The more things change, the more they stay the same. That should be the tagline for MNIT, the state agency responsible for development and implementation of the disastrous vehicle and…
A recent paper by two Harvard economists argued that the economic benefits of mining would be outweighed by its negative impact on the recreational industry and on in-migration. But yet another of…
Tourism jobs are important, but it also important to understand and acknowledge the economic limitations of these jobs. They generally have lower wages and are more seasonal. Mining Minnesota's copper,…
Over the past week a number of residents in Republican-represented districts received mailers from the DFL accusing Republicans of voting “to give legislators a 45 percent pay raise," according to the Star Tribune. This is…
In a bad year for Minnesota sports, the Saint Paul Saints have made the American Association Championship for the first time since 2011.
Harvard economist omitted key jobs numbers in his analysis.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
As John Phelan noted last night, he and I spent yesterday in Washington, D.C., where I testified before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress on the impact of the Tax…
The New York Times recently published an anonymous op-ed, supposedly by a senior Trump Administration official. The Onion also had two people close to the President write to them under the condition…
Not so fast! That’s the essence of the Star Tribune’s editorial aimed at the new slate of Minneapolis Park Board commissioners who ran on reform but now want to more…
As government in America has grown bigger and assumed power over more and more of our lives, people on both sides of the political divide either look to it to…
This afternoon, Center President John Hinderaker testified in front of the Joint Economic Committee of Congress in Washington D.C. on the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on…
The mining industry won a major victory in Minnesota Thursday, when the federal government lifted a controversial stay on minerals exploration in the area just outside the Boundary Waters Canoe…
We're rapidly reaching a dangerous tipping point where the cost of renewable energy subsidies and state-level renewable energy mandates will explode. High electricity prices hurt low-income families, seniors, and they…
As we approach the November elections there has been a lot of discussion about a “blue wave” coming to Congress. What proponents of this theory often reference is the idea of the…
As student debt becomes a more onerous problem in the American economy, we have to look at why fees have risen so much. This leads us back to the disproportionate…
Did you know that Minnesota has one of the largest deposits of manganese in North America? In total, there are between two and ten billion pounds of manganese located near Emily, Minnesota.
Labor Day was a perfect day for the Star Tribune to run pieces about two of the best programs in the Twin Cities aimed at helping low-income men and women…
Cutting tax rates does not necessarily mean that tax revenues will fall. Indeed, they might move in opposite directions. Another piece of evidence for this comes from Britain.
Labor Day is celebrated by not laboring. And it is because of the vast increases in productivity in the last 250 years that we are able to do so. So…
With the NFL season set to kick off this week, I thought it would be a fun time to call my shot on who is going to wind the Superbowl…
American Experiment’s campaign to focus attention on environmentally responsible mining of Minnesota’s world-class mineral resources has picked up momentum from a surprising source–the Star Tribune Editorial Board. Dueling studies released within days…
A new report commissioned by a group of scientists appointed by the UN Secretary-General claims capitalism, as we know it, is over. The team from the BIOS Research Unit in…
Education Minnesota President Denise Specht used her column in the union’s August 2018 Minnesota Educator edition to criticize electronic billboards the Center put up in celebration of employee freedom and…