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• Category: Budget
  • After a long run of rising spending, it’s time to tighten, Minnesota
  • What does the Coronavirus mean for Minnesota’s state finances?
  • How should economic policy respond to the coronavirus shutdown?
  • Minnesota’s 2020-2021 budget surplus is now up to $1.5 billion. What should policymakers do with that?
  • Should the state’s forecast include inflation?
  • What should Minnesota’s government do with its forecast surplus?
  • Here’s why a $1.3 billion state budget surplus is good and bad news
  • Minnesota’s state agencies and local governments submit $5.3 billion in capital spending requests
  • Booming tax revenues show that the state government didn’t need to hike taxes
  • A growing economy is in the interests of all Minnesotans
  • Two cheers for Minnesota’s budget deal
  • Lawmakers draw battle lines over 70% gas tax increase
  • Handy chart shows exactly how much Gov. Walz wants to increase taxes for your income level
  • Gov. Walz second budget proposal is little better than his first
  • No justifying so much soaking of Minnesota taxpayers
  • Smaller state surplus does not justify tax hikes
  • Proof That “the Rich” Aren’t Going to Fund the Tidal Wave of New Spending
  • State government budget forecast shows fiscal problems on the way
  • How the U.S. can avoid its looming debt crisis
  • U.S. is (still) heading toward a debt crisis
  • Survey Shows 40 Percent of Adults Still Can’t Cover a $400 Emergency Expense: No Wonder Politicians Can’t Pass a Balanced Budget
  • Income tax hikes didn’t close Minnesota’s budget deficit
  • Federal government debt: A Halloween horror story
  • State Wants to Raid REAL ID Funding to Fix Botched Registration System
  • Trump Takes Steps to Drain the Swamp
  • Entitlement spending needs urgent reform
  • Entitlement spending is driving federal government debt up to 100% of GDP
  • MN Investment Fund: Government Waste at Its Finest
  • Tax cuts did not cause Minnesota’s projected deficit
  • Minnesota Management and Budget forecasts red ink
  • Hodges Blames Late Budget on Public Safety Tragedies
  • Why there is no budget surplus now– or in the foreseeable future
• Category: Culture
  • Final Score: A Selection of Writings that Reflect Mitch Pearlstein’s Intellectual Prowess
  • Looking for a new name? How about the Washington Bureaucrats?
  • States’ Most Interesting Google Searches During COVID-19
  • When anti-capitalism is racism
  • When radical leftists seized the DFL in the 1940s, the great Minnesota liberal, Hubert Humphrey, chased them out
  • Goodbye, Columbus
  • The Truth About Crime, Race and Policing in America
  • Abolitionism in Minnesota
  • Racial justice: The new religion?
  • Macalester, Through The Looking Glass
  • The media reporting of Minnesota’s Covid-19 outbreak is divorced from reality
  • In The Tank (Ep251) – Exploring Cancel Culture
  • Milton Friedman: Is Welfare a Basic Human Right?
  • Research finds that high minimum wage rates disproportionately hurt African-American men
  • Gov. Walz pushes expanded ‘Ban the box’ laws which research shows negatively impact the employment prospects of young black and Latino men
  • Juneteenth: An opportunity to celebrate progress but also recognize where more work can be done
  • Still Banned in the State of Hockey, Minnesota Youth Team Laces up in Fargo 
  • Review: The Third Pillar by Raghuram Rajan
  • The State could have protected the Columbus statue – they chose not to
  • Review: Rocking Toward a Free World by András Simonyi
  • The Sorrows of Minneapolis: A Prayer for Our City
  • Could this be the end of the movie-going experience as we know it?
  • The Death of George Floyd and the Events Thereafter
  • What Happens to Dozens of Minority-Owned Businesses Destroyed in Riots?
  • Walz Close to Naming Ellison Special Prosecutor in Floyd Case
  • IN THE TANK (EP245) – TRUMP THREATENS TWITTER AND SECTION 230
  • Why the National Guard Was Available But Not on Minneapolis Streets Until Too Late
  • Undiminished: American Experiment’s work continues, albeit from home
  • Remembering and thanking our military heroes on this significant Memorial Day
  • This Memorial Day, remember Lt. Harvey Johnson
  • Babylon Bee: MasterClass Replaces All Instructors With Greta Thunberg
  • New documentary features Justice Thomas discussing his life, legacy, and legal theories
  • Rest in Peace, Frank Costanza
  • Sunday Funnies from the Babylon Bee: Facebook Introduces Karen Reaction Button
  • Minnesota must recover from its pandemic of fear
  • State Fun Police Shut Down Creative Drive-in-Movie Night At Birch’s On the Lake
  • In The Tank (Ep241) – Planet of the Humans: The Socialist and Anti-Human Message
  • What can the Tiger King teach us about economics?
  • Eddie Cochran, 1938-1960
  • Teaching kids kindness during National Autism Awareness Month
  • Column: Are we capable of sacrificing well enough long enough?
  • Smart SBA Rules and Religious Freedom
  • Minneapolis facing a rise in business burglaries.
  • Keeping kids entertained—and educated—for free
  • Celebrating Women’s History Month
  • Sunday Funnies from the Babylon Bee: Man Working From Home Encounters Nasty 10-Matchbox-Car Pileup On Evening Commute
  • 1776 Initiative Counters New York Times’ 1619 Project
  • The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2019
  • Lewis Shrugs
  • Paul Krugman: From Anakin to Darth
  • It’s Brexit Day – How did we get here?
  • School choice gets the nod from Billie Eilish
  • Mayor Exposes Radical “Equity” Training in Government and Schools
  • Liberalism Causes Achievement Gaps
  • Capitalism is the greatest anti-poverty scheme ever discovered
  • Labor union gets called out for #MeToo hypocrisy
  • Did the Vikings lose because of Minnesota’s high taxes?
  • In The Tank (Ep225) – One Child Nation, Overpopulation and Climate Alarmism
  • Think Tanks In High-Stakes Wager Over Playoff Game
  • Reality is Hard: It’s time to proclaim the value of entrepreneurial businesses and the people who use their success to make all of us prosper.
  • The Truth Exactly Backward
  • The Tragedy of Hubert Humphrey
  • Kersten Makes Star Tribune’s List of Most-Read Writers for 5th Straight Year
  • Racially Right Mixes of Debaters?
  • Was that the best decade ever?
  • We live in the luckiest era in history, and here’s why
  • Wisconsin Football Teams Sweep Minnesota
  • In The Tank (Ep222) – Looking Back at 2019 and Star Wars Review
  • The transit system lesson we can learn from The Simpsons
  • On Brexit, why are Americans so against democracy for Britain?
  • In The Tank (Ep220) Mostly Baby Yoda And Some Other Mildly Interesting Stuff, Too
  • Today, I’m thankful for liberty
  • A Thanksgiving Prayer for America
  • How Gopher football is turning gatorade into wine
  • Red Wing is the place to go for a ‘bike science’ degree
  • In The Tank (Ep218) – Reaction to Capitalism vs. Socialism Soho Forum Debate
  • Sugar Ray Robinson vs the IRS
  • The Pros and Cons of Marijuana Legalization
  • Review: Midway
  • College athletes create the value so they should get the money, shouldn’t they?
  • In The Tank (Ep216) – American Greatness, A Cold Civil War, Powering Our World
  • Sunday Funnies: “Dad Tax” On Candy Forecasted For Record High This Halloween
  • In The Tank (Ep215) – Alarmists rain on Halloween, Warren’s M4A Plan
  • When a liberal got a tax demand
  • Seven lessons of Prohibition
  • In the Tank (Ep214)- Free Speech is Under Attack
  • When Hubert met Nikita
  • Keith Ellison is wrong: There is no ‘Pink Tax’
  • Bde Maka Ska? Change the Name. Rewrite History. Redefine Politics.
  • Prohibition and women’s suffrage: A 100-year review
  • Video: Trump rally protesters turn violent
  • The Handmaid’s Tale was inspired by socialism
  • What can we do to help young people become independent and analytical thinkers?
  • Randy Dobnak shouldn’t be ashamed of driving for Uber
  • What’s More Telling in Minneapolis? High Crime or High Condos?
  • Is Tim Walz a Canute?
  • England vs USA…in rugby?
  • George Will’s Campaign Guarantee about Family Fragmentation
  • Public broadcasting = Government broadcasting
  • Walz Doubles Down on Deleted Video of Wife at Public TV Forum
  • A Liberal Journalist Experiences Radical Progressivism in the NYC Schools
  • Public TV Deletes Video of MN First Lady Under Pressure From Top Walz Aide
  • Is that person or comment racist, or just tone-deaf?
  • Should the federal government really be putting the Packers on TV? (Take 2)
  • Football, meet your granddad
  • Counterpoint: Article on CEO pay lacked balance, perspective
  • When a Minnesotan went to Israel
  • The Washington Post Smears the Center’s Katherine Kersten
  • “Hey, Pals, This is Reading Kind of Ripe”
  • Join our team!
  • D. A. Pennebaker, 1925-2019
  • Critics Couldn’t Beat Boris Johnson, So Now They’re Calling Him ‘Hard Right’
  • The War on Greater Minnesota
  • Want to predict the future political pulse of American voters? Look at Canada.
  • It was fifty years ago today! – 1969
  • “No Safe Spaces” Screening Was a Smash
  • What the American Experiment means to me
  • Is the US Women’s Soccer Team Really Underpaid?
  • Review: Chernobyl
  • Response to Comments In New York Times Article
  • Green Bay radio station edits song that references Minnesota Vikings
  • Slugging Together Again for the First Time
  • Review: Deadwood
  • Why Is Minnesota Making War On the Little Sisters of the Poor?
  • Minneapolis cancels “sacred” race-segregated staff meetings; Pearlstein calls out Identity Politics
  • A Burden Don Fraser Learned to Bear
  • Obit Hits and Errors
  • Rest in Peace, Bart Starr
  • This Memorial Day, remember the individuals who gave their lives
  • Candace Owens returns for another successful Annual Dinner
  • The Thatcher Revolution at 40
  • By Far the Largest Observable Factor
  • A Classically Liberal Take on Sports and Other Extracurricular Activities
  • The Diversity Delusion with Heather Mac Donald at Center Lunch Forum
  • Minneapolis officials say they won’t change Lake Calhoun signs back to Lake Calhoun; Bde Maka Ska to remain
  • Bde Maka Ska is now just Lake Calhoun. And Cofffman Union will remain Coffman Union.
  • Has Mobility in the United States Really Declined?
  • In The Tank (ep188) – Facebook Censors Haskins, Warren’s College Debt Scam, and Booster Seats
  • Save for Senator Lee, Republicans are Pretty Much Silent, Too
  • Bernie Is a Capitalist, Whether He Likes It or Not
  • When the ‘Anti-fascists’ go fascist
  • Review: The Highwaymen
  • Candace Owens talks war on cops with police officer
  • The Year I Met Margaret Thatcher…Twice (RIP, Mrs. Thatcher) by Jeffrey C. O’Brien
  • Popular Scooters Boot Out Bike Sharing in St. Paul
  • Teachers’ Unions Oppose Charters Schools; Use the Power to Strike to Stop Competition from Charter Schools
  • My Joe Biden Story
  • Why does socialism always end up in oppression and poverty?
  • The three stages of socialism: From Brave New World to ‘It wasn’t real socialism’
  • Minnesota last state standing with 3.2 beer
  • Does Ilhan Omar know that a Jewish Army Veteran Was the First American to Die in Somalia?
  • “Entire nations could be wiped off the face of the Earth by rising sea levels if the global warming trend is not reversed by the year 2000.”
  • Remembering Margaret Thatcher on International Women’s Day
  • Just Asking
  • Where Was Minnesota’s Media on Klobuchar Concerns?
  • Unearthing Scholastic Seriousness with Back-Boned Courage in St. Paul?
  • An Artful (and Accurate) Expression of Left-Wing Fantasies
  • Panera Cares Closes Last “Pay-What-You-Can-Restaurant”
  • The same people who want ‘the rich’ to pay for everything also want to tax them out of existence. How will that work?
  • Alexis de Tocqueville on Sanders and Socialism
  • In Defense of CEO Pay and Rich People
  • The Trouble With Solar
  • In The Tank (ep177) – Green New Deal Insanity, Panera Cares Fail, Stadium Subsidies
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival: America’s greatest rock n’ roll band
  • Minnesotans ask Google for break-up advice
  • Augsburg Faces Backlash After Professor’s Suspension Over “N-Word” Controversy
  • The Community Virtues of Voting in Person
  • Duluth Teachers File Complaint Over “Huck Finn” and “Mockingbird” Ban
  • Review: None of My Business by P. J. O’Rourke
  • Busing Redux?
  • False Feminism: How we got from sexual liberation to #MeToo
  • Minnesota teachers are judged solely by the color of their skin; asked to change curriculum for black students.
  • The Women’s March does not stand up for all women; these policy proposals do
  • Martin Luther King, Colorblind Radical
  • Witty Comebacks That Could Have Changed History
  • Dear Educated Women, Blue-Collar Men Can Earn Great Livings
  • 30 years ago today: President Reagan’s Farewell Address to the Nation
  • Bird Box is a pro-Trump film
  • Look for the Winter Issue of Thinking Minnesota ft. Minnesota’s Beer Boom
  • American Experiment Seeks Full-Time Communications Director
  • My NFL Picks Were Hot Garbage This Season
  • Kirk Cousins shows that a pay off to an investment is not guaranteed
  • New ‘Miracle Foods’ Arrive; But What About The Old Ones?
  • Why “Urban Conservatism” is Not a Contradiction in Terms
  • Thousands Scammed By Organic Food Fraud
  • The big question facing America: Is Die Hard a Christmas film? A Debate
  • Greedy Innkeeper or Generous Capitalist? by Brian Wesbury & Robert Stein
  • Fake News Hits Fergus Falls: CNN Award-Winning Journalist Fired for Fabricating His Story
  • Becoming an American: how our Elite has Cheapened Citizenship
  • Wisconsin Sports Stadiums Cleaner Than Minnesota’s
  • Why I’m Still an Adoption Romantic—Just a Less Starry-Eyed One
  • Harvard Study: Gender Pay Gap Explained Entirely by Work Choices of Men and Women
  • Title IX: What was it meant to do and the nightmare it has become
  • Congress: Help Small Employers Offer Retirement but Fairly Allocate Its Costs
  • When President George H. W. Bush Keynoted an American Experiment Annual Dinner
  • ASCH: The Scientifically Ignorant Drive GMO Debate
  • Poverty, Culture & Marriage
  • Marco Rubio and How Ideas and Think Tanks Matter
  • Let’s Help Small Employers Offer 401(k)s But Not at the Expense of My Kids
  • What’s Urban Conservatism and How Might It Help?
  • Guthrie Theater Declares “Happening” and “Amber Sanctuary”
  • Crackpot California Cage-Free Ballot Measure Threatens MN Farmers
  • ACSH: Sea Salt: Possibly The World’s Dumbest Product
  • Read someone you disagree with
  • Biased Much? Why Is the Star-Tribune Using a Misleading Photo of The Proposed PolyMet Mine?
  • What’s More Telling about America?
  • Are negative political ads effective? Find out at Center lunch event 1 week after November elections.
