Over the past couple of months, I’ve been using poll data to find out what Minnesotans want the federal immigration system to achieve — its ends — and how they…
Habeas corrigia. Although the filing of new habeas corpus cases has slowed to a trickle in federal court in Minnesota since Operation Metro Surge began winding down, the entire phenomenon…
There are probably fewer than 100 people in America who would understand the importance of a 47-second exchange during today’s marathon 4-hour and 20-minute U.S. House Oversight committee hearing at the Capitol.…
Monday’s Education Policy Committee hearing opened with an anecdote about a Senate intern who could not identify John Hancock’s well-known signature on the Declaration of Independence. The story came just…
Abdulkarim Shafii Farah, who participated in the unsuccessful plot to bribe a juror in the first Feeding Our Future courtroom trial, was sentenced to five years in federal prison this…
The problem Property taxes have become a hot topic in Minnesota as bills have soared in recent years. Alpha News reports: Two months ago, an Alpha News/RMG Research poll of registered voters…
Welcome back! This week on the American Experiment Podcast… Our hosts dig into why the Trump administration is halting $260 million in Medicaid payments to Minnesota. Is it really about stopping…
Wisconsin’s bold reforms under Gov. Scott Walker’s leadership that curtailed government union power reshaped the state’s education landscape, and students benefited. A cornerstone of Gov. Walker’s 2011 Budget Repair Bill…
Abdinajib Hassan Yussuf pled guilty yesterday in federal court to one count of wire fraud in connection with his operation of Star Autism Center of St. Cloud. Star Autism Canter…
Minnesota ranks as the #22 highest-priced state for electricity in America. That means most states have lower electricity prices than Minnesota. That’s one of the many facts on energy affordability…
As we reported in last week’s Capitol Watch, Democrats in St. Paul are attempting to make the 2026 session about Operation Metro Surge and ICE. The numbers from our recent Thinking…
What Minnesotans think about Operation Metro Surge Democrats in St. Paul are attempting to make the 2026 session about Operation Metro Surge and ICE. The numbers from our recent Thinking…
School discipline’s influence on academic outcomes In the unfolding story of American education recovery, one striking narrative has emerged: Several southern states have climbed the national rankings in academic performance…
How fraud distorts budget decisions There is no doubt that Minnesota has a fraud problem, which is disturbing in itself. However, in the backdrop of a persistent and widening structural…
When teachers’ unions turn schools into political stages Classrooms should be places where students are not pressured or guided to support one side of current political disputes, but teachers’ unions…
Operation Metro Surge has exposed a dangerous breakdown in coordination among law enforcement agencies A group of local law enforcement leaders gathered at the State Capitol for a press conference…
Behind the fraud deeply embedded in state welfare agencies The Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) released a shocking report that examines mostly ignored controls over taxpayer money handed…
Economic freedom and its (conservative) discontents Did the Industrial Revolution impoverish workers? Was Progressive-era regulation necessary to tame the extremes of capitalism? Was the Great Depression a failure of capitalism?…
The recent Thinking Minnesota Poll produced some surprising results as Minnesotans weighed in on immigration policy, ICE operations, and attitudes about protests and protesting. The most significant result was the number of…
Center events, initiatives, and policy work Initiative The $7k for Kids campaign enjoyed a big night at precinct caucuses as over 1,000 precincts debated and passed a resolution adding Education…
Mission creep of the administrative state When most people think of the ways government affects or controls them, taxes may be the first thing that comes to mind. We all…
Minnesota’s ‘trans sanctuary’ law puts funding and children’s health at risk Minnesota’s self-proclaimed role as a “trans refuge” or sanctuary state for pediatric sex-rejecting treatments — enshrined in 2023 law…
The new paid family and medical leave policy could drown school districts in paperwork As school districts across Minnesota continue to grapple with the logistical and financial challenges of the…
State of the state Unfortunately, our current Minneapolis and statewide dunderheads are incapable of acting responsibly and wisely for the citizens. Pres. Joe Biden’s open borders allowed some 17 million…