At the end of May, my friend Todd Myers, of the Washington Policy Center, wrote an excellent piece for The Wall Street Journal detailing how Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s response to…
The U.S. economy has taken a pounding from Covid-19. But so have other economies. To judge how well or badly we have fared, it is reasonable to ask 'relative to…
Last month, I participated in an event with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy to discuss energy issues in a post COVID world. You can read more about the event…
The mob mentality that Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter allowed to terrorize the Twin Cities for several days following the death of…
Schools around the world are already back to school, even in European nations that had higher fatality rates from COVID-19 than the U.S.
The only demographic group to support the measure was 'Self-described liberal'
Most of the conservatives I know strongly believe in limited a government that is primarily focused on enforcing contracts and maintaining law and order. As a result, many conservatives care…
The numbers show that the pandemic just isn't 'exploding' here in the way the models driving Gov. Walz' decisions forecast. And where he actually could do some good, in our…
The Minnesota Department of Education is weighing three different scenarios for what back to school could look like for students this fall.
In his latest executive order, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz continued what amounts to an effective ban on full participation in most youth sports this summer. Parsing what’s permitted and not…
The state's own data shows that there is no case for Gov. Walz continuing to rule by decree.
Last week we discussed why the Minnesota “Conservative” Energy Forum’s (MNCEF) claim that wind and solar are “cleaner and cheaper” than traditional energy resources like coal, natural gas, and nuclear…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
A new book on recent political upheavals makes some brave and astute observations, but comes up short on solutions.
According to Covid-19 data for Minnesota, COVID-19 seems to be plateauing. According to NPR State health officials say 13 more Minnesotans have died from COVID-19, putting the total to 1,249…
It is clear that the state authorities could have protected the Columbus statue if they had chosen to. Instead, they chose not to. Afterwards, Commissioner Harrington flatly lied to the…
Yesterday, I wrote about how the Minnesota “Conservative” Energy Forum received nearly 86 percent its funding from the liberal Energy Foundation in 2017, the most recent year for which data…
A lot of damage has been done in the name of stopping the spread of COVID-19. Businesses have been forced to close with no hopes of reopening, and many others have…
The “Conservative” Energy Network is a group of organizations that receive vast amounts of money from liberal groups while masquerading as conservative voices on energy policy. These groups deceptively co-opt…
Gov. Walz tells us that he needs to keep his emergency powers to protect us from Covid-19. How, then, is he managing to produce outcomes so much worse than in…
From time to time I write about a group called the Minnesota “Conservative” Energy Forum (MNCEF), which attempts to portray themselves as a voice for conservative ideals in energy policy.…
As school districts sever ties with their local police department, they are also rethinking their employment of school resource officers (SROs). These officers are usually contracted with the local police…
A lot of states have opened and they have not made it worse for themselves. Even some of the surge that was seen two weeks after reopening in some states…
Electric vehicles (EVs) have become a major focal point for liberal environmentalist groups and politicians who want to turn Minnesota into a Cold California by mandating California car regulations in…