Tesla's co-founder and CEO Elon Musk wants young people to know that getting a four-year degree is not the only way into top companies. He looks for "evidence of exceptional…
So far any establishment that cannot physically seat people outside has not been able to open and operate legally. Furthermore, restaurants have been forced to plan their business around the…
George Floyd died on May 25 after being arrested by Minneapolis police officers near the intersection of Chicago Ave South and 38th Street. The incident, caught on camera by bystanders,…
Studies by federal energy agencies and universities often suggests that wealthy, urban areas have higher levels of electric vehicle (EV) ownership than relatively less affluent urban areas. An online dashboard…
The trials of those arrested and charged will hopefully shed more light on the motives of those who have ravaged our cities and pushed George Floyd's name off the top…
Sending children back to schools and day care centers in Denmark, the first country in Europe to do so, did not lead to an increase in coronavirus infections, according to…
Despite generous $7,500 subsidies for purchasers of electric cars made by some car manufacturers, there is not a huge demand for EVs, according to federal data.
The protests on Sunday were mostly peaceful, doing good service to the memory of George Floyd. But they might not have been. There was a very real danger that the…
Many Minnesotans are still reeling from the unrest that has enveloped the state for the last week. However, it appears the gears of government continue to churn. This Thursday, the…
Sioux Falls may be South Dakota’s largest city, but it’s no Minneapolis in terms of population or the number of demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd. And South Dakota…
Texas is now the second state in the nation, joining Alaska, to issue an opinion in support of protecting public employees' First Amendment rights that were restored in the U.S.…
It remains a mystery why Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter essentially stood by and allowed rioters to take control of huge swaths…
On May 13th, the state's Covid-19 model forecast 1,441 deaths by the end of May. We had 1,040.
At the media update on the state’s belated crackdown on looting and rioting in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Gov. Tim Walz dropped a potential bombshell on the legal front. The…
City and state authorities have spread misinformation about the Twin Cities' rioters.
The crew is joined by John Samples, a Cato Vice President and inaugural member of Facebook’s new content moderation and oversight board. Heartland’s Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely,…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The big question following a third night of rioting and looting in Minneapolis is where was the Minnesota National Guard? After all, media reports all day Thursday trumpeted news that…
Understandably, infection fatality rates are different depending on demographics. Persons with underlying health conditions and the elderly are still at a huge risk compared to some others. But antibody testing…
For Covid-19, Minnesota's care homes are some of the most deadly in the United States. Why is that?
Many Minnesotans like to believe that Minnesota is a “green” state. However, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that Minnesota has reduced its’s coal consumption by a…
The full extent of the unintended consequences of the suspension of many medical services during the shutdown due to the coronavirus may never be known. But a Kaiser Family Foundation…
California, generally already faces a shortage of anesthesiologists, a problem which is acute in rural areas as most anesthesiologists choose to live in major urban areas. There is no doubt…
Legislators in Minnesota who support mandating more wind and solar onto our electric often point to Germany as an example of we should be doing. Someone had better inform them…