  • Embarrassed Duluth City Council Considers Crack Down
  • Unruly Mob Takes Over Duluth City Council Meeting
  • Beating Back Bigotry, One Sears Catalog at a Time
  • It’s the government sector, not the public sector
  • The Trials of Harvard and Harvard’s Elizabeth Warren
  • Loneliness, Polarization and Them: Why We Hate Each Other—and How to Heal
  • More Birds Are Getting Drunk This Year, MN Town Advises Residents
  • Milton Friedman: Capitalism or socialism, which is more humane?
  • Venezuela hikes its minimum wage and trashes employment. What are the lessons for Minnesota?
  • “My Abject Apology if This Unsafe Space Has Caused Anybody Fright”
  • Justice Kavanaugh Sits: What does it mean for Roe v. Wade?
  • Will Left-Wing Ideology Trump Fundamental Fairness for Kavanaugh?
  • Alan Dershowitz On Free Speech
  • Breaking News: Tech Giants are Biased
  • Subsidized Film about Ilhan Omar: Liberals are good at capturing tax dollars to advance their agenda.
  • The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine our Culture
  • The biggest battle in American history started 100 years ago today
  • Counterpoint: No numbers, only words, in appraising single-parent households
  • Two Dead As People Leave Housing In Favor of Homeless Camp Near Cedar Riverside
  • “Happy Constitution Day, if You Can Keep It: The long-term survival of the Founders’ design depends on people, not parchment.”
  • Minnesota is losing the economic border battle, let’s hope we do better in the football one
  • No-Hit Wonders
  • Ken Starr and a Gracious Call Home
  • Well done Saints!
  • Milton Friedman: Politics and Violence
  • On Labor Day, be thankful that we don’t have to do as much laboring as our ancestors did
  • Superbowl LIII Picks and Division Winners
  • Who is Dr. Jordan B. Peterson & Why Does The Left Hate Him?
  • Fellow POW from Minnesota Salutes McCain
  • 1968 around the world
  • Double Bravo! “Lenny” & “Steve”
  • Failed education ideas about to transform Twin Cities region
  • So long, Sharknado!
  • Milton Friedman: The Intellectuals and Collectivism
  • Rest In Peace, Aretha Franklin
  • Anne Tyler’s Novels Offer Important Lessons on the Inner Workings of Families
  • Arvonne Fraser: American Experiment Contributor
  • Training Wheels for a Lifetime of Hard, Honest Work
  • Cartoon of the Day
  • Socialism is not about sharing, it is about coercion
  • Is Diversity Our Strength?  Should There Be Any Limits?
  • Media Ignores Vast Improvement in Nation’s Air Quality
  • Black Lives Matter Blocks Intersections Downtown After No Charges Filed Against Officers Involved in Fatal Thurman Blevins Incident
  • Cheating at Play, Cheating in Life?
  • Study Confirms Millennial Men are Still Playing Video Games in Their Parents’ Basements
  • King Curtis, 1934-1971
  • Firing-up Liberty Genes
  • Should the federal government really be putting the Packers on TV?
  • Left-Wing Vandalism Ramping up in Minneapolis
  • Going Tubbing with Barbara Carlson
  • Anti-Janus Outrage: Allegations of Racism, Authoritarianism Alleged by Desperate Unions
  • Drag Queens at the St. Paul Public Library. Too provocative for kids?
  • What Does Botched Fireworks Cancellation Mean for St. Paul?
  • Teachers’ Union is Meeting on the 4th of July Instead of Celebrating American Independence
  • Independence Day, 1918
  • On July 4th Celebrate American Exceptionalism
  • Today’s Public Libraries: No to Little House on the Prairie but Yes Drag Queens?
  • Sex, Pipelines and Pensions: American Experiment in the Media
  • Sex and the single mind: The origins of #MeToo
  • Legalized Marijuana is Putting a Generation of Kids at Risk.  Will Minnesota Follow Colorado?
  • Why are public schools feeding students, who are not in school, during the summer?
  • Questions Both Women and Men Should Ask Potential Spouse
  • Save the Minneapolis Art Institute (MIA) from itself: Join and Speak Up
  • American Experiment comments on PELSB’s attempt to redefine “cultural competency”
  • Saint Paul Public Library celebrates Pride with Drag Story Hour: All Ages Welcome?
  • Happy 34th birthday to Ghostbusters, the greatest pro-free market movie ever made
  • Governor Dayton Declares Today “Paul Simon Day” While Your Tax Dollars Are Slip Slidin’ Away
  • From One Nightmare to Another 50 Years Ago
  • MN Rep. Keith Ellison boycotting NFL over new national anthem policy
  • CAE’s Adjunct Fellow Kevin Terrell: “Start Reading Now” in Minneapolis reaches 5,500 Children
  • Memorial Day Promise by Immigrant Author Katharine Jirsa Reynolds
  • Will NFL Ban on Kneeling Matter in MN Congressional Race?
  • This Memorial Day, remember the men of the Mi Amigo
  • Trump’s Quiet Virtues
  • Star Tribune Touts Higher Taxes–Except for Newspapers
  • Bad behavior all around: 2015 Teacher of the Year using profanity, Fox News Commentator assaulted at restaurant
  • Candace Owens’ American Experiment Speech Continues to Create Buzz
  • Frank Drebin was right, the monarchy is ‘silly’, but think before you get rid of it
  • Summer Movie Night: The Fight of Our Lives. Defeating the Ideological War Against the West.
  • What Makes Motherhood Worthwhile
  • Candace Owens Wowed a Center Crowd of 550. Watch Her Speech Here!
  • Letter to GOP Leadership: No Pre-K Expansion; Preserving the K-12 Mission
  • Happy Star Wars Day: May the 4th Be With You
  • Memo to Legislature: Resist Dayton’s Push for Expansion of “Free” Pre-K
  • Girls Flock to Join Cub Scouts on First Sign-Up Day
  • Minnesota’s “Brave New World” of education
  • The Latest Battle In the Statue Wars: Stephen Foster
  • NFL DRAFT: VIKINGS HOPING TO REPLICATE LAQUON TREADWELL SUCCESS
  • Don’t Miss Courageous Candace Owens May 8 in Minneapolis: Be part of Center’s largest forum EVER!
  • Suicide of the West by Jonah Goldberg
  • How Kanye West broke the internet with 7 words
  • Millennials are ignorant of history. They also like socialism. Coincidence?
  • Don’t Be Fooled By the Minnesota “Conservative” Energy Forum
  • Tucker Carlson Wows Sold-Out Crowd at Annual Dinner
  • Minnesota Youth Symphonies offers free hands-on music experience for children ages 3 to 14
  • Remembering Dr. King: What would he say about K-12 “restorative justice” discipline policies?
  • Noteworthy Performances of All Kinds
  • Is Our Culture Dead?
  • Believe in the Fairy Tale
  • If it bleeds, it leads but is that good?
  • Recalling Baseball Moments Vividly
  • Learn Less, Earn Less
  • The Modern World: It’s Not All Bad!
  • When Harry Became Sally: The Left’s Assault on Reality
  • Center Goes to CPAC
  • Newsweek Fraud Investigation Has Minnesota Roots
  • One-Sided Star Tribune Coverage of Anti-Janus Rally Reveals Deep Bias
  • Happy Valentine’s Day. Now Go Get Married.
  • Another Mass Shooting: the Left Uses Tragedy and Students to Ignore a Culture of Death
  • Heart-Warming Valentine’s Day Headlines
  • Target: Happy Valentine’s Day To My “Person!”
  • Media Fails to Disclose U of M Professor’s Role with Anti-Trump Group in Dozens of Interviews
  • Celebrate the Birthday of President Reagan by going to Caucus Night, Tonight
  • Cheating In an Ice Fishing Tournament? Only In Minnesota! [Updated]
  • Two Nice Super Bowl Stories
  • SKOL: Snow Days are Fun, Living in “The North”
  • Dennis Prager: I was Wrong, Trump is a Great President
  • SPLC’s Bogus Hate List Cited to Slur Muslim Reformer Meeting MN Legislators
  • The Negro Is Your Brother: The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’
  • Life Time Fitness Bans Cable News
  • Keith Ellison Endorses Political Violence
  • I Am Thankful for Many Things: Center Finishes HUGE Year!
  • “Resist Trump” Racial Equity Program Pockets 275k From MN Taxpayers
  • A Democratic Vision: Teachers ordered to segregate by race in Evanston, IL
  • Ode to Mitch Pearlstein
  • Conservative Speaker Ben Shapiro Not Welcome on Concordia Moorhead Campus
  • Created Equal
  • Back in the USSR: What life was like in the Soviet Union
  • Franken’s Views on Women Were Exposed Years Ago
  • Meltdown In New Brighton Over “White Privilege”
  • Mitch Pearlstein Roast Summary, Reflection and Poem
  • Franken Exposed on Rogue Hollywood Billboard
  • PC Activists Poised to Rename Lake Calhoun
  • Top 10 Things American Experiment is Thankful For
  • Washington Post: What If Al Franken Resigns?
  • The Soviet Experiment, 100 Years On
  • Don’t Miss Star Parker’s Cure for Racial Polarization
  • Star Parker Previews Her Speech At Our Next Lunch Forum
  • Here’s What Would Happen Without Deer Hunting & What Does Happen With It
  • In London, the Vikings will be following in the Monarchs’ footsteps
  • Vikings Fans Stand Up to Protesters Kneeling for Anthem
  • White Privilege Training for Edina’s Custodians and Bus Drivers? Can It Get Any Crazier?
  • “Stranger Things” Sci-Fi Series Isn’t All That Strange
  • Thinking Minnesota is Attracting a Mountain (Literally!) of New Subscribers
  • Pop Culture is Finding its Way into Presidential Portraiture
  • It is pledge time at MPR: Why I am not a member of NPR/MPR (again this year)
  • SKOL! It’s Columbus Day in Minnesota.
  • Deer Herd is Up, Along With Your Odds of a Collision
  • Answering a Liberal Diatribe
  • Liberals Respond As Usual, By Bullying
  • Congratulations to the Minnesota Lynx. Now get out and support them
  • MN Lynx Clinch WNBA Title, Twins Lose But Still Make History
  • “Good Thing We’ve Gotten Past All That P.C. Nonsense”
  • The NFL would find it easier to tell politicians to mind their own business if they weren’t taking cash from them
  • A Constitutional Right to Kneel? No, Actually
  • Is Minnesota Nice? Not If You Are a Conservative
  • Are Politics Preventing Vikings From Signing Controversial Kaepernick?
  • A Statistically Sound Star Tribune Article on Income Disparities
  • Sunday Mornings at Church?  Or Sunday Mornings at Starbucks?
  • Dairy Queen “Politically Incorrect” Sign Stirs Up a Blizzard
  • Romeo and Juliet at the Guthrie
  • Leftists Want to Replace Christopher Columbus With…Prince?
  • The Abnormal Danger of Waxing about Norms
  • In today’s economy, education must be a lifelong thing
  • Thinking Minnesota Is Now On Sale at Barnes & Noble
  • Are Three Percent of Minnesota Youths Transgender? Of Course Not
  • Minneapolis on the Brink From Leftward Lurch
  • Why Do Twin Cities Have Lowest Rate of Black Home Ownership In the Country?
  • Protesters Blockade and Drive Dayton Off Lake Mille Lacs
  • Hugh Hewitt’s spot on advice to the President: Be combative, but not cruel
  • Veterans Restore Lost Grave of MN Civil War Soldier
  • Center’s Annual Dinner Is a Smash Hit!
  • Minnesota’s “Antifascists” Are Fascists
  • My Quick Conservative Take on the Minneapolis Mayoral Candidates Debate
  • Senator Franken Cancels Appearance with Second Liberal Comedian
  • MN Senator Franken Stands By Kathy Griffin Despite Gory Photo of Beheaded Trump
  • Is Truth the First Casualty of Art?
  • Media Wants It Both Ways in U of M Coverage
  • Star Tribune: As Biased As Ever?
  • Why Can’t Young People Get Out of Their Parents’ Basements?
  • Fake News From St. Olaf to AP’s Nazi Photos
  • Why Are 600 Demonstrators News?
  • How Much Weight Does MN’s “Best State” Ranking Hold?
  • Liberal Policies Are Devastating America’s Young
  • MPS Board Backed Into a Corner by Protesters
  • UOM Names Journalism School After Hubbard TV and Radio Pioneers
  • Lenin’s Vanguard at Wellesley College: Get Thee To Hillsdale
  • Female Genital Mutilation Comes to Minnesota
  • Where have all the Liberals Gone? I found one!
  • A Voice of Reason But is Anyone on the Left Listening?
  • Ho, Ho, Ho: $300,000 in Taxpayer Funds for Jolly Green Giant Museum
  • Unacceptable Racism and Sexism From House Minority Leader
  • Is the U of MN “Bias Response Team” Chilling Free Speech?
  • Greater Minnesota Is Rejecting Liberalism
  • Yesterday’s Love Stories: The Gray Divorce Phenomenon
  • A city-country mice divide in Minnesota? We don’t see it that way
  • Charles Murray and High-End Collegiate Know-Nothings
  • A Day Without a Woman?
  • Why Should Artists Want Government Support?
  • Media Outrage Over White House “Block” is a Double Standard
  • Dayton Outraged Because Federal Government No Longer Regulates Bathrooms
  • The Liberal Media: Biased, Yes, But Also Incompetent
  • With Thanks to Michael Novak
  • Taxpayer-Funded Library Networks Promote Anti-Trump “Resistance”
  • A Day Without Immigrants?
  • The Truly Celestial Captain Kirk
  • How Much Does Black Lives Matter Matter?
  • Basic Differences Between Left and Right
  • Is Boycott a Factor in Slumping Target Sales?
  • Sushi? Hey, It Might Be Carp!
  • Proudly Detailing Sexual Assaults
  • DFL: Expanding Government Unions and Our Dependency on the State
  • Inappropriate Poem Raises Question: Why Public Art?
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  • Star Tribune’s Minnesota Poll Is At It Again
  • Don’t Miss CAE Fall Briefing featuring Jonah Goldberg Oct. 24 at Guthrie Theater
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  • Shelby Steele Now (Part 3): How Liberalism Offers Absolution from America’s Past Sins
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  • Shelby Steele Now: His Important Message for Our Polarized Society (Part 1)
  • Greetings From Nashville
  • What It Means To Be Minnesota’s Think Tank
  • Met Council Wants Legacy Funds for Race-Based Park Plan
  • Blue State Exodus: It Isn’t Just Minnesota
  • Quotas on the Menu at General Mills
  • American Experiment at the Fair
  • The Mamaw of All Elegies
  • Up North & The State Fair
  • America Salutes Minnesota Gen. John Vessey, a ‘Soldier’s Soldier’ 
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  • The Essential Courage and Journalistic Precision of Heather Mac Donald
  • Why Does the Star Tribune Block Comments on Select Issues?
  • Is the Star Tribune Deliberately Promoting Delusion on Policing and Race?
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  • Families and the Fourth
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  • Weiner!
