As school districts across Minnesota continue to grapple with the logistic and financial challenges of the state government’s many (80+) unfunded mandates, a new hurdle has arisen for districts: navigating…
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2026 issue of Thinking Minnesota magazine. Progressives’ fixation with inequality could undermine the U.S. economy In 1995, American Experiment published a groundbreaking report…
In mid-January, U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, who had been leading the legal fight against fraud in Minnesota, resigned along with a number of his colleagues. This was a hard blow…
From the Star Tribune, Another wave of departures in Minnesota’s US Attorney’s Office. The Star Tribune reports, Another eight lawyers have left or announced their intentions to leave the Minnesota…
In a world where education increasingly determines economic opportunity and social mobility, understanding how well education systems perform and whom they serve is important. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and…
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2026 issue of Thinking Minnesota magazine. American Experiment’s annual award highlights the state’s wasteful spending of taxpayers’ money The first Golden Turkey in 2020 “honored”…
Last week, I looked through the available poll data to try to find common ground among Minnesotans on the issue of immigration. Broadly speaking, what I found was disquiet with…
From KCBD-11 TV Lubbock, TX, Texas approves ‘largest permitted data center campus’ in the U.S.: Pacifico Energy received its air permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for 7.65…
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2026 issue of Thinking Minnesota magazine. Assessing the 2025 elections On Nov. 4, 2025, voters in Minneapolis made international news as they held…
The big news in habeas corpus yesterday occurred down in San Antonio, Texas. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery (Clinton appointee) issued a ruling in a much-followed case. From The Hill…
On January 12, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, along with the Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over Operation Metro Surge —…
Another twenty (20) habeas corpus cases have been filed in the federal district court for Minnesota today (Saturday, January 31). That brings to 581 the total number of habeas cases…
Labor market Albert Lea Tribune: Minnesota jobs stable over the month and grew over the year KRFO: Understanding Minnesota’s December Job Losses And Gains Austin Daily Herald: Latest DEED report…
Student performance data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the nation’s most widely recognized benchmark of academic achievement, measuring reading and math in 4th and 8th grade…
Eden Prairie High School English teacher Linda Wallenberg has been named a finalist for National Teacher of the Year. Wallenberg is in her 50th year of teaching. Wallenberg is no stranger…
Local media discover the phenomenon that your correspondent has been reporting on for weeks. Of course, in their telling of it, habeas corpus is a fabulous thing. So far this…
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator for the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), was in town earlier this month to pay homage at the most-holy shrine to Minnesota fraud,…
Yesterday, looking to define some common ground on immigration, I noted that: What does this mean in practical terms for our state? 3) Opposition to ICE is often the motte,…
Over the last few weeks, the issue of immigration and the enforcement of immigration laws has roiled Minnesota. Can we chart a path forward for our state? 1) Immigration policy…
We are now over 500 habeas corpus cases filed in federal district court in Minnesota so far in just January. These petitions all seek the release of one or more…
This morning, Tom Homan, the U.S. Border Czar, held a press conference to highlight the outcomes of his discussions with state and local leaders relevant to the immigration enforcement effort…
Center of the American Experiment announced today the launch of rationally BASED, a podcast discussing cutting-edge legal topics featuring Ilan Wurman, the Julius E. Davis Professor of Law at the…
It’s been two years since the Golden Valley offices of Center of the American Experiment were firebombed by arsonists, resulting in significant fire damage to the building. The fire was…
A recent paper released by the Reason Foundation noted that Minnesota ranks fifth in the nation for inflation-adjusted teacher salary growth from 2002-2022. The average Minnesota teacher salary in 2002…