“Can the Edina Schools Be Saved?” That’s the question I pose in the just-out Spring 2019 issue of Thinking Minnesota. This new article updates developments in Edina’s once-fabled public schools…
Minnesota and my homeland of Wisconsin are often portrayed as rivals with large differences, but when it comes to solar power, they're both scraping the bottom of the barrel.
On April 20th, the Star Tribune ran a story entitled "Technology, Cost Could Hamper Efforts for 100 Percent Carbon-Free Grid in Minnesota by 2050." It was good to see the…
Public employees joined Center of the American Experiment to celebrate a new awareness campaign aimed at educating their colleagues about their Constitutional right to free speech, and by extension, their…
Everyone has varying degrees of concern for the environment. But the empowerment of agencies such as the EPA and the overreach of environmental regulations have greatly exaggerated initial 1970 Earth…
Perhaps by coming together on the CCAP fraud issue, lawmakers can begin to plan for a complete overhaul of Minnesota’s generous and infamous welfare system. What other programs are being…
Earth Day is the perfect day to inform our readers that new data show the benefits of non-ferrous mining could be even bigger than our report indicated last summer, if…
Sen. Sanders took a laptop costing a few hundred dollars and produced Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In, for which he was paid $795,000.
The House DFL has rolled their already large energy omnibus bill into an even larger jobs omnibus bill, which still includes a $2,500 rebate for Minnesotans who purchase electric vehicles.…
Heartland’s Donald Kendal, and Jim Lakely are joined by Isaac Orr in episode #187 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s episode features work from the Center of the American Experiment, and…
Secretary of State Steve Simon claims to be all about protecting the integrity of Minnesota’s elections. He says so on his official website. Minnesota is committed to protecting and strengthening…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
There are many common misconceptions teachers have been hearing about what would happen if they decided against financially supporting the teachers’ union. It’s important to shed light on these misconceptions…
On Wednesday, I gave a presentation to the Society of of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) chapter for Minnesota in Duluth, and it was one of the best speaking experiences…
The tactics of today's campus 'anti-fascists' are descended from the actual fascists of yesteryear
He might be called Metro Joe but it was a small Northern Minnesota weekly that broke the expose that the big city newspapers are just catching up to. Former state…
Politicians in St. Paul are itching to spend more money. They claim it will be someone else’s money spent on you. But beware. To borrow from P. J. O’Rourke, the…
The following article is a guest column by Kristi Rosenquist, a Grassroots Citizen Activist in Minnesota: When President Trump said, “The noise [from wind turbines] causes cancer,” the reactions were immediate. Iowa…
If adding wind to the grid is so affordable, as renewable energy advocates claim, why do utility companies need to charge Iowa families an additional $240 per year for their…
To think that new intervention will cure the ill effects of previous intervention is the triumph of hope over experience. At the very least, the new intervention will have unintended…
Given Minnesota’s leadership in the metro and the governor’s mansion, if you are cheering on the idea of punishing sanctuary cities, be careful what you wish for. Minnesota’s already overburdened…
Should we persist with policies like increased minimum wages and 'Ban the box' laws because their intentions are noble, or do we junk them because their outcomes are harmful?
Those who advocate for Minnesota's "Green New Deal" are not the adults in the room. How can one credibly claim that global warming is an "existential crisis," yet refuse to…
The line at the post office this afternoon reminded me it is Tax Day. The dreaded day of the year to render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s. In…