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  • Neglecting What Matters in Neglect Deaths
  • Choosing Your Partners Carefully
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  • The Metropolitan Council’s Disparities Report: The Limitations of Racial Explanations
  • Jason Riley Rocks Minneapolis
• Category: Economy
  • Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 9/25/20
  • New research provides more detail on how early Covid-19 stages affected small businesses
  • Millionaires want the government to permanently raise taxes on them, but that would be bad for the economy
  • A decrease in housing supply, coupled with high demand for houses during the crisis has pushed housing prices up
  • Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 9/18/20
  • Poverty was going down in the US before the pandemic
  • Current capacity limits could spell even more trouble for the hospitality industry if they persist through winter
  • Regulation reform can help ease the childcare crisis in Minnesota
  • Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 9/11/20
  • Florida voters to decide on whether the state should raise its minimum wage
  • Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 9/4/20
  • Economic theory tells us why we should not be surprised that Google, Amazon and Apple decided to pass on higher taxes to consumers through higher prices
  • Surly brewing announces plans to permanently close its destination beer hall, state mandated capacity limits to blame
  • Report finds that, in August, Minneapolis had the 5th largest decrease in 1-bedroom median rent nationally
  • Zoom sees tremendous growth during the COVID-19 pandemic due to significant increase in demand for the video calling software
  • The lockdown would have been worse without Amazon and Jeff Bezos’ increased wealth is a reward for that
  • Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 8/28/20
  • Review: The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton
  • States that stayed open fared much better than states that shut down
  • According to evidence, raising the minimum wage is one sure way of pushing low skilled individuals into even lower paying jobs
  • Lake Elmo is facing a budget deficit due to an accounting error, but its city council will more likely raise taxes rather than cut spending
  • Minneapolis Businesses Rebuilding After Riots Burned Again by City Hall
  • Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 8/21/20
  • Uber and Lyft almost shut down their services due to California’s anti-freelancer law
  • Minnesota Unemployment went down in June, but job growth slowed down
  • The middle class is shrinking, but that is because people are getting richer
  • Target is doing better than Walmart during the pandemic because its customers are doing better
  • The economic damage of rioting lingers for a long time
  • 22 out of the 30 in-demand MN jobs don’t require college degree
  • Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 8/14/20
  • Research continues to shows that trade protectionism is merely self-harm policy
  • Jeff Bezos’ wealth grew because people were using Amazon much more than usual during the pandemic
  • Xcel Energy warns of possible power outages similar to South Australia due to growing renewable presence
  • Sen. Harris banks on the parochialism of American ‘liberals’
  • Federal Regulations cost nearly $2 Trillion in 2019
  • Downturn exposes Duluth’s vulnerability to dependence on tourism tax
  • The Covid-19 induced recession may have just delivered the biggest economic blow to young people, especially Millennials
  • What are the costs of lockdowns?
  • Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 8/7/20
  • One way to put unemployed persons back in the workforce is to loosen occupational licensing laws
  • Anti-Mining Special Interest Groups Are Trying to Kill Coal To Stop Mining in Minnesota
  • Some childcare providers have survived the covid-19 pandemic by essentially paying to take care of children
  • Many parents will have to stop working if most schools don’t fully reopen
  • A Crisis in Childcare
  • California wants to raise taxes on the state’s highest income earners, but that would be disastrous
  • Minnesota Center For Energy and Environment thinks governments “have room” to raise taxes in communities losing coal plants
  • As crime rises in Minneapolis, businesses are looking elsewhere
  • Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 7/31/20
  • New research suggests creating Interstate compacts to end Economic development subsidy war between states
  • The U.S. economy wasn’t the only one to tank in the second quarter
  • GDP tanked in the second quarter, but by how much?
  • Minorities were hit harder by job losses
  • Home Renovations in Minnesota Cost More, Deliver Inferior Returns
  • Small businesses are finding it hard to rebuild after riots
  • Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 7/24/20
  • Metro Democrats Take Aim At Minnesota’s Mining Industry (Again)
  • Coronavirus and Competition Too Much for City’s Fitness Center
  • Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 7/17/20
  • Milton Friedman on the FDA
  • Unemployment numbers show that Minnesota Unemployment fell in june as more businesses started reopening
  • The economic suppression will hurt today’s graduates for years to come
  • School closings could significantly reduce future earnings of today’s students
  • Lack of access to affordable childcare costs Indiana employers $1.8B a year
  • Babylon Bee: Governors Reinstate Lockdowns To Combat Recovering Economy
  • Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 7/10/20
  • The childcare industry needs more than financial assistance, it needs regulation reform
  • Florida’s Occupational Freedom and Opportunity Act will reduce or eliminate licensing requirements for multiple professions
  • Minnesota’s GDP shrinks by 4% in the first quarter of 2020
  • New research from the U of M highlights the rural-urban divide associated with access to childcare services
  • Mayor Carter’s ‘guaranteed income’ scheme is just a new name for more welfare
  • Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 7/3/20
  • Target raised its minimum wage only because it can afford to do so; small businesses cannot
  • Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 6/26/20
  • Spanish conservation experts call for tighter regulation on art restoration: a classic example of how overregulation begins
  • Shutdown Leads to Cuts in Staff and Services, Higher Property Taxes for Local Governments
  • The Courage to Reject a COVID-19 Shutdown
  • Research suggests temporary ban of foreign workers might hurt the economy more than it will help
  • The economic suppression will hurt today’s graduates for years to come
  • Minnesota had a nearly 50% decrease in Leisure and Hospitality Employment from May 2019 to May 2020
  • Webinar: Coming Back From COVID
  • Xcel Proposes $3B in Renewable Projects to Bolster Corporate Profits During Pandemic
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/19/20
  • While unemployment was down nationally in May, Minnesota was one of three states where it rose
  • How is the American economy coping with Covid-19?
  • Study finds college grads earn significantly higher income
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/12/20
  • Research finds minority-owned businesses were disproportionately affected by lockdowns
  • MN border town losing business to WI over shutdown rules
  • Police reform: How about outsourcing some of the services the police provide?
  • Minnesota *Still* Has the Worst of Both Worlds With COVID19, Highest Death Rate Per Capita and Highest Unemployment Claims of Any Neighboring State
  • New health and safety protocols prove burdensome as childcare providers eye reopening
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/5/20
  • Governor Walz has loosened restrictions on restaurants and other establishments
  • Skills Wanted: Skills acquisition shown to be just as valuable as a bachelor’s degree
  • Tesla’s Elon Musk: Four-year degree isn’t “evidence of exceptional ability”
  • Restaurants and bars are finding it hard to operate with new rules
  • Opening schools did not worsen covid-19 spread in Denmark and Finland
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/29/20
  • California anti-freelancer law is leading to a shortage of anesthesiologists in the state, potentially making surgery more dangerous
  • How Covid-19 might make the affordable housing problem worse
  • Gen Z’er interested in a construction career? There’s an app for that.
  • MN American Legion Mobilizes Against Walz’s Restaurant Restrictions
  • The economy will recover after production has recovered
  • Why the Great Society Wasn’t
  • Efforts to support women in technical careers continue
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/22/20
  • Minnesota’s unemployment rate soars to 8.1%
  • How Met Council, Local Governments Deny Affordable Housing to the Working Poor
  • Covid’s Assault on Entrepreneurs
  • Restaurants, bars, barbershops and other establishments to open on June 1st but with some heavy limitations
  • How Gov. Walz can help give Minnesota’s businesses some certainty
  • State of MN Demands High School Students Return Mistaken Coronavirus Unemployment Checks
  • Twin Cities restaurants close en masse as uncertainty reigns
  • Layoffs Due to Virus Lead to Dissension at Duluth City Hall
  • Uprising in Garrison as Minnesota business owners fight for their livelihoods
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/15/20
  • High unemployment is what the economy ends up with when unemployment pays more than going to work
  • Fed survey finds that Job losses have hit poor Americans the hardest
  • Over 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed due to the coronavirus
  • Some Businesses Set to Reopen Regardless of Walz’s Expected Extension of Shutdown
  • Virtual campus tours give students firsthand knowledge of technical career opportunities
  • How is the state government deciding which businesses will reopen and which won’t?
  • Unemployment kills too
  • Minnesota candy store allowed to re-open, deemed “essential”
  • Is Gov. Walz preparing to end the Coronavirus shutdown?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/8/20
  • The Leisure and hospitality industry has a long way to go to fully recover after reopening
  • Let My People Go! MN One of Only Ten States Still Banning Church Services
  • While Minnesota Sends Police to Shut Down A Barbershop, Texas Gives Guidelines For Today’s Reopening
  • The Coronavirus shutdown is a crisis for low paid workers
  • Minnesota Has Highest COVID-19 Death Rate, and Highest Unemployment Rate, Out of Any Neighboring State
  • The SEC has loosened regulation to make it easier for businesses to raise capital
  • During the lockdown, every day is Big Business Saturday
  • Why this is not the right time to push for higher minimum wage
  • Minnesota cannot tax its way out of its budget deficit
  • Access to childcare is essential to reopening the economy
  • Coronavirus shutdown’s crushing effects on thousands of Minnesotans are nothing to sneer at
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/1/20
  • Research finds consumers pay for corporate taxes through high retail prices
  • 7,500+ Minnesotans tell Walz: Let us work!
  • Minnesota lockdown extended for restaurants and other customer-facing businesses
  • Webinar Archive: Master Class in Public Policy
  • Small businesses are now having to compete with high unemployment benefits in order to keep workers
  • Tight regulation is making survival harder for craft breweries amid the shutdown
  • Minnesota’s businesses are suffering from a lack of certainty. Gov. Walz can help with that
  • Uncertainty regarding the shutdown is what is more threatening to businesses and the economy
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/24/20
  • Census Bureau data shows a slowdown in new Business formation
  • Research shows new and young businesses account for a large share of growth
  • What we need to start reopening Minnesota’s economy
  • TOMORROW: How Regulations Affect Your Everyday Life
  • How have the Coronavirus shutdown’s job losses varied across Minnesota?
  • You can now take out wine and beer with your food order
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/17/20
  • Minnesota is closer to passing a bill allowing restaurants to sell alcohol to-go
  • Why small businesses tend to get the short end of the stick of any economic downturn
  • As the Coronavirus shutdown continues, new sectors of the economy are hit
  • Small Town Papers Face Cuts Due to Coronavirus Impact
  • Right now is the best time to loosen childcare regulation
  • Mining Is An Essential Industry, Tourism Is Not
  • The economic cost of the Coronavirus shutdown continues to mount
  • Farmers are dumping produce due to low demand
  • Some (more) businesses won’t be reopening after the Coronavirus shutdown
  • How prepared is Minnesota to cover unemployment benefit claims?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/10/20
  • Manufacturing companies are starting to see more job losses
  • A Blue-Ribbon, Blue-Collar Life
  • Minnesota’s GDP growth ranked 38th nationally in the fourth quarter of 2019
  • Governor Walz should allow Minnesota’s breweries, bars, and restaurants to sell alcohol in any size package for at-home consumption
  • States are suspending rules to ensure access to childcare
  • In The Tank (Ep237) – Coronavirus Response: Modern Monetary Theory
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/3/20
  • Minnesota would benefit from less strict childcare business regulation
  • Thousands of Golfers Petition Walz for a Mulligan on Course Closures
  • As the Coronavirus shutdown sends unemployment soaring in Minnesota, who is hiring?
  • Costco Backs Out of Proposed Duluth Store Due to Cost and City Issues
  • Some businesses won’t be reopening after the Coronavirus shutdown
  • Manufacturing scholarships available to students of all ages
  • This Week’s Master Class: What can state governments do to influence the economy?
  • Regulatory rollbacks due to coronavirus show we need to cut red tape.
  • In The Tank (Ep236) – Coronavirus: Free to Choose Medicine and Deregulation
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/27/20
  • Minnesota restaurants seeking to do to-go sales of alcohol amid shutdown
  • The coronavirus shutdown is wreaking havoc on Minnesota’s economy
  • Introducing: a Master Class Series in Public Policy
  • Missouri eases child care regulation to improve access
  • ‘Low-skilled’ does not mean ‘Not important’
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/20/20
  • The problem with price gouging laws
  • Rochester Library Points the Way to Online Delivery of Services Despite Coronavirus Shutdown
  • Coronavirus exposes the need to structure regulation around small businesses
  • Minnesota’s below average economic growth is not because of ‘convergence’
  • Regulatory costs disproportionately affect small businesses
  • Matt Murphy, the man who married his buddy to avoid inheritance tax
  • Paychecks were growing before minimum wage hikes
  • Will Concerns Over Coronavirus Lead to a State Price-Gouging Law?
  • Minnesota’s economy has below average growth
  • How might coronavirus impact Minnesota’s economy?
  • The city of Reno might increase recreational fees to cover cost of high minimum wage
  • How we can afford tax cuts
  • Work-based learning program connects students with careers
  • The coronavirus is exposing the bad side of the “use-it-or-lose-it” rule for airport slots
  • How does Minnesota’s economy really compare to its neighbors?
  • Minnesota Microdistilleries Push for a More Even Playing Field
  • What drives state economies?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/6/20
  • English Language Classes for Cambria Workers Catching on at Other Companies
  • Berlin’s rent controls have slowed house building
  • Bill Kills Controversial Licensing Requirement for Independent Makeup and Hair Stylists
  • Thomas Sowell on the Welfare state
  • The coronavirus has reduced wealth inequality by making the rich less rich
  • The 1619 Project gets it wrong about the American economy
  • Childcare service shortage is bad not just for parents, but also for the economy.
  • Cut estate tax to increase state revenue
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 2/28/20
  • In 2017 Half of Taxpayers Paid 97% of all Federal Income Taxes
  • Research shows that most of America’s rich earned their wealth
  • Did the Vikings lose because of Minnesota’s high taxes (revisited)?
  • “Uber for Everything” Is Revolutionizing Africa’s Economy
  • Marriott Seeks $2.5 Million in Tax Breaks for Mankato Hotel
  • A changing gold standard: The overlooked value of associate degrees and certificates
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 2/21/20
  • Neel Kashkari on Affordable Housing-Only the private sector, through increased housing supply, will be able to address the affordable housing crisis
  • Increasing regulation driving childcare providers out of business in Washington
  • How does the Senate Republican tax bill stack up?
  • There is no such thing as a free lunch
  • ‘The rich’ do not control politics
  • Would Minnesotans support a new payroll tax to cover paid family and medical leave?
  • Training programs and employer partnerships help young people build careers
  • High-tax Minnesota suffers when losing residents to other states
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 2/14/20
  • Proposed Increase in childcare funding will not lower prices or reduce shortage of childcare providers
  • Work-based learning program sets students up for success
  • Where are Minnesotans going to and coming from?
  • Immigration can increase GDP, but can it increase GDP per person?
  • Vermont governor is right about the negative consequences of raising minimum wage
  • Should we ignore facts because they are politically inconvenient?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 2/7/20
  • Subsidies never make anything,even housing, affordable
  • Dunwoody College hosts annual autonomous snowplow competition
  • More on Minnesota’s out-migration
  • How productivity drives wages – The theory and evidence
  • Are numbers racist?
  • Migration out of Minnesota is on the rise
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 1/31/20
  • Research finds occupational Licensing has no effect on consumer choice
  • Evidence from the U.S. and Israel shows that minimum wages disproportionately hurt small businesses and their owners
  • City Pages calls for a MAXIMUM wage
  • Research shows that expanding housing supply reduces the price of housing
  • Minnesota’s Three-Tier System can take no credit for the craft beer boom
  • Robots are Replacing Workers in Poland Due to Raise in Minimum wage.
