Education Minnesota President Denise Specht’s gross salary of $192,481 placed her in the top two percent of Americans earning money. Around 1/3 of the union’s employees placed in the fifth…
Higher tax rates don't necessarily mean higher tax revenues. Examples of this abound. Corporate tax revenues went up in Britain after the government cut corporate tax rates and in Canada high-income…
Last year I participated in a debate about the future of copper nickel mining in Minnesota at the Theater of Public Policy with Kevin Lee, from the Minnesota Center for…
Minnesota’s craft beer industry has boomed over the past several years thanks to legislative reforms focused on deregulation and tax cuts. The 2019 Winter Issue of Thinking Minnesota features a…
Despite being the beneficiaries of billions of dollars in subsidies, wind and solar compose just a tiny fraction of overall energy use in the United States. The pie chart below…
One of the great myths of public policy is that politicians can help themselves to more money simply by raising tax rates. As the evidence shows, it ain't necessarily so.
Governor Tim Walz's inaugural address today alluded to pre-kindergarten being one focus of his agenda. But increased investments in state pre-K will not meaningfully enhance student achievement for our at-risk…
Media Contact: Kim Crockett, Vice President and General Counsel [email protected] Direct: 612.584.4563 Mobile: 612.388.2820 Center of the American Experiment filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Uradnik…
A new book sounds at times like the stuff of a Democratic caucus, at others like grist for a GOP one. Either way, it sure makes you think. This op-ed…
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard didn’t hold anything back in one of his last official acts in office when it came to his neighbor to the east. Daugaard announced that…
Did you know that the Next Generation Energy Act (NGEA), Minnesota's law that requires the state to obtain 25 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030, explicitly prohibits counting…
We are entering the third week of the federal government shut down and American society has not devolved to the level of Fury Road. The fact that the United States…
According to an article in Politico, Nancy Pelosi called climate change the “existential threat of our time” during her opening address as the new speaker of the House, and said Congress must “put…
Because of low voter turnout among its members in the last midterm election in 2014, Education Minnesota launched an extensive and well-funded get-out-the-vote effort in 2018.
The following article was originally published in the Star Tribune. With so many family gatherings this time of year, many of us notice that our siblings are turning into our…
The city of Silver Bay can no longer afford the luxury of spending $35,000 a year maintaining a municipal airport. “I’ve got 20 some miles of 50-year old road,” Silver…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
We at American Experiment often write about how wind and solar energy cause nearly every aspect of the energy grid to be more expensive, but one aspect of this story…
The city of Silver Bay can no longer afford the luxury of spending $35,000 a year maintaining a municipal airport. “I’ve got 20 some miles of 50-year old road,” Silver…
Inspired by Mike Antonucci's "Top 10 Most Memorable Teacher Union Quotes of 2018," I wanted to share some memorable quotes from teachers and others who voiced support of the Janus…
Watergate concluded in 1974 with Richard Nixon’s resignation. A year later, in 1975, a scholar by the name of Warren Bennis wrote a Watergate-inspired essay with the fun name, “Meet…
The new year offers a new opportunity for a full-time communications director to join our team at Center of the American Experiment. 2019 promises to be a banner year as…
The Minnesota Licensing and Registration System (MNLARS) was supposed to be the future for our state. Instead of long lines, bad waiting room music, and having to take time off…
Around 40 percent of students who enroll in four-year colleges and universities don’t graduate within six years. This leaves them saddled with debt and no degree that will help them…