Inside the obsession with 'White Privilege' that is roiling Edina's public schools.
Today, Tattersall Distillery, one of the jewels in the crown of Minnesota’s craft distilling industry, announced: “We are BEYOND excited to announce our plans to open a destination distillery and…
Wind and solar special interest groups are going to party like the Artist Formerly Known as Prince if Senate File 1999 is passed. If enacted, this bill would shell out…
When I write about Minnesota’s high tax burden, I often get one of two responses. One is to say that the measure I’m using is wrong and that our taxes…
Lawmakers should keep in mind that Minnesota's childcare woes predate COVID-19 and are chiefly a result of overregulation.
Despite being slated as “the COVID-19 relief bill,” President Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan focuses little on public safety measures and more on liberal wish list items, according to…
Politicians in St. Paul don’t seem satisfied to impose California’s mandates requiring the sale of electric vehicles in Minnesota. Unfortunately, they also want to make driving more expensive for the…
The Irish government knew that one way to get people to consume fewer plastic bags was to tax them.
Not only are e-cigarettes significantly less harmful than traditional combustible cigarettes, they are also more successful at helping individuals quit smoking.
An extravagant state rest stop received the second Golden Turkey award for wasteful spending.
Yesterday, my colleague Bill Walsh asked: “Are state tax cuts possible with new federal stimulus bill?” Senate amendments to the American Rescue Plan Act prohibit the use of any of the $350 billion in…
The article below was written by Isaac Orr, and it was originally published in the Duluth News Tribune. In late 2018, Metro Transit in the Twin Cities boldly proclaimed it…
While Target's decision to reduce space is potentially rooted solely in less need for office space, it nevertheless makes downtown less appealing to other businesses– both in and outside the…
Gov. Tim Walz will release a revised budget this week, reacting to the updated state budget forecast that changed its outlook from a $1.3 billion deficit to a $1.6 billion…
Researchers at the Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE) found that reading skills among young students are lagging what would be expected in a typical school year. Their study analyzed…
Minnesota politicians have long touted the state’s commitment to transparency in government. Yet from the very beginning the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, the state version of the federal Freedom…
Center of the American Experiment continues to lead the charge against the Walz administration’s attempt to impose California car mandates on Minnesota drivers. Our organization submitted 46 pages of comments…
On Wednesday, a Minnesota House division approved a bill that would raise taxes on cigarettes, cigars, and tobacco products. Indeed, if it becomes law, this bill would increase the tax…
The Biden Administration has just announced $51/ton “Social Cost of Carbon.” On this week’s Power Hour, Alex Epstein interviews David Kreutzer, Senior Economist at the Institute for Energy Research, about…
While Minnesota has gained almost all jobs lost in December, long term job losses are still high. Additionally, our unemployment rate is down yet again due to people leaving the…
As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we must not only reflect on how far women have come but work to ensure that progress isn’t reversed. Unfortunately, legislators in the U.S.…
Despite no proven correlation between spending and student achievement, Big Education relentlessly demands—and gets—more and more money.
The United States contains some of the largest untapped reserves of essential metals in the world, but we aren’t producing them domestically. The video below from Kite and Key Media…
On Wednesday, the United States Congress approved ‘The American Rescue Plan.’ The bill is, purportedly, intended to help people suffering from the economic effects of Covid-19 and federal and state…