Last December, I wrote a piece outlining the dangerous gamble the Biden administration seemed to be taking by allowing an unprecedented level of illegal immigration. “There are many reasons why…
The Twin Cities chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (TCDSA) issued a controversial statement last night in support of the Palestinian cause, just weeks before the November 7 election…
The massive failure of Minnesota public schools to teach many students the basics of reading goes back decades and never should have happened. Districts largely abandoned the tried and true…
Minnesota’s mining operations and manufacturers use massive quantities of electricity, accounting for 30 percent of electricity consumption in 2022. Unfortunately, newly released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)…
It’s our favorite time of year — Golden Turkey Season! The competition to find the most bird-brained examples of waste in state government is back and getting ready to kick…
Apologists for Hamas are using very specific language in their attempt to shift blame for the heinous acts of terrorism committed against Israeli citizens this week. That same language is…
Proposed controversial K-12 social studies standards are one step closer to formal adoption following the recent release of the Minnesota Department of Education’s Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR). (For…
In the wake of the recent attacks on Israel — which saw hundreds of civilians killed, raped, and kidnapped by Hamas — the Democratic Socialists of America moved quickly to…
Minnesota families who buy their electricity from Xcel Energy are paying the highest prices of any investor-owned utility in Minnesota, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.…
Minnesota’s media will often celebrate data showing that the state has added a particular number of jobs over a given month. What they are less likely to report is that…
Days after securing a surprise $1 million dollar emergency taxpayer-guaranteed line of credit from the city, the urgency behind the bailout of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center has become even…
Gov. Tim Walz tweeted on October 4 that “We need to remember our history, not erase it.” If Walz really believed that, he would find the statue of Christopher Columbus,…
State and local taxes and spending WCCO: Twin Cities metro shoppers will see 1% sales tax increase Sunday NFIB: Coming Sunday: Metro Sales Tax Hike Takes Effect, Will Cost Minnesota Consumers, Small…
Without parental consent, schools cannot require a student to answer questions about: their political beliefs, mental problems or challenges, sexual behavior or attitudes, illegal or self-incriminating behavior, critical appraisals of…
We’ve previously discussed the rap sheet of the lone person charged with the gang-rape of an 11-year-old girl in Bemidji. In this post, we dig into the criminal histories of…
Last Saturday a true nightmare played out in New York State. A nine-year-old girl was abducted while riding her bike in a state park where she was camping with her…
Controversy over critical race theory (CRT) in America’s public schools has been a flashpoint in our nation’s culture wars since at least 2020. In Virginia, parents’ outcry against it determined…
The end of federal emergency funding for childcare has brought the issue of childcare once again front and center — not that it ever really left. Last week, the news was…
The incident discovered last month has received national attention. An 11-year-old rape victim escaped from a house in Bemidji where she says that she and two other teen girls were…
In late September, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC), all of whom were appointed or reappointed by Governor Tim Walz, approved Xcel Energy’s expansion plans for the Sherco solar project, which…
The sole suspect charged in an alleged child gang rape should not have been free. Oscar Ernesto Luna, age 22, has been charged with the alleged rape of an 11-year-old…
Dickinson State University has become the latest institution of higher education to announce cuts in faculty and major programs due to a downward trend in enrollment and interest among high…
Recent efforts by progressive politicians and our media have tried to suggest that progressive policies have sent crime into a retreat. They cite slight decreases in select crime rates in 2022,…
I highly recommend Rufo’s book on the origins of the CRT/DEI/ethnic studies phenomenon. The Manhattan Institute’s Christopher Rufo book, America’s Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything, still ranks…