husband or partner. This commentary appeared at NationalReview.com on January 17, 2019. The U.S economy is aching for many more highly skilled,…
Minnesota has taxes above the national average and Research & Development spending below. New research suggests that the two might be linked.
Despite all the doom and gloom among environmental activists, there is astoundingly little evidence to support their claims that the world is getting worse and worse all the time. The…
A couple dozen St. Paul teachers participated in a “walk-in” before school Tuesday morning to support the Los Angeles teachers’ strike that has made national headlines. [Photo Credit: AP/Damian Dovarganes]
If you want to help low paid workers its simple; you just vote in politicians who promise to make it more expensive to buy their labor and employers will just…
Solar advocates often emphasize the fact that the cost of solar panels has fallen about 80 percent in the last ten years, and use this cost decline to project even…
Improved productivity is the main source of per capita income growth. The two main drivers of that are education and Research & Development. Our state performs below average in both.…
Apparently, the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth has an online “ecofeminism” course in which students can learn about topics like “the oppression of nature.” The course costs nearly $1,300 for three course…
BRAINERD, MN—A clerk for the Brainerd Police Department who filed a federal lawsuit against IBEW Local 31 has become the first public employee in the nation to successfully challenge her…
Minnesota's education rankings are generally a source of pride for the state. A new report suggests that we ought to think again.
The Wall has become the epicenter of the federal government shut down but judging from the GoFundMe page dedicated to raising money for it, it doesn't seem to be much…
61 percent of the declines in CO2 emissions have been achieved by switching from burning coal (which emits about twice as much CO2 as burning natural gas) for far less…
About 40 percent of adults said that if faced with a $400 unexpected expense, they not be able to pay it with cash or would do so by selling something…
Curious to learn more about the so-called "Green New Deal?" My friend Justin was on Tucker Carlson Tonight on January 8th to talk about it.
Hello all! I’m excited to announce that I have been asked to be a co-host of the In the Tank Podcast, which examines the work of Think Tanks throughout the…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
If you take a walk down to the Szabadság tér which runs around the parliament building in Budapest you'll see a statue of Ronald Reagan, who gave his farewell address…