Free speech, suddenly This week, Jimmy Kimmel joined Stephen Colbert in Trotsky’s dustbin of late-night TV history, temporarily, at least. In his Monday evening monologue, Kimmel said: We hit some…
The potential fiscal impacts of educational choice programs on public schools is a main concern of choice policy critics. When a student leaves a public school via a choice program,…
Joe Thompson, the Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, announced eight (8) criminal charges in the massive fraud involving the state’s Housing Stabilization Services program (HSS). Over the past 4 1/2…
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey signed into law a $5 per ton carbon dioxide tax yesterday. The Mayor’s office claims that the move “will significantly cut pollution, save money, and move…
German Alexis Funez-Canelas pled guilty to one felony count of illegal re-entry of a previously deported illegal alien this morning in federal court in downtown Minneapolis. Prosecutors documented that Funez,…
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores for 2024 have just been released, spawning a flurry of thinkpieces, op-eds, and research reviews. Why all the fuss? NAEP assessments measure…
Eric Grumdahl, Assistant Commissioner of the state Department of Human Services (DHS) became the first bureaucrat in the seven-year tenure of Gov. Tim Walz to be held accountable for the…
Two Minnesota Dads were due in federal court for sentencing this morning. It was a close contest, but Jovany Eligio Martinez-Simon takes the Minnesota Dad of the Day honors, owing…
According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the U.S. population is projected to reach 367 million in 2055. This is down from the 372 million projected earlier in January. The…
Yesterday, Gov. Tim Walz surprised many by announcing that he will run for an unprecedented third term in office. No doubt he believes that he will be better placed for…
In March of 2025, Namgyal Choedup, the Dalai Lama’s North American envoy, wrote a letter to Minnesota’s state legislature, pleading for their support. Choedup’s plea to lawmakers came amidst a…
As Gov. Tim Walz announces his intentions to seek a rare third term, he would be wise to prepare an explanation for the fraud that occurred in state agencies under…
Grace and Kathryn are once again joined by Bill Walsh to STOP THE TAPE on Walz’s third term announcement. From exaggerations, to inflated stats, to flat out lies, Grace, Kathryn,…
By the numbers It has been an awful month for public safety in Minneapolis. While data shows that year-to-date murders and many other crimes of violence are down compared to…
American Experiment has submitted a public comment to the U.S. Department of Justice in response to its request for information about “State Laws Having Significant Adverse Effects on the National…
Two Minnesota men pled guilty, back-to-back, to illegal immigration felonies in federal court in downtown Minneapolis this afternoon. The hearings were scheduled consecutively on the court calendar. The overlapping hearings…
September 17 is Constitution Day, a federal observance to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on this day in 1787. If a school receives federal funds for a fiscal…
After the framing of the Constitution of the United States was completed in 1787, a bitter argument followed over its ratification. The earliest political factions in the United States were…
A new brief published by the policy firm ILO Group suggests that school superintendent turnover continues at historic levels. The 2025 update of the ILO Group’s Superintendent Research Project studied…
My posts about achievement levels within Minnesota’s public education system always generate a few interesting comments from individuals who want to downplay the declines — they either state the data…
This morning at 11:20 a.m., police were called to a shots-fired call at Lake Street and I-35. The 2900 block of Stevens Avenue has become notorious for continuous drug dealing…
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has set an “external planning meeting” for tomorrow, September 16, 2025 to hear significant changes to wind turbine siting in Minnesota. The proposed change has…
There is cause for celebration! A federal tax credit for contributions to Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs) was included in the federal budget bill that was signed into law on July 4,…
Beginning this evening in Stillwater, the state Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) will hold a series of public hearings on Xcel Energy’s electricity rate increase request. MPR News reports: The public…