When people claim that minimum wage hikes "put the needs of working people above the profit margins of big business" it shows that they are living in fantasyland.
Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of the Polar Vortex, which enveloped the state in an arctic cold that pushed our energy system to the max. You’ll remember that our…
Q) Is it time to consider whether Minnesota's government should dictate what we get paid? A) No.
Most know American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish’s name as the teen who won big at the 2020 Grammys. But there is more to Eilish’s background that is worth noting. Last summer,…
The last two days I’ve reviewed The Good and The Bad parts of the proposed Clean Energy First legislation currently circulating in the Minnesota States Senate. Today, in sticking with…
After a passionate discussion before a big crowd, the Plymouth City Council on Tuesday voted 4-to-3 against participation in the controversial GreenStep Cities climate change program overseen by the Minnesota…
The cause of unaffordable housing is a shortage of supply relative to demand. Rent controls won't fix that. More housing supply will.
There is an appetite for expanded school choice that continues to grow across political and demographic groups. Families want educational options for their own kids, and they are willing to…
Yesterday, I wrote about The Good aspects of the Minnesota State Senate’s Clean Energy First bill. Today I’ll talk about The Bad aspects, and tomorrow I’ll suggest ways to amend…
The mayor of the western Twin Cities suburb of Victoria has pulled back the curtain on the radical agenda being promoted under the guise of equity in local government and…
In 2011, the Minnesota Beer Wholesalers Association was part of a "large liquor coalition" opposed to the Surly Bill. They can take no credit whatsoever for the craft beer boom…
This report by Chris Stewart of Brightbeam is a blockbuster. It is titled: “The Secret Shame: How America’s Most Progressive Cities Betray Their Commitment to Educational Opportunity For All.” Stewart…
Minnesota's high employment ratios are set to decline; what state policymakers can do to alleviate these pressures.
American Experiment's proposals for a positive and productive legislative session.
As workers are becoming more expensive, Polish firms are investing in technology in order to remain competitive
National School Choice Week 2020 is officially underway! Center of the American Experiment is proud to join hundreds of schools, organizations, students and school leaders in celebrating all Minnesota students.
There’s been a slew of examples in recent months of local and state government bodies going to extremes to avoid public scrutiny and accountability. The more notorious incidents include a…
Subsidization has a probability of raising costs even higher with the option of state funding and the lack of market signaling.
I recently posted my testimony from Rochester on the Clean Energy First (CEF) bill currently circulating around the Minnesota State Senate. Today, I’ll elaborate on the good parts of the…
An ordinance passed by the city of Dayton gives an example of the types of fees which help make housing unaffordable.
Heartland’s Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely are joined by Isaac Orr in episode 227 of the In The Tank Podcast. The Doomsday Clock has been set to 100…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
When lawmakers like Governor Tim Walz and members of the Minnesota House of Representatives call for massively increasing the amount of wind and solar on the grid, they often do…
The National Education Association—the country’s largest teachers’ union—recently released its Legislative Report Card for the 116th Congress. The union gave each member of Congress a letter grade of A through…