We cannot tell you with any certainty what the refugee resettlement program costs but what we can tell you is that the benefit side of that cost-benefit analysis is in…
The law of the unintended but absolutely predictable consequences of government action has struck again on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. Washington County authorities have charged two Illinois men with smuggling cigarettes…
You likely have read reports in newspapers – or even better, seen video on television or the internet – of students at Middlebury College rioting recently because they didn’t want…
On Monday House Republicans revealed draft language to repeal and replace Obamacare. The proposal met an immediate backlash from conservatives. Sen. Rand Paul called it “Obamacare Lite.” FreedomWorks, Heritage Action, the Club for…
Did you know it is International Women’s Day? I confess, I did not get the memo. I apologize to women everywhere. I should have worn RED and taken the day…
The aftermath of Hillary Clinton’s crushing loss just got more personal for Sen. Tim Kaine, Clinton’s former running mate. It turns out Linwood Kaine, one of the Virginia senator’s sons,…
Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith wants 50 percent of Minnesota’s energy to come from renewable sources by 2030. The current renewable energy standards enacted under Governor Pawlenty is “25 percent by…
The two top politically connected Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority execs with deep ties to the Dayton Administration cleaned out their desks a couple weeks ago. But there’s still plenty more…
Jay Stooksberry, who used to work in college admissions and financial aid, has written a very provocative piece that deserves attention: “Selling Higher Education is Sleazier Than Selling a Used…
The question of whether voter fraud exists remains a controversial issue that surfaces every election cycle with little resolution. Common sense suggests that some of the 500,000 Minnesotans who take…
The loss of healthy enrollment leads to such an expensive risk pool that no one can afford to buy coverage, thus killing the market.
Relying on fads, pseudoscientific planning and an enormous budget, the council has actually increased the cost of housing and created even greater traffic congestion.
We have been telling you about a new rule the Feds promulgated the day before President Trump took office. The rule could officially expand the boundaries of the Met Council…
CAE reaches out with sponsorships and appearances at the Minnesota State Fair.
A CAE panel debates the ultimate effects of raising the minimum wage
Town meetings extend CAE’s reach throughout Minnesota
A closer look at U.S. refugee resettlement policies and the impact on Minnesota
CAE Founder will chair new effort to emphasize educational opportunities outside the traditional four-year degree
Goldberg extols the virtues of liberal democratic capitalism
A conservative vision of Minnesota’s future
A test score ‘meritocracy’ is battling the Left Behinds
How Did Such Smart People Get it So Wrong?
Author David Lebedoff long ago predicted our current political dissonance. Dare I say ‘deplorables?’
Former union chief George Parker now advocates education “by any means necessary”