According to Cato, a libertarian think tank based in Washington, D.C., Minnesota ranked 38th among the 50 states for its level of personal and economic freedom for 2019. This should…
The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission is a sleepy little agency with a very important job — they determine the presumptive sentences for felony offenses committed in Minnesota. From their website:…
As you’ve filled your tank recently, you might have seen one of those stickers of President Biden pointing to the price, saying “I did that”. Time was when this joke…
Yesterday, American Experiment discussed how Rep. Hornstein wishes to increase the tax on gasoline as a way of disincentivizing people from driving. He also advocated for other controversial policies, like…
There are numerous reasons why the Build Back Better plan should not be passed. When it comes to childcare, the plan will raise costs, discourage work and marriage, and most…
Good luck if you experience a heart attack, house fire or get robbed at gunpoint in St. Paul soon. Unless something changes before the end of this month, it’s one…
Back in July, President Biden said that “no serious economist” was worried about “unchecked inflation.” In October, with inflation still stubbornly high and rising, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki…
Gasoline prices in Minnesota are the highest they’ve been since the Obama administration. Despite these rising prices, State Representative Frank Hornstein (D) wants to increase the gas tax to discourage…
Since Minnesota seems to adopt only the worst ideas from California, it pays to monitor events on the left coast. After the infamous sacking of the local Louis Vuitton store,…
Last Friday, when many of us were recovering from eating too much on Thanksgiving or doing our holiday shopping, the Biden administration released a new report from the Department of…
Back in July, I had a column in the Duluth News Tribune about how federal government tariffs on Canadian lumber would serve to make housing less affordable. I noted that…
Minneapolis candidates swept into office with ranked-choice voting are swept out again. The off-year election of 2021 may have been tough on incumbents, but advocates for Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) were…
The flood of students and families abandoning the Minneapolis and St. Paul public school systems began well before the pandemic. But since COVID, the trend has only intensified, according to…
One of the most important things to remember in economics is that prices aren’t problems; they are signals, telling you what is going on with the demand and supply of…
A new nuclear power plant will be built to replace a Wyoming coal plant slated to retire in 2025. The new nuclear power plant will be constructed by TerraPower, a…
The owners of Daley Farm never had a fighting chance of getting a fair hearing before the Winona County Board of Adjustment nearly three years ago. It turns out three…
Did you know? The so-called ‘COVID Relief Bill’ could block Minnesota’s next governor and legislature from cutting taxes: Senate amendments to the American Rescue Plan Act prohibit the use of any of the $350…
The Biden administration continues to show an alarming lack of competency when it comes to basic energy concepts. A case in point occurred last week when the Biden administration announced…
Chevy’s electric vehicle, the Bolt, has been plagued by battery problems. These problems have caused the company to recall every Bolt made to date. These problems have led Chevy to…
It seems that Minnesota only imports the worst ideas from California. On Black Friday, a group of 20-30 people stole merchandise from a Best Buy store in south suburban Burnsville,…
St. Paul faces a violent crime wave that promises to get worse before it gets better any time soon. At the same time, Capitol City residents remain dangerously vulnerable due…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Minnesota’s economic forecast coming after higher-than-predicted tax collections The Neighbor: New Minnesota budget expands low-cost child care Fox 9: Gov. Walz announces…
Nobody has ever actually seen “the social contract” let alone signed it, which probably explains why there is so much disagreement about what is actually in it. In her new…
Last week, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) issued its 2021–2022 Winter Reliability Assessment. The findings were sobering. According to Power Magazine: [The report] warned that much of the…