An analysis of recent federal labor filings reveals a familiar pattern in the priorities of the largest teachers’ union in the United States: the allocation of millions of dollars from…
Back in November, I noted that since 2014, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita growth in Minnesota has ranked 38th out of 50 states. Indeed, as Figure 1 shows, Minnesota’s…
Protests and counter-protests on the streets of downtown Minneapolis this afternoon in front of City Hall. The U.K. Daily Mail reports, Aspiring conservative lawmaker’s head gushes with blood as Minneapolis…
In an unusual holiday-weekend session, the U.S. District Court in Minnesota is open for business, hurriedly adding new habeas corpus petitions to the docket to prevent more illegal aliens from…
State and local taxes and spending KNSI: More electric vehicles means less gas tax revenue: How this impacts Minnesota’s budget Alpha News: Coalition of Minnesota mayors calling for end to…
While we have been supportive of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) surge in immigration enforcement in Minnesota, we have also advocated for the DHS to improve its messaging. Accuracy…
The alleged Latin Kings gangster is accused of stealing a rifle from an FBI vehicle during anti-ICE riots earlier this week. He made a three-minute-long appearance in federal court in…
Georgio Thomas James-Jones, age 27, has been charged federally with one count of willful destruction of government property. The government property in this case was a window on the ground…
From the New York Post, Violent Latin Kings gangbanger allegedly stole body armor, weapons from FBI during Minneapolis protests. That news came directly from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, not…
Yesterday (Jan. 14), Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced a new fraud prosecution. His press release, Attorney General Ellison announces over $3 million in fraud charges against Medicaid provider. So,…
Gov. Tim Walz addressed the state again last night in prime time. Instead of providing the calming touch of an experienced leader, he got out his gas can and poured…
The incident Last evening, in North Minneapolis, an ICE agent shot and wounded a suspect. It was the second shooting involving an ICE agent in Minneapolis in the past week.…
One measure of the astounding success of the current ICE operation in Minnesota can be found in the explosion of Habeas Corpus filings in Federal District Court in Minnesota. It…
You will recall back in March 2025 the news reports of Gov. Tim Walz celebrating a brief drop in the stock price of Elon Musk’s electric car company, Tesla (ticker…
A quick look at current Minneapolis crime statistics shows a sharp drop in nearly all crime categories since the surge began. Here is the latest crime dashboard, with statistics posted…
One way to assess Minnesota’s high school educational prowess is to look at ACT scores throughout the years. Originally a primarily Midwestern alternative to the SAT, the ACT is a college admittance…
It was reported today that U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson has resigned and that at least six of his colleagues have resigned also. This is a hard blow to the fight…
Welcome Back to the American Experiment Podcast! The year is already off to a fast and furious start, and today’s episode takes on one of the biggest misinformation campaigns hitting…
Inflation Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in December…. Over the last…
Last week, agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were conducting targeted immigration enforcement in South Minneapolis when agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot an activist, Renee Good, who drove her…
Lost in all of the news last week was this item involving local U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minneapolis), from The Hill newspaper, GOP backlash to Omar earmark slows government-funding bill.…
Back in October, I wrote about Minnesota’s relatively poor performance on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita growth in the last decade. To investigate this, I wanted to do what economists call…
A lot of Minnesotans are asking the question, “How did we get to this place where people are protesting and impeding federal law enforcement as they carry out the orders…
A culture has developed in the Walz administration that prioritizes getting money out the door to desired groups, while punishing those who get in the way.