When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Minnesota last year, the virus and the state government’s response to it wrought havoc with our state’s economy. The unemployment rate rocketed from 3.5 percent…
The third draft of the social studies standards is out, and MDE will soon begin the formal rulemaking process that will entrench them in Minnesota’s K-12 classrooms. The bad news…
Last week, I recounted the Biden administration’s shifting stance on inflation, from ‘non-existent’ through ‘good thing’ to ‘conspiracy by evil businesses.’ The pivot away from celebrating inflation as sign of…
When the dust settled in the Hastings school board election last month, the school board chair and one of her colleagues were soundly defeated by three political newcomers. The challengers…
The article below was written by Francis Menton at the Manhattan Contrarian: As noted in my post this past Sunday, no amount of fake happy talk in the so-called “Glasgow…
Economic growth Fox 9: Inflation eats up most of Minnesota workers’ wage gains Grand Rapids Herald Review: Minnesota ranked 48th in economic freedom index, last in Midwest Star Tribune: Minnesota’s…
The Biden administration has a shifting stance on inflation, from ‘non-existent’ through ‘good thing’ to ‘conspiracy by evil businesses’. The pivot away from celebrating inflation as a sign of economic…
According to Cato, a libertarian think tank based in Washington, D.C., Minnesota ranked 38th among the 50 states for its level of personal and economic freedom for 2019. This should…
The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission is a sleepy little agency with a very important job — they determine the presumptive sentences for felony offenses committed in Minnesota. From their website:…
As you’ve filled your tank recently, you might have seen one of those stickers of President Biden pointing to the price, saying “I did that”. Time was when this joke…
Yesterday, American Experiment discussed how Rep. Hornstein wishes to increase the tax on gasoline as a way of disincentivizing people from driving. He also advocated for other controversial policies, like…
There are numerous reasons why the Build Back Better plan should not be passed. When it comes to childcare, the plan will raise costs, discourage work and marriage, and most…
Good luck if you experience a heart attack, house fire or get robbed at gunpoint in St. Paul soon. Unless something changes before the end of this month, it’s one…
Back in July, President Biden said that “no serious economist” was worried about “unchecked inflation.” In October, with inflation still stubbornly high and rising, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki…
Gasoline prices in Minnesota are the highest they’ve been since the Obama administration. Despite these rising prices, State Representative Frank Hornstein (D) wants to increase the gas tax to discourage…
Since Minnesota seems to adopt only the worst ideas from California, it pays to monitor events on the left coast. After the infamous sacking of the local Louis Vuitton store,…
Last Friday, when many of us were recovering from eating too much on Thanksgiving or doing our holiday shopping, the Biden administration released a new report from the Department of…
Back in July, I had a column in the Duluth News Tribune about how federal government tariffs on Canadian lumber would serve to make housing less affordable. I noted that…
Minneapolis candidates swept into office with ranked-choice voting are swept out again. The off-year election of 2021 may have been tough on incumbents, but advocates for Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) were…
The flood of students and families abandoning the Minneapolis and St. Paul public school systems began well before the pandemic. But since COVID, the trend has only intensified, according to…
One of the most important things to remember in economics is that prices aren’t problems; they are signals, telling you what is going on with the demand and supply of…
A new nuclear power plant will be built to replace a Wyoming coal plant slated to retire in 2025. The new nuclear power plant will be constructed by TerraPower, a…
The owners of Daley Farm never had a fighting chance of getting a fair hearing before the Winona County Board of Adjustment nearly three years ago. It turns out three…