  • Childcare cost is high in Minnesota, but state subsidies are not the answer.
  • City of Dayton fails in effort to impose new fees on new housing
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 1/24/20
  • Space Force is Paul Krugman’s dream come true
  • As the Supreme Court upholds Minneapolis’ $15ph minimum wage, is it time to junk the state minimum wage?
  • Surveys show Americans are in favor of raising taxes on (other) rich people
  • California shows how environmental mandates in building codes make housing unaffordable
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 1/17/20
  • Minnesotans are fleeing to avoid estate tax, so repeal it
  • Downtown Minneapolis loses another business
  • Even champagne excise taxes are high in Minnesota
  • Minnesota’s GDP growth lags the national rate for the fourth consecutive quarter
  • France tried to ‘soak the rich’ – They said ‘Au revoir’
  • New study suggests that eliminating the federal minimum wage would minimize suicide deaths
  • It is US consumers that pay for tariffs, not China
  • Unaffordable housing is the price policymakers ask us to pay for high taxes, fees, and regulations
  • Taxing capital income, especially for redistribution, is not the solution to inequality
  • Hiking the minimum wage won’t boost the economy
  • Big Lake High School’s work-based learning program sets students up for success
  • In The Tank (Ep224) – 2020: Is Life Getting Easier or Harder? Future of EVs
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 1/3/20
  • Bernie Sanders’ hypocrisy on Amazon
  • A 2020 lesson for policy makers; Intentions do not matter, results do
  • On net, 65 people moved to Minnesota from other states last year
  • Why Employment Matters
  • Scholarships available to Minnesotans pursuing high-demand occupations
  • Can policy do anything about Minnesota’s below average population growth?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 12/27/19
  • Hey Minnesota Liberals! Stop Complaining About Low-Wage Service Jobs Unless You Support More Mining
  • Norway’s government hiked sugar taxes, Norwegians went shopping in Sweden
  • This mostly private effort to help the homeless should be supported
  • New research shows that Minnesota’s state government increased smoking by taxing e-cigarettes
  • Center’s Great Jobs project visits Red Wing
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 12/20/19
  • Legalized marijuana = Lower sales of beer, higher sales of chips
  • Workforce Development on the Reservation
  • Remember that time the end of net neutrality was going to cause “the end of the internet as we know it”? That was awesome
  • Costly Surcharges on the Menu as Diners Pay for Restaurant Regulations
  • What is the impact on workers when minimum wage hikes put them out of work?
  • In The Tank (Ep221) – COP25 was a Joke and Talking MMT with Bob Murphy
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 12/13/19
  • Finland is a high tax country because it taxes everybody heavily
  • As well as looming federal tax hikes, Minnesota’s microdistilleries are threatened by antiquated state regulations
  • Tax hikes are threatening Minnesota’s microdistilleries
  • Minnesota`s exports fall in second and third quarter
  • Despite Record Snow Duluth Ski Hill May Close Without Taxpayer Bailout
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 12/6/19
  • Congress passed a luxury tax to ‘tax the rich’, but it brought in no revenue because ‘the rich’ changed their behavior
  • Regulatory burden on Nonprofits is not the main issue with evaluating equity grants
  • The worrisome trend of so many jobs requiring a four-year degree
  • Minnesota’s minimum wage laws are harming youth employment
  • “If you can’t pay $15 an hour you should go out of business”. Actually, no.
  • Minnesota’s Workforce to 2050
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 11/29/19
  • Explaining Public Goods to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
  • New research suggests that the average net social value of occupational licensing is negative
  • Minnesota Still one of 10 Worst States for Business Taxation.
  • Government won’t let ‘free enterprise’ even try to address the Twin Cities’ housing problems
  • It isn’t Minnesota’s high taxes that make it a great place to live or get educated
  • National Apprenticeship Week: More Important than Most Other Weeks (Not to Mention Days)
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 11/22/19
  • What Percentage of Students in Anoka County are Suited for Careers in the Trades?
  • The City of Corcoran planned to use building permit fees to finance its city hall renovation
  • Why is state law stopping Minnesota’s beauticians doing weddings?
  • Property taxes illustrate the problems with ‘wealth taxes’
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 11/15/19
  • What needs to be understood about price control schemes, including minimum wage laws – They never work
  • Entitlement Liabilities Are a Graver Threat to the Next Generation of Americans Than Climate Change
  • Rochester’s High Property Taxes Threaten Small Businesses
  • Minnesota’s liquor laws are throttling its distilleries
  • California hiked taxes on the rich, they left, and revenues were only half those forecast
  • Minneapolis ranked 40th among 115 North American cities on ease of doing business.
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 11/8/19
  • Minnesota is the 5th most tax unfriendly state for retirees
  • Let Me Introduce Myself
  • Minnesota had the the 17th fastest growing economy in the United States in the second quarter of 2019 – But the first quarter numbers were worse than we thought
  • Olmsted County Taxpayers on Hook for $1.5 Million in Uncollected Fees
  • Research shows that Minnesota’s estate tax is a net revenue loser for the state government
  • Understanding Minnesota’s Taxable Candy
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 11/1/19
  • New Trades Ambassador program connects students with skilled trades
  • Minneapolis council’s war on small businesses
  • Minneapolis council is going to waste money studying discredited policy or ‘rent control’
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 10/25/19
  • Portland voters put a 1% tax on large retailers, complain when retailers pass it on to them
  • Minnesota ranks 45th on the Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 10/18/19
  • What is wrong with ‘scalping’?
  • Target announced higher hourly wages then cut hours
  • The winners of the 2019 Nobel prize in economics
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 10/11/19
  • Minnesota Remains One of Worst States for Cigarette Smuggling
  • Make the Twin Cities Great Again!
  • With manufacturing slowing, Minnesota’s uncharacteristically low taxes on manufacturers are more important than ever
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 10/4/19
  • Who decides whether billionaires should exist? We all do
  • Numbers on job openings and wages in Minnesota deal a severe blow to the ‘Fight for 15’
  • What does data on job openings say about Minnesota’s labor market?
  • The laws forcing Castle Danger to lay off staff are there for the benefit of retailers, not consumers
  • High-tax Minnesota lagging in economic growth
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 9/27/19
  • Minnesota’s lags the U.S. average on Personal Income growth but leads on transfer income growth
  • How We Know California’s New Rent Control Law Will Make Its Housing Shortage Worse
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 9/20/19
  • Minnesota’s unemployment rate is down from July to August, but the number of people unemployed is up 20% over the year
  • Which training programs for skilled workers perform best?
  • Technicians and ‘One of the Greatest Scientific Achievements of the 21st Century’
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 9/13/19
  • Tiny Houses Turn Out to be No Big Deal in Minnesota
  • Is Minnesota less vulnerable to a recession?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 9/6/19
  • New research finds that people move in response to taxes
  • Evidence from San Francisco shows that rent control makes income inequality worse
  • Affordable housing is rare because it’s illegal to build
  • Legacy program prepares young men for electrical lineman career: “It’s more than just a job”
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 8/30/19
  • New research shows that lower state taxes can increase entrepreneurship
  • Is a four-year degree a good investment?
  • To grow Minnesota’s economy, we need tax cuts from state rather than federal government
  • New data offers more concerning signs on Minnesota’s labor market
  • High school auto mechanic internship program prepares students for future careers
  • Google and Facebook Will Just Get Stronger if Regulators Get Their Way, Europe’s Experience Shows
  • Productivity and pay are linked – A rising tide still lifts all boats
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 8/23/19
  • Should we worry about a ‘labor shortage’ or rising unemployment in Minnesota?
  • Minnesota’s cities are soaking homeowners and not complying with state law
  • Why Keynes Believed Efforts to Fight Income Inequality Hinder Economic Growth
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 8/16/19
  • Minnesota’s cities are seeing falling employment and rising unemployment numbers
  • Minnesota’s unemployment rate is up again, from 2.8% to 3.4% in a year
  • Minnesota has the fourth most expensive childcare in the country. Is this lowering female employment?
  • Minnesota – Above average for population growth, below average for employment growth, top for unemployment growth
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 8/9/19
  • Nobody Home at St. Paul Mayor Carter’s Rental Property
  • Do Minnesota’s music therapists really need a license?
  • President Trump’s misguided trade war is hitting Minnesota’s farmers
  • Occupational licensing and expensive housing are stopping Americans moving around. That is a problem.
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 8/2/19
  • Twenty Presidential Scholars, More than Technically Speaking
  • How bad is Minnesota for occupational licensing?
  • Google’s College Search Feature Only Covers Four-Year Colleges
  • Minnesota’s above average Corporate Taxes drive our below average entrepreneurship
  • Europe’s lesson for America on the talent gap: Hire older workers
  • Why aren’t contractors building more starter homes? Excessive fees imposed by state and local politicians
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 7/26/19
  • Minnesota spends less than the U.S. generally on research and development. How can state tax policy help?
  • Minnesota had the the 36th fastest growing economy in the United States in the first quarter of 2019
  • Five of eight Minnesota Reps. voted to hike the minimum wage to $15 and destroy 1.3 million jobs
  • Tips to ‘Remedy’ Construction Labor Shortage
  • Bernie Sanders’ actions, not his empty words, show the real effects of minimum wage hikes
  • Should Tracking Be Back on Track?
  • In the Tank (EP200) – Socialism and Modern Monetary Theory
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 7/19/19
  • 4 Ways Employers Respond to Minimum Wage Laws (Besides Laying Off Workers)
  • Excessive fees and regulations make Twin Cities housing expensive – The facts behind our new radio ad
  • Economist’s View Column: Growler regs aren’t about protecting consumers
  • Where Do Phones Come From? A Manufactured Fact of Life
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 7/12/19
  • “Busting the College-Industrial Complex”
  • Minnesota law forcing some breweries to halt growler sales
  • Occupational licensing laws are about protecting producers, not consumers
  • Occupational licensing laws are another example of regulations which kill economic growth
  • State regulations will force craft breweries to lay workers off
  • How regulations stifle the economy
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 7/5/19
  • The unintended consequences of price ceilings and price floors
  • Journalists, too, should judge policies by their results rather than their intentions
  • The Center’s Great Jobs project participates in home education conference
  • Excessive regulations and fees make Twin Cities housing expensive. Rent control won’t solve that
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/28/19
  • ’80s Fears of a Japanese “Economic Pearl Harbor” Look Silly Today—But They’re Instructive
  • Minneapolis: Home to the Future of Career and Technical Education
  • Twin Cities housing isn’t expensive because developers and landlords are ‘greedy’
  • Rent controls aren’t the solution to the affordable housing shortage
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/21/19
  • Mining jobs pay more than hospitality jobs because they are more productive. Why is that?
  • Can northern Minnesotans rely on seasonal tourism jobs?
  • Czary Knights for American Manufacturing?
  • In northern Minnesota, tourism jobs pay less than mining jobs
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/14/19
  • Paul Krugman’s Predictions about “Austerity” Aren’t Aging Well
  • The ‘labor shortage’ is good for workers
  • Northern Minnesota’s Iron Will
  • Walmart’s CEO tells Congress to hike the minimum wage – Well he would say that, wouldn’t he?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/7/19
  • Economic planning should be done by individuals
  • Lower taxes, not tax credits, are good for state fiscal health
  • What Econ 101 says about taxes (and tariffs)
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/31/19
  • Despite the trade war, Minnesota’s exports rise again
  • ND Saloon Makes a Federal Case Out of City Ban on Murals
  • Going with the FLOE: Students gain real-life job experience in manufacturing
  • Despite findings of fraud, Carolyn Ham still getting paid while on leave
  • Great News! PolyMet Wins First Round of Court Challenges!
  • Big Lake High School leads the way in work-based learning
  • What did the legislative session mean for Minnesota’s economy?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/24/19
  • Fewer Minnesota teens are working and that is a problem
  • Tariffs are biting into Minnesota’s farm economy
  • Corporations don’t actually pay corporate tax
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/17/19
  • Minnesota might rank 3rd overall, but on economic policy it ‘could do better’
  • MN manufacturers report worker shortage hinders growth
  • No, high taxes aren’t why Minnesota ranks highly
  • Sense and nonsense about Minnesota’s taxes
  • The already weak case for hiking taxes on Minnesotans just got weaker
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/10/19
  • California Politicians Hiked Gas Tax, Now Demand Investigation Into State’s $4 Per Gallon Gas Prices
  • Who will pay for the 70% gas tax hike? You will
  • The economy is a positive sum game – We can all get better off
  • Income and wealth are not fixed ‘pies’
  • Minneapolis-Based Brewery, Indeed, Expands Business in The Good Land (Milwaukee)
  • Presidential Orders Seek to Kickstart Mining Industry Revival
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/3/19
  • City Pages declares its ignorance on economics
  • Below average growth since 2010 has cost $1,418 for every Minnesotan
  • Minnesota had the 22nd fastest growing state economy in 2018
  • Republicans are wrong to push preemption: we should abolish the state minimum wage instead
  • We’re all ‘the rich’ when politicians look to tax the wealthy
  • Modern Monetary Theory: Debunking the Latest Incarnation of Government’s Magic Money Tree
  • Legal Loophole in CCAP allows child care centers to bill for services they do not provide
  • In The Tank (ep187) – American Experiment’s John Phelan on Modern Monetary Theory, Return Free Filing, Game of Thrones
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/19/19
  • Who’s going to pay for all this? The ‘rich’? Think again
  • Send Illegal Aliens to Sanctuary Cities? Be careful what you wish for.
  • A Minnesotan’s response to Tax Day
  • The ‘working rich’ pay a disproportionately large share of income taxes, Sen. Klobuchar, that’s why income tax cuts ‘disproportionately’ benefit them
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/12/19
  • Women let the sparks fly in welding competition
  • Research shows that, in most cases, ‘the rich’ worked for their money
  • Summit Academy provides tuition-free training that gives Minnesotans new opportunities
  • Is Minnesota’s government really so broke it needs to hike your taxes?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/5/19
  • Rep. Lesch argues that higher taxes in Minnesota disadvantage Minnesotans. Then he says we should hike the capital gains tax and estate tax
  • Minnesota should abolish its estate tax. Rep. Gomez wants to raise it
  • Rep. Sandell moves a bill to give Minnesota the second highest marginal rate of capital gains tax in the United States
  • 5 Reasons Raising the Minimum Wage Is Bad Public Policy
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/29/19
  • “Well, if you don’t like paying high taxes why don’t you move to…New Hampshire?”
  • Minnesota has the highest car rental taxes in America
  • What is going on in Minnesota’s labor market?
  • Army Corps of Engineers Grants Final Permit for PolyMet Mine
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/22/19
  • Experts said that Brexit would wreck Britain’s economy. Instead, it is thriving. Sound familiar?
