In March 2020 Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as CARES Act. The $2.2 trillion spending program contained spending programs to provide relief to…
Minneapolis has designated some 200 structures within the city as historic landmarks worthy of preservation and protection. But there’s about to be one fewer landmark on that list before long,…
With renewed calls for Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson to resign because of his dangerous DWI incident last month, let’s take a look back at how he ascended into the…
Podcaster Joe Soucheray takes the Center’s John Hinderaker on a tour of Gumption County.
American Experiment policy fellow Isaac Orr was interviewed by the Epoch Times. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) latest short-term energy outlook (pdf) reveals that coal inventories in the electric power sector…
In 1985, Amtrak ended all passenger rail service to Duluth. It did so because hardly anyone was using the service anymore. Now, nearly 40 years on, there are proposals to…
From time to time, local Minnesota media will mention how deserted downtown Minneapolis has become. The local CBS affiliate, WCCO, ran a story today under the headline, ‘It’s Just a…
In most places around the globe, Omicron peaked as quickly as it came. Data from South Africa, for example, suggests that Omicron peaked the third week of December. And even…
Minnesotans vote for the worst examples of government spending.
The Heritage Foundation issued its Election Integrity Scorecard last month. Minnesota ranks a below average 34th among the 50 states. The Washington, D.C.-based think tank scored the states on a…
How diminished coal supplies and over-reliance on wind and solar could bring rolling energy blackouts to Minnesota.
Inflation is running at its fastest rate, year over year, since June 1982. Generally, people see this in the form of rising prices. But that is only part of the…
Consumers cannot help but notice the surprisingly bare shelves lately at many Twin Cities grocery stores. The same problem, a shortage of products and food, evidently plagues a growing number…
Want to know why we’re worried about public safety? Ask the judges and prosecutors who keep returning thugs to our streets.
The K-12 school system is a fundamental tool for a well-functioning economy. In addition to providing children an enriching environment to learn in, it allows parents to work. The same…
Last week, FBI Director Christopher Wray penned an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal titled, “The Cops Who Didn’t Come Home.” In a shocking revelation, Director Wray noted that…
The Fed’s lobbying for the Page Amendment undermines its independence.
Back in December, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed gas prices falling from $3.40 a gallon on Nov. 15 to $3.38 on Nov. 29, which works out at…
The City of Minneapolis is undertaking an experiment with universal basic income (UBI), paying households $500 per month for two years, no strings attached. The program will run from the…
Minnesota parents: In the midst of the Twin Cities’ ongoing crime surge, do you want your children taught that the sense of disorder in carjackings and “smash-and-grab” looting is merely…
As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy, we remember his fight for civil rights. While much work remains, it is important the fight continues rooted in…
The lame-duck chief prosecutor for Minnesota’s largest county continues to justify his unique approach to public safety. Citing statistics on caseload, prosecutions and convictions, Mike Freeman defended the work of…
No sooner had St. Cloud and three nearby cities declined to implement a six-week mask mandate last week than the health care provider behind the rejected request “doubled down,” as…
The problem of overspending isn’t just anecdotal, it is systemic.