Monday 10/24/22 marked the end of criminal prosecution of the former police officers involved in George Floyd’s death. As jury selection was about to begin in the state trial of…
Mississippi black and Hispanic students continue to outperform Minnesota black and Hispanic students in fourth-grade math and reading and eighth-grade reading, according to 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)…
Back in 2019, Attorney General Keith Ellison tweeted: The idea of a “pink tax” rests on the idea that women are charged more for the same good or service than…
Xcel Energy is proposing a massive 20 percent price hike on its electricity customers in Minnesota to finance its own version of the Green New Deal. Unfortunately, the left-leaning Minnesota…
President Biden is, once again, undermining the rule of law. This month the Biden administration finalized a rule that will very likely add to its growing list of administrative actions…
Minnesota fourth- and eighth-grade student academic performance on the reading and math National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests adds to data on the devastating learning loss that has occurred…
On Sept. 16, the administration of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz released the final version of its Climate Action Framework, a document that lays out Walz’s vision for Minnesota’s energy future.…
Nowadays, private companies like Zillow produce data which can help inform policymakers as much as data produced by more traditional, mostly government, sources. LinkedIn is an example. The social network…
American Experiment’s John Hinderaker interviews native Minnesotan Josh Holmes about his political journey to D.C.
Counting the economic costs of government policy in the midst of COVID.
The 2022 U.S. midterm elections are 17 days away (Nov. 8). Voting is often identified as a right and privilege of citizenship and a civic duty. The first time I…
The breakdown of Minnesota’s law enforcement institutions isn’t new, neither are the solutions.
Economic growth Finance & Commerce: Twin Cities industrial market going strong, financing concerns grow Albert Lea Tribune: Guest column: Manufacturing growing fast in Minnesota; opportunities are up Crookston Times: Minnesota’s…
Something scary to think about this Halloween: according to data provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the national debt has surpassed $31 trillion this month. Divided by the…
How Minn State’s radical new plan sacrifices academic excellence for racial and ethnic priorities.
The employment figures for September are out and Minnesota’s media has lead with the figure for new jobs created in September, 4,200, the twelfth straight month of job growth: Knox…
Answer: They’re struggling to do so. Colleges and universities that have adopted test-optional admissions policies — such as eliminating SAT and ACT testing requirements — are finding it harder to…
The legacy of the policeman turned mayor who fought Minneapolis crime and establishment politicians.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is, once again, seeking the infamous ‘Umbrella Man’ who played an allegedly catalytic role in the riots in Minneapolis in May 2020. Minneapolis Police had…
DFL Chair Ken Martin tweeted today: He appears to be quoting an article by Robert J. Shapiro in the Washington Monthly which states: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data tells…
Sweden kept its primary schools open throughout COVID-19, and students experienced no learning loss in reading, according to a recent analysis of reading assessments published in the International Journal of…
Talon Metals is planning to open a new, high-grade nickel, copper, and cobalt mine near Tamarack, Minnesota. The mine drew national attention when it signed a supply agreement with Tesla…
A Minneapolis city council member proposes to halt the clearing of homeless encampments through April 30, 2023. KSTP-TV reports that Aisha Chughtai will propose a “temporary” halt that would last…
The back pages of this week’s Star Tribune were a quiet reminder of the investigative clean-up that continues some 2 ½ years after the George Floyd-related riots. This is a sliver…