Yesterday, Minnesota took another step toward unearthing prosperity when Twin Metals Minnesota formally submitted its mine plan to state and federal agencies for review. According to the Twin Metals press…
I recently had the great opportunity to travel to Minnesota’s Red Lake Indian Reservation and discuss American Experiment’s “Great Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree” project before the Red Lake Tribal…
The hysterics over the end of net neutrality from the likes of Sen. Klobuchar and Sen. Sanders two years ago were either cynical or ignorant. Either way, the US needs…
California's law, limiting employers' use of classifying workers as contractors rather than employees is hurting the same people it intended to protect. The law, termed AB-5, meant to provide gig …
Workplaces across the country should be celebrating recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rulings that have been delivered just in time for the holidays, according to the Center for Union…
About a month ago I posted an article asking our readers to submit comments to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) opposing the Walz administration’s attempt to foist California’s car…
Another day, another scandal at Minnesota's DHS.
Today marks 30 years since The Simpsons debuted in 1989. In honor of the longest-running American primetime scripted series, I wanted to share a clip from one of my favorite…
Diners may find more offerings on the menu at an increasing number of Twin Cities restaurants these days but not necessarily the usual gourmet fare. In addition to entrees, drinks…
Renewable energy rent seekers like to make it seem like history is on their side, and that there is simply an inevitable and glorious march toward wind, solar, and battery…
It is very easy to signal virtue by sounding off online about how everyone should just suck it up when their lives are impacted by your policy preferences being imposed…
Rebecca Friedrichs, a 28-year veteran teacher and the name behind the game-changing legal case (Friedrichs v. CTA) that paved the way for government employee freedom, recently met with the Trump…
Some occupational licenses can be justified in terms of improved outcomes, but many others cannot. The trick is to tell which is which and design an appropriate regime where licenses…
Earlier this year, I wrote about how the Nobles Wind project, which is the third-largest wind facility in Minnesota, is already losing steam. The most recent data from the Energy…
From the Babylon Bee: U.S.—A new study found that most people would rather be annihilated by a giant tidal wave caused by climate change than continue to be lectured by…
Virginia Walden Ford, an education reform pioneer whose efforts helped bring school choice to our nation’s capital, recently released her new memoir, “School Choice: A Legacy to Keep.” The lessons…
Hello! In this episode, Isaac let’s Donny, Justin, and Jim take the reigns. The gang talks about Heartland’s trip to Madrid for COP25 and how climate alarmism seems to paint…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Four Oregon public school employees filed suit against their union, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), for refusing to honor their union resignation requests and not stopping dues deductions. This…
Mitchell, South Dakota is famous for the corn palace, but it appears the community is also known among wind companies as a place to dispose of wind turbine blades that…
Finland doesn't raise more tax revenue than the US by taxing the rich, it does it by taxing everybody as though they're rich. Even in Finland, there is no such thing…
For years backward-looking bureaucrats and local officials have sought to revive the failed passenger rail line between the Twin Cities and Duluth. But a legislative hearing in Duluth this week…
In April of this year, Gov. Tim Walz’s administration suggested the economics of nuclear power likely make it too expensive to be part of his plan to produce 100 percent…
When news broke on Monday that the Chicago Public Schools district was recommending the closure of two allegedly “poor” performing charter schools, the Chicago Teachers’ Union wasted no time condemning…