  • Gov. Dayton’s veto is to blame for tax filing complexity, not federal tax cuts
  • Career as an electrician offers bright future
  • No, it isn’t Minnesota’s high taxes that make our state great
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/15/19
  • Review: Trumponomics by Stephen Moore & Arthur B. Laffer
  • As Minnesotans feel the bite from higher taxes, they look to reduce their tax burden
  • “If an employer can’t pay a ‘living wage’ they shouldn’t be in business” – As Forepaugh’s Restaurant in St. Paul closes, activists get their way
  • “Opportunity Connect”: Bridging Education and Employment Through A Unique Pilot Initiative
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/8/19
  • Doing Quite Well in the Trades
  • Minnesota should repeal its estate tax
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/1/19
  • Socially Conscious Car Sharing Service Lobbies for Tax Loophole
  • The state government’s surplus is projected to be smaller, but that does not justify tax hikes
  • Excerpts from the Center’s New Book: Education Roads Less Traveled
  • Lost Labor Now Found
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 2/22/19
  • Sen. Warren’s wealth tax revenue estimates assume that ‘the rich’ will not change their behavior. That is unrealistic.
  • Minnesota doesn’t need Gov. Walz’s gas tax hike
  • Minnesota plumber highlights successful career: “It’s like a golden ticket”
  • On Taxes, Schafer Gets It Half Right
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 2/15/19
  • Is career and technical education just enjoying its 15 minutes of fame?
  • Tapping Into Greater Minnesota’s Can-Do Attitude
  • A smaller refund does not mean that you didn’t get a tax cut
  • The “Great” and “Entrusted” American Experiment (No, Not the Think Tank)
  • Why Affordable Housing Is So Hard to Find in America’s Big Cities
  • “How College Debt Ate My Parents’ 401k”
  • The Twin Cities’ ‘affordable housing’ shortage was caused by their politicians
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 2/8/19
  • Data shows that states with lower taxes have higher quality of life
  • Minnesota has high business taxes which research shows hurt our economy. Will Gov. Walz raise them?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 2/1/19
  • Beer Boom
  • Research shows that higher state business and personal tax rates mean fewer businesses, less employment, and reduced capital investment
  • Elections Should Be Held One Week After Tax Day
  • Despite evidence, Minnesota Democrats want to hike the minimum wage by 74% for small businesses
  • People want more government spending – As long as someone else pays
  • Higher tax rates on the rich won’t mean more tax revenues for the nation
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 1/25/19
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez falls for the ‘fixed pie fallacy’
  • STEMentor in the Twin Cities Preps Students for STEM Careers
  • Making Sense of the Stock Market’s Wild Gyrations
  • When comparing economic policies, border counties are a good place to look
  • How Much Do Duplicate Medical Assistance/MinnCare Accounts Cost Taxpayers?
  • Empirical evidence shows that minimum wage hikes are bad public policy
  • If you pay them, they will come – Bad arguments for minimum wage hikes
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 1/18/19
  • Employers look to hire ex-felons trained in technical programs
  • Milton Friedman explains why high taxes deter investment
  • Higher taxes mean less innovation
  • New York restaurants cut staff hours as minimum wage hits $15
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 1/11/19
  • Eye On Mining: Gov. Walz Talks Copper-Nickel Mining
  • SAY WHAT? American Experiment’s Greater Minnesota Advisory Board will tap into can-do attitudes on policy initiatives.
  • Canada hiked taxes on top earners and top earners paid less tax
  • Listen Up: The Great Minnesota Mining Debate Featuring Isaac Orr and Kevin Lee of Minnesota Center of Environmental Advocacy
  • Higher tax rates doesn’t necessarily mean higher tax revenues
  • Ideas for improving the lot of American workers (open minds requested)
  • Shrimp Plant Picks South Dakota Due to MN Red Tape
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 1/4/19
  • Tax cuts are not ‘giveaways’, they are ‘take-less-aways’
  • Government is raising prices to help people with the cost of living – Happy new year!
  • Turning Away Business
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 12/28/18
  • Why cigarette taxes don’t work
  • High taxes sap Minnesota’s productivity, economic growth
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 12/21/18
  • PolyMet Granted Key Permits from Minnesota Pollution Control Agency!
  • 72% of US based economists oppose a federal minimum wage of $15.00 per hour
  • City Pages: State with lowest tax burden is “crushing” its neighbors
  • The internet still exists a year after Bernie Sanders declared “the end of the internet as we know it”
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 12/14/18
  • 81% of economists agree that rent controls are bad policy
  • Millennial men lagging in workforce participation
  • “Labor Day Project” Helps Employers Rethink Recruitment Efforts
  • New data shows which Minnesota counties saw economic growth…or not
  • What About More Experienced Workers in Transition?
  • Minnesota doesn’t need higher gas taxes
  • Tax Conformity: That Ship Has Sailed
  • Four-Year Snobbery Over There, Not Here
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 12/7/18
  • “Sportsman’s View: Clean Water More Valuable Than Copper” Recycles Discredited Anti-Mining Talking Points
  • The Pioneer Press gets confused between GDP per capita and GDP per worker
  • Minnesota’s economic performance continues to be unimpressive. And there are signs for concern about the future
  • New Report: Minnesota’s Economy Continues to Lag in Key Areas
  • If we want carbon taxes without riots, reduce other taxes
  • The Importance of Economic Liberty
  • Manufacturing industry faces talent shortage, but innovative MN programs are here to help
  • Free Markets Incentivize Service
  • Profit and Loss Guide Discovery
  • The Problems with Price Controls
  • Prices Communicate Dispersed Knowledge
  • Supply and Demand Together
  • Supply
  • Demand
  • Comparative Advantage, Division of Labor
  • Thinking at the Margin
  • In Boost to Ag Groups, Peterson Praises Wolf Delisting Letter
  • Scarcity and Opportunity Cost
  • Subjective Value and Trade
  • When Will Fair Trade Coffee Drinkers Embrace Fair Trade Cobalt?
  • Being pro-free enterprise is not the same as being pro-big business
  • High Electricity Prices Cripple Australian Manufacturers, Is Minnesota Next?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 11/9/18
  • Uponor wows urban students with plastic pipe manufacturing
  • What CNN Gets Wrong in Its Coverage of Seattle’s New Minimum Wage Law
  • Saint Paul’s workers need a tip credit
  • Whats going on in the Minnesota labor market?
  • Continue to Encourage Young People into Trades
  • As the US economy booms, Minnesotans are feeling the benefits
  • MPR Covers Impact of Mining on Upcoming Elections: Cites American Experiment Mining Research and Advertising Campaign
  • Precision Manufacturing’s Precise Challenge
  • A new idea to secure Americans in retirement; put social security taxes to work
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 11/2/18
  • American Experiment Congratulates PolyMet on DNR Permit to Mine
  • The details of minimum wage laws show why they are so harmful
  • Policy uncertainty is holding back business investment and slowing economic growth
  • Facing a ‘labor shortage’, Minnesota’s employers are raising pay and benefits
  • Duluth News Tribune Story Paints Inaccurate Picture of American Experiment’s Duluth Mining Rally
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 10/26/18
  • (Not) workin’ at the car wash
  • One Step Closer: MN Environmental Agencies Send Proposed Polymet Permit Changes to EPA For Approval
  • It isn’t Minnesota’s high taxes that make the state great
  • Construction Career Pathways: “Looking for the road to success? Build it yourself.”
  • Center of the American Experiment Holds Pro-Mining Rally in Duluth
  • Milton Friedman: Good wealth, bad wealth
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 10/19/18
  • The U.S. is world’s most competitive economy for first time in a decade
  • As St. Paul’s politicians prepare to hobble the city’s labor market with a $15 minimum wage without tip credit, D.C.’s are getting rid of it
  • For our economic health, Minnesota must cut tax burdens
  • Minnesota Ranked As Least Tax-Friendly State In US
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 10/12/18
  • Taxes are incentives – even for divorce
  • Since 2010, per capita GDP has grown faster in Wisconsin than in Minnesota
  • A history of American economic policy in six books
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 10/5/18
  • Why did Amazon raise its minimum wage to $15?
  • TwinWest Chamber of Commerce event connects leaders on talent & workforce issues
  • In 2017 American workers were more willing and able to quit their jobs for better pay. This bodes well for future pay increases
  • The Tax Foundation lays out Minnesota’s high taxes and their consequences
  • Fed: Economy “Remarkably Positive,” and Unprecedented in Modern History
  • In her Star Tribune piece, Kshama Sawant did not tell the truth about Saint Paul’s proposed $15 minimum wage
  • MN Startup Becomes Official Licensed Partner of PGA Tour
  • Wyoming Machine wins award from U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Minneapolis Property Taxes Skyrocket. This is Why We Can’t Have Grumpy Things
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 9/28/18
  • Minnesota ranks 43rd in the country for business taxes
  • Copper, Nickel, and Titanium Mining Would Nearly Offset Estimated Population Decline in Northern Minnesota
  • Is Minnesota’s ‘labor shortage’ nudging wages higher?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 9/21/18
  • Check Out the Thinking Minnesota Poll
  • What are the prospects for wages in Minnesota?
  • Metro transit, unable to hire enough drivers at $19.94 an hour, launches an apprentice program
  • A tip credit will go some way towards mitigating the harm that St. Paul’s leaders want to do to the city’s labor market
  • Nuances of College Debt
  • Minnesota’s ‘labor shortage’ offers the opportunity for higher wages
  • Austin Pushes Businesses to the Brink with Potential 15 Percent Levy Hike
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 9/14/18
  • Wall Street Journal: Mining Cobalt in the Congo is Still Dirty and Dangerous
  • St. Paul: Think Before You Act on Minimum Wage
  • No support for minimum wage increase
  • If tourism is an alternative source of prosperity for northern Minnesota, why isn’t it already?
  • “See You Next Summer!” Said the Tourism Jobs
  • Star Tribune: Check the Methodology in Analyzing Arguments in Mining Debate
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 9/7/18
  • Watch American Experiment’s Testimony on the Impact of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Minnesota’s Economy
  • The impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on the Minnesota economy
  • Feds Reopen Northern Minnesota to Mining Exploration! Are You Tired of Winning Yet?
  • The Virtues of Charitable Efforts Syncing with Business Requirements
  • Britain cut corporate tax rates and corporate tax revenues went up
  • UN Says Capitalism Must End to Save the Planet- Another Yawn
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 8/31/18
  • Teacher turned carpenter lives out dream to build
  • Data from Michigan suggests that mining doesn’t destroy leisure and hospitality jobs
  • Economist’s View: Actually, economic growth in Walker’s Wisconsin outpaced Dayton’s Minnesota
  • If billionaires want the government to have more of their money, why not just give it to them?
  • Duluth News Tribune: Statewide View: The more they learn, the more Minnesotans support copper mining
  • Does above average alcohol tax revenue illustrate how regulations impact economic growth?
  • On the minimum wage, wishful thinking must not take the place of economic analysis
  • Employers reach out to people with disabilities
  • Learning from 26 Million Job Postings
  • How government can keep housing affordable for everyone: stop making housing more expensive and stop trying to help
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 8/24/18
  • Upper Michigan’s Population Dwindles Despite “Sustainable” Tourism Economy
  • Michigan Could Have Four Non-Ferrous Mines Within Four Years. Will Minnesota Have Any?
  • ‘High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty’ – What is going on in the labor market?
  • “Visitors can get you only so far,” Upper Michigan Hungry For More Mining
  • “Any Chance of Paying Off Your College Loans by Your Silver Anniversary?”
  • Employers Shed College Requirements As Economy Booms
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 8/17/18
  • Join Great Jobs at TwinWest Chamber of Commerce’s Talent Symposium
  • How free markets promote the ‘common good’
  • Can immigration boost per capita GDP growth?
  • Evidence shows that high corporate tax rates lower entrepreneurial activity
  • Minnesota Beer Taxes are the 10th Highest in the Country
  • Comparing the economic records of Minnesota and Wisconsin governors
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 8/10/18
  • Marriage, Military Service, Black Churches, and More Mundane Founts
  • Milton Friedman explains who wins and who loses when government mandates higher labor costs
  • Cigarette taxes are regressive and don’t reduce smoking very much
  • We want higher wages, but higher minimum-wage laws are not the answer
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 8/3/18
  • Grape Success: Vineyard Manager Crushes it with 2-year Degree
  • Metro Transit has jobs going at $19.94 an hour. So why do we need a $15 an hour minimum wage?
  • Trump’s tariffs are just a big ‘Buy Local’ campaign
  • Mining generates 10 times more economic value than leisure, hospitality
  • David Cooper of the Economic Policy Institute replies to our reply and gets it all wrong
  • Wisconsin-Minnesota comparison was flawed
  • MPR: Richard Painter and Tina Smith Differ on Mining
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 7/27/18
  • Good news for young people: Paid internships are becoming the norm
  • PolyMet Amendment Dropped From NDAA
  • Advocates of minimum wage hikes are living in a fantasy world
  • In the late 1990s, Minnesota cut its top rate of income tax. What happened to income tax revenues?
  • “Student loan regret” increasingly troubles young Americans
  • Economy Hums and Mining Rebounds Up North
  • In the first quarter of 2018, Minnesota’s economic growth lagged that of the nation
  • In the 1980s, Minnesota cut its top rate of income tax by 8 percentage points. What happened to income tax revenues?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 7/20/18
  • Higher tax rates do not bring more revenue
  • Painter’s Stance on Mining is a Dumpster Fire
  • Mrs. Greene Goes to Washington: Trump Administration to Roll Back the Dayton-Smith-DFL Union Dues Skimming Scheme
  • Prevailing wage laws freeze less skilled workers out of labor markets, just like minimum wage laws
  • Why Automation Sometimes Races But More Often Chugs
  • Wages need to rise in real terms, not just nominal terms
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 7/13/18
  • Mayor Carter should stop squandering political capital on his harmful minimum wage policy, and get serious about tackling crime in St. Paul
  • New Technology Platform Will Help Businesses Attract and Retain Top Talent
  • Milton Friedman on free trade
  • On CNBC’s ranking of America’s Top States for Business, Minnesota’s economy tumbles 12 places
  • Higher productivity drives higher wages, not the other way around
  • ‘Magical thinking’ might make us feel good about ourselves, but it is no basis for public policy
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 7/6/18
  • Minnesota ranks 8th nationally for its reliance on income taxes
  • Evidence suggests that, compared to Wisconsin, Minnesota’s minimum wage hikes have cost restaurant jobs and lowered youth employment
  • What trade means for Minnesotans
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/29/18
  • Teens need foundation formed from entry-level, summer jobs
  • Big Lake High School’s Apprenticeship Program Provides Students With Career Options
  • What does the Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision mean?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 22/8/18
  • Small towns are paying people to move there
  • Hiring teenagers today
  • Twin City Hardware hires employees before positions open
  • The Inside Story: American Experiment Attends Trump’s Mining and Trade Policy Roundtable in Duluth
  • Property taxes show that taxing wealth is easier said than done
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 15/8/18
  • PolyMet Land Swap to Close June 28
  • ‘It’s going to be a mess’ come tax season – CPAs speak out on Gov. Dayton’s parting gift to Minnesotans
  • “I Like My Hands. They are My Work.”
  • See how the federal tax cut impacted you. Then remember that Gov. Dayton’s veto likely means your taxes going up anyway
  • Minnesota needs to improve its poor recent record on youth employment
  • Minnesota ranks 4th nationally for per capita excise tax collections
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/8/18
  • Minneapolis Property Owners Winning War With Tax Assessor
  • Meet robot Ronald McDonald
  • Minimum wages – My life in fast food
  • A $15ph minimum wage would hit St. Paul Parks and Rec hardest
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/1/17
  • Minnesota ranks 6th nationally for per capita state and local income taxes
  • We can’t know the true benefit of the Super Bowl unless we know its cost
  • New employment data shows that Minnesota has the second highest unemployment rate in the region
  • Evidence shows that higher minimum wages reduce other elements of worker compensation
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/25/17
  • County Blinks Over Duluth Tax Assessments
  • Milton Friedman on corporate taxes
  • Tax beer more and you get less drinking. Why don’t policymakers apply this logic to work?
