The Wall Street Journal’s Kim Strassel on how the Left—not Trump—undermines American values.
Pacific Gas and Electric (PGE), which is the largest utility in the largest utility in the state of California, recently announced it will shut off the power to 2.5 million…
Margaret Atwood, author of the novel The Handmaid's Tale, reveals that it was inspired by the socialist regimes in Eastern Europe.
Educators have to sift through a lot of misinformation regarding unions and membership. Here are five of the most common issues the major state and national teachers’ unions don’t want…
Minnesotans aren’t particularly disturbed by how badly their state functions.
Today is the day that President Trump arrives in Minneapolis for a rally as he ramps up his efforts to carry the state in the upcoming election. President Trump is…
Rampant lawlessness and violent crime in downtown Minneapolis have made national news. But there’s also increasing concern over the well-being of residents in supposedly safer areas of the city. The…
If Mayor Frey has developed a new found sense of responsibility to his city's taxpayers it is to be welcomed. Sadly, I suspect that no such Damascene conversion to fiscal…
Public employee unions hide behind bureaucratic minutiae to prevent dissatisfied "members" from leaving.
Most citizens would be alarmed to learn how big of a problem cigarette smuggling represents in states with high cigarette taxes like Minnesota. Many realize the state’s taxes on cigarettes…
The very real challenges facing Minneapolis will not go away because Mayor Frey gets into a Twitter spat with President Trump.
For how long have Americans tried to get education right? From before Horace Mann was a sparkle in his proud parents’ eyes, more than 200 years ago. At the heart…
Why aren't any of the state's dozens of environmental groups upset this 40 acre solar facility isn't complying with MPCA stormwater standards?
Despite her pitch to “empower” and “protect” American workers, Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren's labor reform proposal would actually work against home health care workers in favor of big union.
What would it take for St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter to come down on the side of average constituents in his city? Apparently more than an act of God. A…
This column originally appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of Thinking Minnesota, now the second largest magazine in Minnesota. To receive a free trial issue send your name and address…
Manufacturing in Minnesota is a bit of a success story and much of that is down to lower than average taxes. They helped the state weather the 'China Shock' comparatively…
Renewable energy groups like Fresh Energy are encouraging the City of Minneapolis to follow the precedent set by the City of Berkeley in California by banning natural gas in new…
Last week the Star Tribune ran an article entitled “Metro Transit Temporarily Pulls Electric Buses from C Line Because of Problems with Chargers,” stating the eight electric buses on the…
Its likely that Randy Dobnak has a better work ethic than the people taunting him for driving for Uber when he was in the minors last year. Its a cert…
A Tesla Model S, purchased used for $61,000 by Fremont, California ran out of juice last week while in a high speed chase and had to abandon the persuit to…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Sue Halloran, a senior account clerk in the business office at Inver Hills Community College, was pulled out of a training session in April 2018 by an AFSCME Council 5…
If teachers and other educators would like to protect their constitutional right to not fund the union’s PAC, the process to get the forced $25 contribution refunded is not easy. But…