On Monday, January 11 starting at 8:30 a.m., the Minnesota Standards Review Committee will spend the day reviewing public feedback on the first draft of the proposed K-12 social studies…
According to a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, school closures have contributed to higher educational inequality, and wider achievement gaps will persist until students finish high school, which…
For Rochester Public Schools (RPS), the school board approved the district's decision to transition PreK to 2nd grade from a distance learning model to a hybrid learning model (combining classroom…
The number of Covid-19 non-ICU patients is also down: by 53.2% – or 757 beds – from their peak of late November.
Teachers' unions continue to push back against school reopening efforts in the name of safety concerns, despite ever-growing research that schools are not super-spreaders and that school closures harm children.…
While easing restrictions is a step in the right direction, capacity restrictions in the summer were associated with significant economic damage to restaurants and bars. There is evidence supporting they…
The Minnesota Auto Dealers Association (MADA) has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Walz administration's attempt to force Minnesota to comply with California car mandates.
Resistance continues to mount over Gov. Tim Walz's order allowing youth sports to resume this month with a big if. Young athletes can suit up only if they wear protective…
Earlier this week I wrote about the over-sized influence of Native American groups on the first draft of academic standards for social studies. Gov. Walz stacked the committee with representatives…
Often defined by its professed ends - equality - socialism is rarely defined by its means - extensive government ownership and control of the economy.
Data shows that Minnesota is one of the top worst-performing states when it comes to entrepreneurship and new business creation.
The people of this state have sacrificed much in the fight against Covid-19. They deserve the truth. And they do not deserve to have their sacrifices downplayed to cover for…
It looks like the American people will get a taste of the Green New Deal now that the Biden administration will have a supportive Senate.
(Golden Valley, MN…) After Gov. Tim Walz issued Executive Order 20-99, Center of the American Experiment immediately launched a grass roots effort (www.COVIDCommonsenseMN.com) to convince him to relax restrictions on…
A rare win for cutting government red tape may be on tap tonight in the Twin Cities suburb of Hopkins. The city council stands ready to consider abolishing an ordinance…
A new study found evidence suggesting that deaths of despair (deaths from overdose, suicide, and alcohol abuse) during the pandemic increased by 10 to 60 from pre-pandemic levels.
The Biden Administration’s selection of Tom Vilsak for Secretary of Agriculture and U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland (D) of New Mexico as Secretary of the Interior bode poorly for the proposed…
Department of Health data shows that cases and the positivity rate were falling before the latest shutdown began on November 20th.
The Duluth News Tribune finds that thousands of northern Minnesotans have fallen behind on their utility bill payments, a reflection of the financial hardship many face due to the economic…
Deciding what should be taught to students in grades K-12 is not an easy task, especially when it comes to a politically charged subject like social studies. Acknowledging the challenge,…
Thousands of residents and businesses in Aspen, Colorado, were left without heat last week after an eco-terrorist attack on natural gas lines disrupted the supply of this essential energy source…
Taxpayers will get efficient government only to the extent that they demand it at the ballot box.
Despite evidence showing that lockdowns do not control the virus but are rather damaging to the economy, Minnesota Business owners are stuck playing guessing games in regards to the timing…
Twenty people from three households or fifteen people from four households can't get together outdoors, but 100 people from any number of households can. What is the basis for that?