  • Gov. Dayton’s veto will needlessly hurt ordinary Minnesotans
  • Mosaic’s Departure Should Be a Wake-Up Call
  • Gov. Dayton is wrong, the tax bill is not a giveaway for corporations
  • Wisconsin under Scott Walker beat Minnesota by many economic measures
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/18/17
  • New data shows how Minnesota’s economy is changing
  • Since Governors Dayton and Walker took office, average hourly earnings growth has been higher in Wisconsin than in Minnesota
  • MCTC helping undecided students figure out their course of action
  • Young Minnesotans start manufacturing company in Winsted
  • Duluth Businesses Clash With Tax Assessor
  • Missed opportunities for real tax reform
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/11/17
  • The EPI does it again, distorting the records of Minnesota and Wisconsin on labor force participation
  • Agriculture as a Peach of a Career
  • The Economic Policy Institute’s report distorts the records on unemployment of Governors Dayton and Walker
  • Since Governors Dayton and Walker took office, Minnesota’s economic growth has lagged Wisconsin’s
  • New data shows that Minnesota’s economic growth lagged the nation in 2017
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/4/17
  • Milton Friedman on the minimum wage
  • Employment data shows Minnesota’s metropolitan areas slipping relative to its neighbors
  • The Senate GOP’s tax bill is another small step in the right direction
  • My productive visit to St. Cloud to talk about the refugee resettlement program
  • Business Complaints Lead City to Reconsider Tax Disguised as Fee
  • Minnesota’s House tax bill is a step in the right direction, but a small one
  • Taxes have unintended consequences – States with the highest cigarette taxes have the highest rates of smuggling
  • Minneapolis Residents Revolt Over Skyrocketing Property Valuations
  • Legislators Blink Over Backlash to Costly Eyelash Extension Regs
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/27/17
  • Happy Tax Freedom Day Minnesota!
  • Career and Technical Education: Not your grandpa’s vocational education
  • New report shows that Minnesota’s economic performance has been lackluster and raises doubts about future performance
  • Minnesota has slow job growth and its low unemployment rate is not to blame
  • The Minnesota House moves to regulate fantasy football
  • Construct Tomorrow shares hands-on construction experiences with students
  • Henry Hazlitt: Do Deficits Make Jobs?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/20/17
  • Sour tax climate bad for business
  • Happy Tax Freedom Day! But not you, Minnesota…
  • Governor Dayton’s tax bill will raise taxes on all Minnesotans, and on the poorest most
  • Thinking Minnesota Poll: Is a four-year degree necessary to achieve the American Dream?
  • Estate tax is an incentive to leave Minnesota
  • MN Community and Technical Colleges Encourage Women to Enter the Trades
  • Some Timely Common Sense and Perspective from Brian Wesbury on U.S. Trade
  • Trump’s tariffs could spark trade war that will cost many Americans
  • Henry Hazlitt: For True Tax Reform
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/13/17
  • Minnesota needs fewer rules and fees to solve its affordable housing problem, not more government spending
  • Minnesota ranks 11th nationally for increases in occupational licensing requirements
  • What should lawmakers consider when rewriting tax policy? Five experts give their perspectives
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/6/17
  • Governor Dayton is wrong on the estate tax
  • Employment data shows Minnesota’s metropolitan areas slipping relative to its neighbors
  • Minnesota should reduce its individual income tax rates
  • Minnesota’s wage growth ranks 45th in the United States
  • Recent legislation has been tough on businesses in Minn. border cities
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/30/17
  • Public policy must take into account what is not seen as well as what is seen
  • Minnesota should lower its corporate tax rate
  • Skills Wanted: Companies focus on what workers can do, not what degree they hold
  • Personal Income growth in Minnesota is driven by increases in transfer payments
  • Who earns the minimum wage?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/23/17
  • The Tax Foundation on Governor Dayton’s budget proposal: Some pro-growth provisions, but misses the mark on others
  • State Initiatives Work to Eliminate Lingering Stigma of “Vocational” Education
  • Minnesota job growth lags; tax reform seen as one solution
  • Does Our National Conversation about College Debt Adequately Take Interest into Account?
  • Georgia and Idaho cut taxes following federal tax reform
  • Gov. Dayton overstates his economic achievements
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/16/17
  • It wasn’t luck that made Ireland’s Celtic Tiger roar
  • Minnesota should ditch its alternative minimum tax for corporations
  • Teens Show Interest in Trade School, and That’s Okay
  • Transforming Workforce Development
  • Economics argues against $15
  • Minnesota should abolish its estate tax
  • Skilled immigrants needed to boost Minnesota’s economy
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/9/17
  • January employment report: Minnesota’s job growth is concentrated in lower productivity sectors
  • Want to raise pay? Don’t wave a placard, invest in capital and skills
  • Minimum wage: Nonprofits and small businesses struggle when it’s raised
  • Don’t use tariffs to close the trade deficit
  • Trade is not about ‘winners’ and ‘losers’
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/2/17
  • Tight labor markets and rising wages aren’t just a feature of Minnesota’s economy
  • Minnesota’s Senate Democrats said that November’s budget deficits were the result of tax cuts. Will they say the same about the surplus projected now?
  • Spam! Tax Cuts Lead to Pay Hike and Stock Options for Hormel Employees
  • Compared to other states, Minnesota’s economic policies don’t rank too well
  • Center of the American Experiment presents to the Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee on the state’s economy
  • Minimum wages are bad public policy
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 2/23/17
  • Minnesota Apprenticeship Summit: “Build Your Workforce Through Apprenticeship”
  • Do You Understand Your Local Economy?
  • Stephen Moore on Trumponomics
  • Why These Restaurant Workers Want Less Than the Minimum Wage
  • Tax Refugees Flee to States with Lower Taxes
  • Citizens League report shows that Saint Paul should tread carefully over the minimum wage
  • Put Minnesota tax code revisions on ‘to do’ list
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 2/16/17
  • What will Minnesota’s fiscal forecast say?
  • More workers will help us prosper, if they’re the right kind of workers
  • New research shows that minimum wage laws have reduced teenage employment and left them less skilled
  • America’s Leading Scholar and Fan of Apprenticeships
  • Career Exploration Tool Exposes Students to “Best Fit” Career Paths
  • The Minnesota Myth
  • On Business Taxes, Minnesota Is Near the Bottom
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 2/9/17
  • China’s communists recognize that taxes are disincentives
  • Minnesota’s economy hinges on the new mining jobs
  • After enacting the disastrous $15 minimum wage in Minneapolis, activists now have Saint Paul’s labor market in their sights
  • The Super Bowl party is over, who picks up the tab?
  • Thousands of Minnesotans Get Bonuses and Pay Hikes Thanks to Tax Cuts [UPDATED]
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 2/2/17
  • As Americans move to freer states Minnesota loses out
  • Raise a glass to lower business taxes
  • Minimum wages go up, Red Robin’s employment goes down
  • Minimum wage laws don’t boost wages, they just outlaw jobs
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 1/26/17
  • 3M Joins Long List of Companies Benefiting From Tax Reform
  • Capitalism is the greatest anti-poverty program the world has ever known
  • Stephen Moore on Why Tax Reform Matters: Do You Have a Story?
  • Minnesota uses taxes on cigarettes to stop people smoking. What does it think taxes on labor do?
  • Thousands of Minnesotans Get Bonuses and Pay Hikes Thanks to Tax Cuts [UPDATED]
  • Does California’s government have a clue what it is doing?
  • Why Did Amazon “Snub” the Twin Cities?
  • A ‘shortage’ of workers in Minnesota is driving wages up
  • State’s economy is lagging
  • Those Crazy Californians! Oops…No, Wait
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 1/19/17
  • For Minnesotans, “It’s the economy, stupid”
  • Here’s an issue we can all agree on: End ridiculous, anti-competitive occupational licensing
  • Who Asks the Right Questions About Refugees?
  • Twin Cities cut from Amazon’s HQ list
  • Thousands of Minnesotans Get Bonuses and Pay Hikes Thanks to Tax Cuts [UPDATED]
  • Market forces, not political decrees, create sustainable wage increases
  • Research shows that state income taxes increase inequality by growing government
  • Is MN Ag Department Playing Politics With Farmers’ Water Tests?
  • Minimum wage’s unintended consequences
  • How to Stay Free
  • When It Comes to Tech Jobs, Minnesota Is Out In the Cold
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 1/12/17
  • Youth Unemployment Worldwide: The Canary in the Coal Mine of Excessive Regulation
  • Refugee Admissions Are Down: Trump the Executive in Action
  • Coming: Apprenticeships for white-collar jobs?
  • Housing costs and occupational licensing requirements are stopping Americans from moving
  • Companies deal with pressure to raise wages in Minneapolis
  • Thousands of Minnesotans Get Bonuses and Pay Hikes Thanks to Tax Cuts [UPDATED]
  • How to Cure Inflation
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 1/5/17
  • Florida Is Recruiting Minnesota’s Citizens
  • High-tax states should abandon misguided schemes and focus on lowering taxes
  • Milton Friedman demolishes the federal jobs guarantee
  • Strib’s Sustainable Food Series Panned by Ag Experts
  • Minnesota’s economic performance has room for improvement
  • Minnesota’s economy: we can do better
  • Who Protects the Worker?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 12/29/17
  • Why do central bankers never learn?
  • The economics of Christmas lights
  • Who Protects the Consumer?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 12/22/17
  • What will the federal tax bill mean for Minnesota?
  • Minnesota ranks 40th in the US for economic freedom
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 12/15/17
  • The government doesn’t need to regulate your six pack of Coors Light
  • Minnesota needs productive workers but it is losing those it already has
  • How does Deed Determine Effectiveness of Workforce Training Programs?
  • Minnesota High Schools are tackling our state’s “skills gap” crisis head-on
  • CAREERCODE: A revolutionary new tool to overcome Minnesota’s “skills mismatch” challenge
  • More workers will help us prosper, if they’re the right kind of workers
  • A more productive Minnesotan workforce can offset a declining share of workers
  • Minnesota’s shrinking share of workers will slow the state’s future economic growth
  • Henry Hazlitt: What’s Wrong with Our Labor Policy
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 12/8/17
  • Minnesota’s new jobs are increasingly found in lower productivity sectors
  • From Cradle to Grave
  • Henry Hazlitt: How to Taper Off Rent Control
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 12/1/17
  • Minneapolis’ minimum wage hikes shut down Whiskey Junction
  • Minneapolis’s High Minimum Wage Claims More Victims
  • Minnesota’s households have high incomes, but only because each one contains more workers
  • If Minnesota’s workers were as productive as the US average, we would each be $3,500 better off
  • Anatomy of a Crisis
  • Milton Friedman: Giving Thanks for Free Enterprise
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 11/24/17
  • Market forces got the Mall of America’s workers Thanksgiving off and O/T on Black Friday
  • Minnesota’s economy grew more slowly than 43 other states in the second quarter of 2017
  • Minnesota’s hard working labor force masks below average worker productivity
  • The State of Minnesota’s Economy: Performance Continues to be Lackluster
  • Eliminating deductions will hit high-tax Minnesota
  • The Tyranny of Control
  • Henry Hazlitt: The Consequences of Decontrol
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 11/17/17
  • Skills Matter More Than Type of Degree
  • Venezeula’s economic and social collapse shows that Bernie Sanders is another “useful idiot”
  • Personal Income growth in Minnesota is driven by increases in transfer payments and shows our state’s poor performance on productivity
  • Minnesota’s workers are less productive than the national average
  • Minnesota’s economic growth is lagging
  • What does the Senate’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act mean for Minnesota?
  • The Power of the Market
  • Last Ditch Lawsuit Filed to Save Minneapolis Jobs
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 11/10/17
  • A new report from the Center finds that Minnesota’s economic performance continues to be lackluster
  • The Increasingly Powerful Role of Student Debt in Shaping Careers and Lives
  • Technically Speaking, What Might Minnesota Learn from Tennessee?
  • Apprenticeship Programs Leave Students Debt-Free & Work-Ready
  • Vocational Education: Worth its Weight in Gold
  • Minnesota’s employers get creative to beat the labor ‘shortage’
  • More St. Paul mayoral candidates on the minimum wage
  • Henry Hazlitt: Squeezing the Price Balloon
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 11/03/17
  • A tale of two stadiums
  • September employment data shows how Minnesota’s urban areas compare with neighboring states
  • The state and local tax deduction allows high tax states to pass some of the burden on to others. It should be ended.
  • Minnesota’s economy hinges on the new mining jobs
  • Don’t let pipeline protesters silence Minnesotans
  • Henry Hazlitt: Meat and the Speed of Decontrol
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 27/10/17
  • Enbridge 3 would have a major economic impact in Minnesota and aggressive thugs should not be allowed to stifle debate
  • President Trump Updates Executive Order on Refugees: Could Help MN Track Costs
  • Gov. Dayton is beginning to see the light on mining
  • September employment report: Jobs gains in high productivity sectors should boost Minnesota’s economy
  • Henry Hazlitt: Price-Fixing Brings Bottlenecks
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 20/10/17
  • Minnesota ranks 46th out of 50 states for business taxation
  • Unfair History and Under-Enrollment in Non-Four-Year Programs
  • Minnesota’s consumers, not its politicians, should be picking winners and losers
  • Where do St Paul’s mayoral candidates stand on the minimum wage?
  • Do sports stars deserve multi-million dollar salaries? Well, yes, some of them do
  • Minnesota agency reports lower than forecast revenue and lower economic growth in 2018
  • Tune In to Hear Our New Great Jobs Radio Ad
  • Advice for employers in Greater Minnesota: A report from the front
  • Students Learn What Manufacturing Is—And What It Isn’t
  • The State of Minnesota’s Economy – What does our state’s economist think?
  • The federal government should help rebuild Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. It should not bail it out of its longstanding fiscal crisis
  • Minnesota Ranked Second Least Tax-Friendly State in U.S.
  • Cut or abolish the corporate income tax to help workers
  • By fighting the removal of the state and local tax deduction, Minnesota Democrats show that tax rates do matter
  • It’s Minnesota Manufacturing Week. Celebrate the policies which help our manufacturers bloom
  • Will MN Business Climate Deter Amazon?
  • Data shows Minnesota’s metropolitan areas slipping relative to its neighbors
  • Minnesota’s second quarter personal income growth figures show lackluster performance
  • Reducing the rates of teenage and black unemployment can help tackle Minnesota’s supposed labor shortage
  • How Many Occupations Does It Take to Buy One House and Sell Another?
  • As Target shows, market forces can drive wages up
  • How can public sector employers afford a $15 minimum wage?
  • Economic growth in Minnesota’s urban areas is lagging our peers
  • To insulate Minneapolis from the effects of bad policy, $15 activists need to hobble neighboring areas too
  • When you measure it properly, worker’s compensation is driven by productivity
  • August employment report: Minnesota’s job growth is concentrated in lower productivity sectors
  • Minnesota is Among the Least Economically Free States
  • Wage mandates drive investment toward machines, away from labor
  • A fair day’s wage for a fair day’s production
  • There is no ‘race to the bottom’ in states reducing their capital taxes
  • A growing population does not guarantee a growing economy
  • Do the Twin Cities Have a Realistic Shot at Amazon’s Headquarters?
