If there’s one city in Minnesota that ought to think twice before throwing away taxpayer dollars on creating a “brand” it’s Rochester. The first thing that comes to mind at the…
The Twin Cities are out of the race to attract Amazon's new HQ. When the company announces the winning bid and their reasoning later this year, it should give Minnesota's…
UPDATE: Two more Minnesota companies have made the Americans for Tax Reform list of companies handing out bonuses to their employees as a result of the federal tax cut. DTN,…
As the supply of workers in Minnesota shrinks relative to the demand for them, wages are finally rising. So who needs minimum wage laws anymore?
Yesterday, we celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and remembered the dream he had for all Americans. A dream where every person—regardless of socio-economic means—can freely exercise the…
New research suggests that state personal income taxes increase income inequality by growing government.
The politicization of science may be good for researchers lining up for government grants but not so much for their credibility. It’s already happened with global warming. The data have…
What would Rev. King say about the nation’s obsession with race, gender, sexual orientation—all things Identity—taking over the nation’s schools and political conversation? Is that what he wanted for the…
We all want to see higher wages for workers. But these will only come in a sustainable way from increasing worker productivity. For this, we need to look at education,…
In 1980, Nobel prize winning economist Milton Friedman turned TV presenter. Over ten episodes, his PBS program Free to Choose explored the workings of the market economy and explained how…
Gathering input from conservative leaders and activists statewide.
American Experiment announces Legacy Partners.
Star Parker closes luncheon series with a no holds barred indictment of liberal policy-making.
A long veteran of conservative causes, Twin Cities lawyer counsels young activists to read
Policymakers participate in ‘A Well-Done Roast of the Well-Seasoned Mitch Pearlstein.’
Mark Steyn: Fall Briefing
Crockett writes in the Wall Street Journal.
Kersten testimony cites chaos in St. Paul schools.
U.S. unfunded pension liabilities exceed $6 trillion: Minnesota’s share is at least $118.7 billion.
Peter Nelson heads for the Trump Administration.
Minnesotans like to think of their state as a high-tech center, but unfortunately that is more fantasy than reality. The latest evidence comes from Forbes, taking off from an analysis…
You know there’s something really questionable about a regulation when both industry and environmental activists strongly oppose it. But that’s what happened with a controversial water quality proposal from the…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
To close off 2017, Campus Reform—a project of the Leadership Institute and a site for college news—highlighted “some [15] of the most remarkable individuals who made a positive impact in…