UPDATE: OPINION TO BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW. I am in my office again this morning waiting for the High Court to issue opinions starting at 10:00 AM EST; we may hear…
[Photo Source: Big Lake Schools] “Signing Day” has taken on a whole new meaning at Big Lake High School in Big Lake, Minnesota. Under the leadership of Principal Bob Dockendorf,…
According to National Public Radio, “A division of the American Library Association voted unanimously Saturday to strip Laura Ingalls Wilder’s name from a major children’s literature award over concerns about how the…
At American Experiment, we aim to play a constructive role in Minnesota’s marketplace of ideas and public policy. To do that the Center communicates its message statewide in an increasing…
A culture hell-bent on separating pleasure from responsibility made #MeToo inevitable, so now should come the reflective part of the reckoning. This Sunday opinion cover commentary originally appeared in the…
Will Friday's train derailment and oil spill in Iowa affect upcoming decision on the Line 3 Pipeline?
Last week, the Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated decision in the case of South Dakota v. Wayfair. It might sound dull, but it will have a big impact in Minnesota.…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
What do you do if you’re a civic leader whose town has great jobs, but not enough people who want to live there? How about paying people to move to…
Citypages graciously agreed to post our reply to their article about our wind billboards.
In today’s super-tight labor market, employers are increasingly turning to teen-aged workers to fill the gaps in their labor force. The Wall Street Journal highlighted this trend—and the surprising successes…
[Photo Source: TCH] Twin City Hardware (TCH) is one of many Minnesota companies that has struggled to find qualified workers. But in the last few years, the Oakdale-based manufacturer of…
Many public employees object to union policies. The Supreme Court is in a position to overturn a requirement of “fair share” fees. This op-ed originally appeared in the Star Tribune…
We are standing by live right now to see if the Supreme Court rules in favor of restoring the First Amendment rights of public employees; in Janus v Afscme, the…
What did the President say at the mining and trade roundtable in Duluth yesterday? Click here to find out.
Admittedly I may not be the best person to write about this topic as my personal experience in this area is limited to two thinly-related events in my life. As…
A citizen watchdog group just handed the city of Bloomington an embarrassing loss at the Minnesota Supreme Court. The case started over the rights of residents of the Twin Cities…
“How many bald eagle deaths from a North Dakota wind farm can wildlife officials accept?” The Fargo Forum recently posed that stark question in the headline for a no-nonsense story on the…
Why do we need to spend up to $2 billion on a streetcar from Union Depot to the airport and the Mall of America when the 54 bus already runs…
In a surprise to no one, European nations have almost unanimously failed to achieve their goals for reducing carbon dioxide emissions in accordance to the Paris Climate Agreement.
While driving back to the Golden Valley area from my parents’ house in Wisconsin, I caught the tail end of a Twin Cities traffic update. The report was as expected:…
Environmental activists and green energy special interest groups are circling the wagons. They’re panicking over an administrative law judge’s thumbs-down on a huge, but locally unpopular proposed wind farm on…
I am not at all unsympathetic to hungry kids if they have incompetent and/or neglectful parents. But this is not a proper expenditure or activity for any public school. Period.…
In recent decades, wealth inequality in the United States has risen. One commonly touted solution is a wealth tax. But the story of property taxes in northern Minnesota illustrates the…