  • Gov. Dayton looks to make Amazon an offer they can’t refuse. What might that be?
  • Investment and innovation can soften the blow of the ‘labor shortage’
  • Why Do Apple, Facebook and Twitter Oppose Internet Deregulation?
  • Hurricane Harvey will not be an economic boon for Texas
  • Now how about a capital day?
  • Trump Brings Back Work Requirement for Welfare
  • Minnesota leads nation in good jobs that don’t need a four-year degree
  • Minnesota foundations lead way in training needy citizens for in-demand jobs
  • When the Welders Came to Capitol Hill
  • How do economies grow?
  • How have the Twin Cities been doing economically?
  • Rural Broadband Providers Back Trump’s Move to Scrap Net Neutrality
  • Where do Minnesota’s legislators stand on federal tax reform?
  • CMMA is model for state’s manufacturers
  • Great Work by an Intern on Her Summer Vacation
  • Got a spare two months? Read Minnesota’s regulations
  • Keith Ellison demands a $15 minimum wage but doesn’t pay his interns
  • Last Call As Twin Cities Suburb Privatizes Liquor Sales
  • Why robots support a higher minimum wage
  • More workers will help us prosper, if they’re the right kind of workers
  • Minnesota Revenues Falling Below Forecast
  • Thomas Friedman agrees with the Trump agenda
  • Government letting companies and people keep more of their money is not a ‘handout’
  • Subsidizing business is a bad idea whoever does it
  • Can increased immigration boost per capita incomes?
  • The evidence shows that raising minimum wages hurts the poor
  • Immigration crisis? What immigration crisis?
  • Too Risky: Co-op Turns Down $4.9 Million State Broadband Grant
  • Data from metropolitan areas shows Minnesota slipping relative to its neighbors
  • Who should pay for Big Bird?
  • Why Wasn’t Minnesota In the Running for Foxconn’s Project?
  • Who should pay for that lighthouse?
  • Emails reveal that Seattle council sabotaged its own minimum wage study
  • Strong growth in physicians licensed in Minnesota
  • Even left wingers embrace the Laffer Curve now
  • What drives Minnesota’s business cycle?
  • Report shows Minnesota’s estate tax burden is among the highest in the country
  • Revolutionary new tool helps employers find skilled workers
  • Tapani Sisters of Wyoming Machine show the way on closing the skills gap
  • Tax something, you get less of it. Policymakers have always known that
  • June employment report: Good news from Minnesota’s labor market
  • Businesses seeking older skilled workers to fill gap
  • Employment data upends liberal narrative on the border battle between Minnesota and Wisconsin
  • Seattle Council pulls the plug on its minimum wage study because it doesn’t like the results
  • Good at business? Not so much
  • Cutting tax rates can increase tax revenues
  • ‘Trickle down economics’ isn’t even a thing
  • Who Needs a Four-Year Degree?
  • How to really raise wages
  • CNBC’s Top States for Business rankings are a slap in the face for Minnesota’s economic policymakers
  • Minnesota’s housing crisis is government made
  • Minnesota’s revenue shortfall offers a sign for concern and a lesson in economics
  • Don’t vote for $15, work for it
  • Great Jobs and a Perfectly Fitting Story
  • With wage hike, Minneapolis ignores economic laws
  • A ‘liberal’ economist on minimum wages
  • New data shows that Minnesotans cannot be complacent about their economy
  • $15 minimum wage: Bad news from Seattle should give Minneapolis pause
  • Second time lucky for Seattle Council’s minimum wage research
  • Major new study jolts liberals out of Fantasyland on $15 minimum wage
  • Increasing productivity, not the minimum wage, is the way to increase worker’s pay
  • I’d be dancing, too (if I lived in a luxury loft subsidized by taxpayers).
  • Skepticism about state’s economy isn’t ‘naysaying’
  • Don’t like jobs paying $9.50? Don’t get one
  • Raising the minimum wage will not boost Minneapolis’ economy
  • Minneapolis’ small businesses will pay the cost of a $15 minimum wage
  • MN Wineries Sue Over Law Against Out-of-State Grapes
  • Do State Employees Have 6 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave? Or Not?
  • Jobs in Minnesota without a four year degree
  • May employment report: Minnesota needs more productive jobs
  • An Economist’s View: Dayton’s rich-vs.-the-rest economic view is simply wrong
  • Dodd-Frank: Wrong diagnosis, wrong prescription
  • Minnesota needs more productive jobs
  • Economic inequality does not cause poverty
  • Taxpayer money is not the solution for North Minneapolis’ vacant lots
  • Vetoed tax bill would focus tax relief on seniors, families, and small businesses
  • BMW’s Success with Germany’s Apprenticeship Model
  • Government Red Tape Could Hold Up Duluth Ski Project for Years
  • Flow of Refugees Slows, But Costs Are Still Unknown
  • Connecticut’s Experience: Taxing the Rich Doesn’t Work
  • Tax the rich? Done. Chase them from the State? Done.
  • Disastrous Winter for Taxpayer-Subsidized Spirit Mountain Skiing in Duluth
  • Is “Affordable Housing Crisis” Driving Somalis Out of Eden Prairie?
  • Eliot Seide’s Foolish Take on High Minnesota Taxes
  • It’s tax day: Minnesota, a land of progressivity
  • Minnesota vs. Wisconsin
  • A Competition For “Tax Fairness”? That’s Delusional
  • Tax Credits For Student Loan Payments? A Terrible Idea
  • The Twin Cities Are Falling Behind, and It Isn’t Just Population
  • MN Loses Population to Other States in 2016 But Some Counties Buck Trend
  • Welfare Fraud Can Be Profitable Lucrative! [Updated]
  • Minnesota Hands Out Welfare to Ineligible Recipients
  • Minnesota, Land of 10,000 Lakes and One Shrimp Farm?
  • Minnesota Ranks In the Top Five!
  • Understanding the New Tax Plan America Needs
  • Why Are Minnesotans So Overtaxed?
  • Refugee data: That’s not Minnesota Nice
  • The Unintended Consequences of MN’s High Cigarette Taxes
  • Business Calls for More Immigrants: At What Cost to Taxpayers?
  • Government, Not Wall Street, Caused Financial Crisis
  • Coming Soon: Sunday Liquor Sales?
  • New report pinpoints several aspects of state tax code that challenge Minnesota’s competitiveness
  • Minnesota’s New Year’s Resolution
  • Millennials Voted On the Economy
  • Cigarette Smuggling Soars in Minnesota After Big Tax Hike
  • Many Minnesotans to Pay Just Shy of the Highest 2016 Income Tax Rate in the Nation
  • Sagging Liquor Profits Force Edina Munis to Compete
  • Contractors Pressed to Shop Subcontractor Bids as MnDOT Misses Minority Goal Again
  • Will General Mills be the next Minnesota Fortune 500 company lost to a takeover?
  • Uber Drivers: A Preferred Way to Get Around When I Travel and a Great Income and Flexible Job for Many
  • Court Blocks Controversial O.T. Regs Imposed by Executive Order
  • Business friendly policies spur stronger growth in counties across Minnesota’s border
  • Why Can’t Young People Afford Houses?
  • Nearly Twice As Many Work In Government As In Manufacturing
  • More of the Same: “Nothing Spectacular” in State Jobs Report
  • White House “Fact Sheet” on Minnesota income growth fails to report income declines in Mankato, St. Cloud, and Rochester
  • Tax Foundation report finds business taxes in Minnesota are among the least competitive
  • A Minimum Wage Fable by Mark Perry
  • Affordable Housing? Not For Twin Cities Families
  • Once Again, Star Tribune Cheers Mediocre Performance
  • Mark Perry’s remarks at American Experiment’s minimum wage forum
  • What’s Happened to Minnesota’s Entrepreneurial Spirit?
  • Not Even One Minnesota Business Makes Fortune’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies List
  • Why the Minimum Wage Is a Bad Idea
  • Don’t Miss Our BIG Minimum Wage DEBATE This Tuesday (Sept. 20)
  • Minnesota’s high-tech industry can do much better
  • Are Voters Catching On to the Minimum Wage?
  • Even Where It’s Good, Minnesota’s Economy Isn’t Great
  • Minnesota’s Economy: No Beacon of Prosperity!
  • Minnesota’s Economy Faces a Turning Point
  • Download American Experiment’s Blockbuster Report on Minnesota’s Economy
  • Star Tribune Editorial Urges Bipartisan Focus on Center’s Economy Report
  • Is Minnesota A Good Place to Retire?
  • When It Comes to the Economy, Minnesota Must Do Better
  • The Left’s First Response to our Paper on Minnesota’s Economy
  • Watch This Space for Blockbuster Report on Monday
  • Growth in Minnesota’s Median Household Income Doesn’t Lead the Nation
  • High Cost of Doing Business in Minnesota No Deal Breaker for CNBC
  • Is Minnesota Good For Small Business?
  • Minnesota Can Do Better
  • $15 Minimum Wage Gains Momentum as Minneapolis Sits on Legal Sidelines
  • Being Blue Is Giving Minnesotans the Blues
  • Do Rental Limits on Homeowners Harm the Poor, Middle Class and Minorities?
  • How Strong Is Minnesota’s Economy, Really?
  • Despite risky behavior, pension funds are coming up short
  • Northeast states start addressing the consequences of high taxes, making Minnesota more of an outlier
  • Debate rages over whether Minnesota loses taxpayers to lower tax states
  • Don’t Miss CAE Forum on How Dodd-Frank Hurts Small Business with Top Expert Peter Wallison
  • Is the Customer Always Right? Or Do Businesses Have the Right to Refuse Service?
  • A response to various objections to American Experiment’s report, “Minnesotans on the Move to Lower Tax States 2016”
  • Perception please meet the reality of Minnesota’s jobs climate
  • Minnesota job growth still falls behind U.S.
  • Minnesota Economy No Victory for Dayton
• Category: Education
  • It’s (in-person) back to school for several large MN school districts
  • Eight MN elementary schools recognized for progress on closing achievement gaps
  • Survey says: Support for school choice surges as schools start
  • Assessments matter: Students still need to master reading, writing and math—even during a pandemic
  • Learning pods explained
  • Are school reopening efforts in Iraq similar to school reopening efforts in the U.S.?
  • Schools Stunned by MN High School League’s Huge COVID-19 Fee Increase
  • Joe Biden and teachers’ union share same feelings on charter schools
  • Teacher Truths: You will not lose seniority or tenure if you resign from the union
  • School Closures’ Long-Term Impact on U.S. Economy at More Than $14 Trillion
  • Why is the MN State High School League Still Banning Fall Football?
  • Nearly Two-Thirds of Young American Adults Don’t Know Key Facts About Holocaust
  • How many MN teachers are “at risk”?
  • List of MN Principals Who Pledge to ‘Decenter Whiteness’ [UPDATED]
  • Study finds that younger children are hurt more by school closures than are older children
  • Mankato the Latest Greater MN District to Keep Cops in Schools
  • Parent group calls for boycott of Minneapolis Public Schools
  • Governments seeking additional K-12 education aid should fund students over institutions
  • Closed schools = Economic cost
  • Parents Are Fed Up, Turn to Pandemic Pods and Other Alternatives
  • In-person learning is an essential business, but if schools are going to remain closed, parents shouldn’t be forced to pay for them
  • MN professors tell white parents to keep kids in public schools to show they aren’t racist
  • Virtual Fire Drill
  • MDE Guidance on Student Transportation is ‘Confusing’ and Leading to Services Being Denied
  • Government-run schools alienating large numbers of families
  • Minnesota’s public schools have little to show for decades of increased spending
  • Rising costs of teacher retirement systems do not reflect improved benefits
  • Private schools gain edge with re-opened classrooms this fall
  • High school exit exams decrease arrests
  • Resources on alternative learning options
  • Study finds disparities in demand for online learning resources between low and high income areas, which will widen achievement gaps
  • MPS School Board votes down distance learning resolution, wants to wait for state guidance
  • Alternative learning options for this fall should be more accessible
  • Multiple surveys confirm distance learning didn’t go well
  • Rally at Gov.’s Mansion to re-open Minnesota’s schools Sunday July 26
  • MN school plans for the fall will be announced July 30
  • NYT announces education podcast titled, “Nice White Parents”
  • Disparities will widen if schools don’t reopen
  • Families look to homeschooling as uncertainty over schools reopening continues
  • New Duluth Superintendent Aims to Keep Police Resource Officers in Schools
  • MN private religious schools likely to open this fall
  • Funding students instead of systems
  • Thomas Sowell publishes new book: “Charter Schools and Their Enemies”
  • Survey Says: 64% of MN parents want kids in school this fall
  • School leaders call for billions more in additional education aid—are they crying wolf?
  • Landmark Decision Paves the Way for Expanding Minnesota Educational Freedom
  • Duluth Students Petition to Get Police Out of Schools
  • Years of test-score data suggest charter schools don’t harm traditional public schools
  • MN Legislature is missing an opportunity to support kids
  • WI School District Proposes Layoffs Based on Qualifications, Not Seniority
  • Student Performance is Slipping, but Minnesotans Still Love Their Schools.
  • Allergic to Accountability: Big Education demands more and more money, with little to show for it
  • Education policy recommendations that not only assist K-12 students but are also fiscally responsible
  • MN Schools Allowed to Reopen for Summer
  • American Experiment speaks up for education choice
  • Minneapolis Public Schools board approves controversial redistricting plan
  • National poll finds 4 out of 10 families more likely to homeschool after lockdowns end
  • Confusing a fundamental right as an absolute right
  • A student’s perspective: “I’m learning more with distance learning”
  • 5 ideas to support parents with learning from home
  • Education Savings Accounts: A targeted solution during the coronavirus crisis
  • Harvard Law School Cancels Anti-Homeschooling Summit
  • Parents concerned their child won’t be prepared for next school year, education advocates favor extending it
  • On this 40th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Education, how are students doing under national standards?
  • Private schools eligible for equitable services under CARES Act programs
  • Exploring the different educational options available to MN families
  • The coronavirus has opened up opportunity to make education better
  • U.S. 8th graders don’t know much U.S. history
  • Education researcher suggests parents should try “unschooling” during coronavirus pandemic
  • Harvard law professor wants to ban homeschooling, calls it “dangerous”
  • More accountability needed for nearly $600 million aimed at low-performing students
  • Adding more nature to distance learning
  • Homeschooling: A ‘blessing in disguise’ for some amidst a health care crisis
  • Education survey for MN parents
  • Abigail Thernstrom, R.I.P
  • Parents and students react to homeschooling during coronavirus
  • Coronavirus school closures provide opportunity to rethink our education system
  • TOMORROW: How good are Minnesota’s public schools, really?
