If Governor Walz really believes that climate change is an existential threat, why would he refuse to legalize the most reliable, affordable, and permanent source of electricity that does not…
Line 3 opponents often argue the Governor should deep-six the oil pipeline replacement project because it would lock in oil use for the foreseeable future when we should, in reality be…
The 2018 bill was supposed to immediately and miraculously drop the unfunded liability by billions while lowering the assumed rate of return and solve the funding crisis “for the next…
The moneyed interests behind wind and solar energy like to pat themselves on the back for creating new jobs, but their claims are artificially inflated. According to their own report,…
At the capitol last week, Rep. Loeffler claimed that most of 'the rich' were idle rich who didn't work for their money and asked for research into this. That research…
In another fantastic episode of “The Candace Owens Show,” Ms. Owens interviews former police officer Brandon Tatum to discuss police brutality and the persistent war on cops. Mr. Tatum describes…
Minnesota’s Information Technology (IT) industry sector is struggling, like so many others, to find skilled workers. An innovative new joint venture between Summit Academy OIC and Atomic Data Company is…
Data show that Minnesota's state tax revenues are at near record highs. So why are lawmakers trying to raise your taxes?
Back in 1997, I was working as an intern at Center of the American Experiment. Lady Thatcher was scheduled to keynote the Center’s annual dinner in May 1997 and I…
The tax increases proposed by the House DFL will hit every Minnesotan, young and old, at every income level. We’ll pay more in gas taxes, tab fees, income taxes, capital…
Renewable energy advocates in Minnesota often claim that capacity factors for wind, the percentage of electricity generated by a power plant compared to its theoretical output, are sky high in…
Contemporary America is confused and conflicted about sex, sexuality, and social norms that should guide men’s and women’s intimate relations.
He’s actually behind something pretty big.
It did not take long for Governor Walz to lurch left of the policies endorsed by Candidate Walz.
The bill comes due for sacrificing academic excellence to a social agenda.
California has taken bold action by shuttering its coal plants, planning to shut down the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant so it can increase its share of renewable energy, or that’s…
Hello! This week’s episode of the In The Tank Podcast features work from the American Legislative Exchange Council, the Center of the American Experiment and the Cato Institute. In the first segment, Donald…
Easy come, easy go. Electric scooters are making a move in St. Paul, booting out ride sharing bicycles just in time for more seasonable weather. The new company contracting with…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Do the regulations which hold back Minnesota's craft brewers exist to protect consumers from more choice and higher quality or large competitors who can afford the lobbyists to push them?
The following article originally appeared in the St. Paul Pioneer Press: Gov. Tim Walz recently announced his plan to make Minnesota’s electricity 100 percent carbon-free by 2050, and while the…
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) was quick to boast about its “strong membership numbers” in a press release on the union’s new filing with the…
By now you’d think that nepotism policies guarding against favoritism in hiring of family members would be standard procedure in government. But St. Louis County belatedly adopted a nepotism provision…
All too often, the same legislators who raise taxes to discourage some behavior fail to apply this logic to other taxes. At the capitol this week, Rep. Lesch was a…