Economists agree; rent control is a bad policy. In 1992, when economists were polled on whether rent control reduces the supply of housing, 93 percent agreed. Similarly, in a 2012…
How a small cadre of political radicals is hijacking the mission of the Minnesota Historical Society.
The recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the cost and coverage impacts of the main health care provisions in the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” Act hides the…
It might not have been on the official agenda at the most recent meeting of the Rochester Public Schools Board. But the requirement for everyone in the room to wear…
Violent crime is exploding in Minneapolis. Figure 1 shows the percentage change in a range of crimes in Minneapolis for the period Jan. 1, 2021, to Oct. 25, 2021, compared…
In April, Minnesotans breathed a sigh of relief when numbers for the 2020 census showed that the state would not lose one of its eight congressional seats, as had been…
Why Minnesotans need to understand the costly impacts of Minnesota's Green New Deal.
A forthcoming study from American Experiment has found that complying with the proposed Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP) would cost the state of West Virginia $34.9 billion through 2052, which…
Legislators’ rush to revise deadly force law backfires.
On Friday, I wrote a piece about what Minnesota Senator Tina Smith’s laughably bad beer pour can teach us all about energy. That piece was inspired by a meme posted…
Walz vigorously avoids talk about public safety.
American Experiment cultivates the grass roots.
This week I had the pleasure of being on the Nuclear Barbarians podcast to discuss American Experiment’s groundbreaking report on the enormous cost of the Clean Electricity Performance Program. If…
Consequences eclipse good intentions or favorable PR.
Labor market Kare 11: Retailers ramp up hiring for the holiday shopping season KEYC: Childcare shortage impacts southern Minnesota families, economy Bemidji Pioneer: Minimum wage set to increase 2.5% as…
What can a bad beer pour teach us about energy? A lot, actually. Minnesota Senator Tina Smith (D) has been a leading proponent of the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP)…
Today, we release our new report, ‘Taxes and Migration Minnesotans on the Move to Lower Tax States.’ These are the key points: 1) Minnesota’s population growth is below average Since…
On Nov. 1, residents of St. Paul and Minneapolis will vote on whether to give local bureaucrats the power to limit the rates at which landlords can raise their rents.…
Why closing coal plants is a bad idea.
One of the biggest decisions that parents have to make is how to raise their young kids. While it may not look like it, there is variation in child-rearing preferences…
Earlier this week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released estimates on the healthcare provisions of the Democrats’ massive spending bill. Altogether, the CBO projects these provisions will cost $553 million,…
There’s no writing off the decline in enrollment at many Minnesota colleges as a fluke any longer. What started as trickle in high school graduates skipping out on going to…
The Biden administration has dealt a potential blow to the Twin Metals Minnesota mine by imposing a ban on new leases in the Rainy River Watershed. The administration is also…
As taxes skyrocket, quality of life plummets.