Election integrity continues to be a hot issue heading into the highly anticipated election this fall, particularly when it comes to absentee voting. As a result, the Twin Cities suburb…
There has been a steady increase in lawlessness felt in the Twin Cities since 2020, when the defund the police movement promoted weeks of rioting and the burning of the…
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has released figures for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by state for the first quarter of 2021: Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased in 46…
While cookouts, fireworks, and time with loved ones are certainly fun parts of the Fourth of July, I hope you took some time to reflect on the holiday’s significance —…
Happy Fourth of July to all of our readers. Did you know that virtually all of the energy used by Americans until 1850 was renewable? From 1776 to 1850, wood…
As Americans celebrate Independence Day, there is renewed debate about the nature of that independence and of the men who declared it. The column below from the late Walter Williams…
On this July 3rd evening, I enjoyed the holiday fireworks display in my western Minneapolis suburb of Edina. A clip of tonight’s finale: Apologies for the poor video quality. From…
It’s been 30 years since local author Larry Millett published his book Lost Twin Cities, celebrating the architectural masterpieces lost to the wrecking ball over the decades. His book later…
The following article was originally written by Brian Gitt at Real Clear Energy. Follow Brian on Twitter @BrianGitt I wasted 20 years of my life chasing utopian energy. Utopian energy…
I had the opportunity to take part in Liz Collin’s podcast this past week. We discussed our crime situation and ways our new policy position at Center of the American…
Ted Nordhaus, executive director of The Breakthrough Institute, discusses his recent article in Foreign Policy: “Russia’s War Is the End of Climate Policy as We Know It.” The current energy…
State and local taxes and spending CBS News: Scott Jensen seeks tax cuts to help Minnesotans cope with inflation Willmar Radio: Jensen wants to eliminate state income tax Voice of…
The pandemic may be long gone, but the government vaccine mandate for members of the military remains in effect just the same. The federal government’s purge of employees who do…
Rolling blackouts may hit Minnesota this summer because electric companies have closed down too many reliable power plants — think coal, nuclear and natural gas — on the regional electric grid and…
Violent crime in Minnesota and in particular the metro area has spiked to unacceptable levels over the past two years. Early 2022 data indicates there is no appreciable retreat in the…
Anyone with basic knowledge of economics could have predicted that St. Paul’s rent control ordinance was going to be a disaster. That is one conclusion that numerous observers have made…
Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in West Virginia vs. EPA, ruling that the Clean Air Act did not specifically authorize the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse…
The hundreds of protesters out in Duluth to oppose overturning Roe v. Wade were supposedly there to support women. But try telling that to the mother who was terrorized by…
Four years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Janus v. AFSCME decision (June 27, 2018) freed millions of public employees across the country from being forced to subsidize government unions’…
The Trump administration finalized regulations in 2019 requiring hospitals to publicly post prices by January 1, 2021. Health policy researchers have been hungry to gather and analyze this information but…
Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in West Virginia vs. EPA, ruling that the Clean Air Act did not specifically authorize the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas…
Last year, the President Biden celebrated and took credit for the fact that your Independence Day cookout would cost, on average, 16 cents less than it did in 2020: Since…
More than 200 of the 500 nurses with the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board seeking a vote to decertify…
While last week’s Supreme Court decision affecting Roe has received the bulk of the attention, the Court’s decision in NY State Rifle and Pistol Association V. Bruen, Superintendent of New…