  • Patience needed as distance learning experiences glitches
  • For parents: How to keep your sanity as kids learn from home
  • MN schools closed through May 4
  • Map: State education systems respond to coronavirus
  • Catholic schools work to overcome challenges from Coronavirus
  • A wonderful classroom setting: Nature
  • National teachers’ union AFT endorses Biden
  • School Closures Map
  • Alternative learning resources for MN students
  • School choice program benefits public school students
  • Law Firm at Center of Discredited Trump Dossier Hired by U of M
  • St. Olaf College states student teachers “must” join union’s pre-professional organization
  • Teacher merit pay has positive effect on student test scores
  • Constitutional amendment on schools won’t help, will hurt
  • Message to bureaucrats: ‘Controlled choice’ is an oxymoron
  • Public views on education should play a bigger role in 2020 election debates
  • Grading standards do impact student achievement
  • Mitch Pearlstein Testimony on Civics Education
  • Public school hashtag during National School Choice Week backfires
  • Tom Steyer opposes school choice despite taking advantage of it for his kids
  • Public schools are incorporating ‘1619 Project’ into history curricula
  • New book gives families an objective look at all education options
  • National poll shows tremendous support for school choice policies
  • Celebrating National School Choice Week
  • Wisconsin’s union recertification requirement represents true workplace democracy
  • Finland’s test scores drop, teachers’ union says solution is more funding
  • When the teachers’ union supports school choice
  • Minnesota Teacher’s Stunt to Kneel for National Anthem Near Trump Falls Flat
  • Charter schools do serve ‘actual students,’ and families choose these schools for a reason
  • Education needs a mantra for the New Year
  • Amending MN’s constitution won’t solve the achievement gap, but at least the conversation has started
  • Teachers’ union supports bill allowing physical restraint of students
  • No, education spending hasn’t decreased; and no, more money won’t fix America’s schools
  • Tackling the Teacher Pay Debate
  • Do open enrollment laws and charter schools ‘steal’ students from district schools?
  • Teachers’ union encourages English teachers to promote political agenda around climate change
  • Charter schools are not the villain
  • Education reform pioneer shares her fight for school choice in latest memoir
  • Teachers’ union calls charter school closings ‘racist’ but didn’t want them opened in the first place
  • The New York Times ‘1619 Project’ revisited
  • Tis the Season of Progressives Fleeing Charter Schools?
  • Americans strongly support school choice, confidence in public schools improving is low
  • The increasing politicization of education curriculum
  • Elizabeth Warren flip-flops on school choice
  • Personalized Learning: Why this rising trend in education is concerning
  • Proposed licensing changes would require all new educators to receive ‘equity’ training
  • Why are reading scores across the country falling?
  • Accenture report highlights the need for tech-related apprenticeships for community college students
  • The Indiana teachers’ union rally: ‘Circus, but no bread’
  • The Left’s attempt to redefine science
  • Understanding charter schools and their role in public education
  • 10-hour school day?
  • Duluth School Board Under Fire Over Closed Door Meetings
  • 3 big concerns with showering more dollars on schools
  • School districts politicize students after their levies pass
  • Halloween deal sends Chicago students back to school
  • Dunwoody celebrates women pursuing technical careers
  • “The Black and White Beauty of Fixing Things”
  • MN High School Girls Compete to Persuade at State Capitol
  • Industry-education partnerships boost aircraft repair enrollments
  • Math–It’s Oppressive!
  • Fangtastic news for teachers: There is still time to get union PAC contribution back
  • AOC’s inadvertent case for educational freedom
  • The Compatibility of Political Progressivism and “Something Else” Educationally
  • ‘We Can Support Our Teachers and Still Call B.S. on This Chicago Strike’
  • Survey says: Teachers and principals view relationship differently
  • Why Do Minnesota Schools Still Cancel Classes for the Teachers’ Union?
  • Minnetonka school board caps enrollment, a case for expanded school choice
  • Don’t let the union pick your politics
  • Report confirms persistent achievement gap, students unprepared for college
  • Test Scores Falling? Change the Test!
  • Five facts teachers’ unions won’t admit
  • It’s All Chinese to Me (In a Good Way)
  • The truth about rights outside of union membership
  • Iowa increases tax-credit scholarship cap, helps more students access their school of choice
  • Big Lake High School students learn there is no one path to success
  • MN Educators: Make your choice about union membership today
  • Teacher Opt-Out Window Ends Monday, Know Where the Dues Go
  • Great Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree goes to Alexandria
  • How well do Minnesota’s schools really compare?
  • Supporting school choice is a no brainer for Americans
  • MN teachers’ resignation window closes Sept. 30
  • MN teacher gets settlement from St. Paul school district
  • Teachers’ unions complain about charter schools, but students at these schools succeed
  • Minnesota school district with ‘second highest’ math proficiency only a C+
  • Bluff Country Collaborative sparks new connection between rural schools and employers
  • Pushing back against teachers’ union is not an attack on teachers
  • New Educated Teachers Video: ‘My School Year as a Non-Union Member’
  • Educated Teachers mailer raises awareness on how dues are spent
  • What Back-to-School Means for Teachers
  • MN student academic performance drops again; where are the results of all our spending?
  • Inescapable Reality, Not Victim Blaming
  • It’s Day 1: Teachers’ window to resign from union membership has opened
  • School Choice in Action: More students leave Minneapolis Public Schools
  • Teacher can seek punitive damages from St. Paul School District
  • Is teachers’ union membership the only option for protection from lawsuits? No.
  • Education MN President’s Weak Attempt to Smear the Center
  • Teachers voice concern over school discipline reform
  • ‘If I leave my teachers’ union, who will defend me?’
  • ‘Freeloader’ claims disparage public employees unions fought to represent
  • St. Paul Teachers Put Benefits Ahead of Students
  • Teachers, here are four misconceptions about your rights outside of union membership
  • Winning Poster in Teachers’ Union Contest Uses Soviet-Style Imagery
  • Are Minnesota’s Schools the “Worst In the Nation”?
  • School Discipline Reform: Doing More Harm Than Good, Studies & Teachers Say
  • Teachers unaware of union options
  • National Teachers’ Union Fears Competition, Locks Down Local Unions Looking for an Exit
  • National Teachers’ Union Adopts New Social Agenda, Votes Down Proposal to Prioritize Student Learning
  • Tyranny of the 10 Year Olds
  • Teachers believe they should be able to join or quit a union at any time
  • Teachers, job protection is available outside of union membership
  • Teachers, you made it to summer break! Now it’s time to consider your options on union membership.
  • Teachers: Do you know your rights when it comes to union membership?
  • Candidate for National Teachers’ Union Board of Directors Gets 101 Percent of the Vote
  • National Teachers’ Union Will Incorporate Concept of ‘White Fragility’ into Staff Trainings & Literature
  • National Teachers’ Union Representative Assembly Convenes
  • Myth: Public schools are held accountable while private schools are not
  • The Underappreciated Possibilities of Private School Options
  • Top 5 Reasons Educators Join Alternative Organizations
  • The Janus Effect: Teachers’ union opens resignation window to 30 days
  • Top 5 Reasons Educators Opt-Out of Union Membership
  • Private school choice programs benefit students
  • Myth: Educational choice programs violate separation of church and state
  • Survey says: College students feel campus climate silences free speech
  • National Teachers’ Union Claim of No Members Lost Day After Janus is Misleading
  • Study finds D.C. school choice program increases student satisfaction
  • Florida adds another school choice program, Minnesota fails to pass tax-credit scholarships
  • Voluntary Pre-K held at 2017 level, but does not target neediest children
  • Postsecondary education: And who — who — will take the road less traveled by?
  • Local charity ‘Start Reading Now’ aims to develop a love of reading in kids
  • The Ins and Outs of Minnesota’s Education Omnibus Bill
  • Repairs to 18 St. Paul schools will cost 61% more than projected. But hey, it’s only (your) money
  • The Historic Fairness of Standardized Admissions Tests
  • New Orleans’s education success story: A model worth following
  • Celebrating charter schools and the educational opportunities they bring to students
  • Divided legislature takes different approaches to education spending
  • “Am I a bad colleague if I leave my teachers’ union?”
  • True Teacher Appreciation: Respect for educators’ voice and choice
  • Teachers hold their tongues about union policies to not offend colleagues
  • Comparatively Speaking, How Much K-12 Spending Goes to Teacher Salaries?
  • Poll: 1 in 3 teachers want to negotiate salary & benefits for themselves
  • Where is Edina Schools’ 2017-18 Annual Report, and why can’t we see it?
  • Accountability in the Edina Public Schools Then and Now—A World of Difference
  • New evidence that academic rigor still takes a back seat to a social mission in Edina Public Schools
  • Can Edina’s Schools Be Saved?
  • Misconceptions teachers are told about opting out
  • Myth: Only students from affluent families benefit from educational choice programs
  • Minnesota teachers are trapped by arbitrary union terms, forcing them to fund Education Minnesota’s partisan political spending.
  • Myth: Educational choice programs that offer scholarship tax credits are funded with public dollars
  • (Partial) Book Review: Unprofitable Schooling
  • Myth: Educational choice programs exacerbate racial segregation
  • Teachers, do you know your rights?
  • Myth: Educational Choice Programs Take Money From Public Schools
  • The Empire Strikes Back at Teacher Licensing Reforms
  • Do Minnesotans get high value for high taxes? Evidence suggests the answer is no
  • Opportunity Scholarships Would Give More MN Families Access to Better Schools
  • Proposed teacher licensing changes rebuild roadblocks
  • Do Union and Nonunion Teachers Differ in Their Opinions?
  • Teachers: Your salary and benefits won’t be affected if you aren’t members of the union
  • Teachers: You won’t lose tenure or seniority if you aren’t members of the union
  • Hard to Fathom Male and Female Graduation Rates
  • Teachers report increase in student behavioral issues
  • What Elizabeth Warren Could Have Taught Marco Defunis
  • DFL Bill Disenfranchises Voters on Expiring School Referendums
  • Florida’s School Choice Efforts Boost College Prospects
  • Teachers less likely to recommend teaching profession to friend or colleague
  • What is the average teacher pension in Minnesota?
  • “Just Missing” Online Learning Projections
  • We celebrated School Choice last week, now let’s work on expanding it
  • Duluth School Board Pays Out $55,000 to Citizen Watchdog
  • St. Paul teachers support Los Angeles teacher strike. Do you?
  • $1,300 To Take A Class in Eco-Feminism? No Wonder Gen Z Is Opting for Trade School Instead of College
  • How good are Minnesota’s schools?
  • Minnesota Gets a ‘C’ in Parent Empowerment
  • ‘What Percent Are You?’: 1/3 of Teachers’ Union Employees are in Top 5% Income Bracket or Higher
  • Newly-elect Governor Walz alludes to pre-K being one focus of his education agenda
  • Teachers’ union labels its political activity as ‘the envy of every political organization in MN’
  • Recapping Significance of Supreme Court Janus Decision in 2018
  • U of M Presidential Searches and Watergate
  • New Year, Same Debt
  • What would happen if a cabinet secretary walked out during a congressional hearing?
  • MN Educators Have Excellent Options for Non-Union Protection
  • University of Minnesota Proposes Extra Science Tax
  • Why the University of Minnesota’s New President is Not a Current University President
  • Reformed MN Teacher Licensing System Now in Effect
  • “NEA Convention by the Numbers” from Ace Union Reporter Mike Antonucci Plus New Report Coming Soon
  • Charter Schools Hunt for a Home While Buildings Stay Vacant
  • The U of M Has Every Right – and Obligation – to Defend Itself
  • Separate But Equal Continuing Legal Education
  • Teachers’ Union Makes PAC Refund Process Tricky. But Don’t Get Spooked, Request it Today.
  • Education Minnesota is Fully Engaged in the Mid-Term; Raised Dues and PAC Contribution to Fund GOTV Campaign at K-12 Schools
  • Education Minnesota: The Union Forces Members to Fund PAC, Makes it Hard to Get Refund
  • Sweeping lawsuit would create a general mess
  • MN & WI schools both recognized for academic excellence, but only WI schools recognized for progress on closing achievement gaps
  • Big Lake Students Explore Apprenticeships During Career Fair
  • Milton Friedman: Judge public policies by their results, not their intentions
  • Education Minnesota endorses political candidates & “recommends” them to members
  • Union Executive and Staff Pay Far Exceeds Teachers; State Union Dues Increase Again
  • Public unions: Navigating new era of opting in rather than opting out
  • Why Eric Kaler’s Successor Likely Will Be a Rookie
  • Research suggests that hiring ‘diversity officers’ is a waste of money
  • “Public Support Climbs for . . . Charter Schools and Universal Vouchers”
  • Survey Says: Majority of Public Sector Union Members See Janus Ruling as ‘Positive’
  • Teachers and ESPs have a Narrow Seven -Day Window to Resign from Education Minnesota: September 24-30
  • On freedom, Minnesota ranks only 37th in America
  • Non-Union Teacher Associations Offer Educators Double Protection
  • Urban Minority Students Aren’t Getting the Education They Need
  • Taxpayers to Get Squeezed After Minneapolis School District Mismanages Their Budget, Again…
  • Evidence suggests that moving away from seniority pay improves teacher quality
  • MN Teachers’ Union Calls Attention to Center’s Employee Freedom Project and Billboards
  • Minnesota Needs to Address Labor Shortage in Education Curricula
  • Research suggests that collective bargaining laws harm students, with black and Hispanic men particularly affected
  • Teachers want unions to focus more on professional needs, but are they listening?
  • Teachers’ Unions Scramble to Remain Relevant
  • Billboards Work!
  • Lawsuit Charges U of M Bias Against Conservative Ben Shapiro
  • National Education Association Meeting: A Social Justice Summit?
  • Twin Cities Schools Gobble Up Most of the Mining Revenue
  • Catholic Schools and Embracing the Elusive
  • Rural Schools Show Off Pride in Agriculture and Country
  • Survey Says: MN teachers have heard very little, if anything, about Janus case
  • Good News: Assaulted Para-Teacher Will Recover. Bad News: Schools are Really Dangerous for Teachers
  • Pension Funding: the Pension Problem Will Return, Again
  • Educators increasingly subjected to violence by students
  • Gov. Mark Dayton: holding his breath until he turns blue at elementary school
  • Teachers Agree: Teachers’ unions make it “harder to fire bad teachers”
  • One Year Alternatives to College: Educational institutions for the “digital age”
  • An Expansion of Educational Opportunities Formerly Hard to Envision
  • True Teacher Appreciation: Restoring educators’ voice and choice
  • Educated Teachers Project Launches Statewide Information Campaign
  • Inside the Hornets’ Nest: Edina’s 5-hour school board meeting over the word “frightening”
  • Teacher Appreciation Day: Fun Facts on Average Salaries
  • National Teacher Appreciation Day: Thank you, teachers!
  • A message to high school seniors: College is one choice, but it isn’t the only choice
  • Teacher workplace democracy is a principle but not a practice
  • What Middle School Students Need to Know about Great Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree
  • Young Communists of Minnetonka
  • Coming Soon: Greater Chaos in Our Classrooms
  • Rush City’s Dennis Frandsen offers free college for his hometown’s high school seniors
  • Gov. Dayton’s relentless pursuit of our small children, and union revenues: Will the GOP hold the line?
  • NAEP and the Imperative of Breaking Academic Sweats
  • The Frequent Fright of Student Debt
  • The political ideology favored by teachers’ unions is not reflective of all members
  • MN High School Theater Program is 1 of 50 Nationwide to Receive $10K Grant
  • Education Minnesota tells members the Center is a “group to watch”
  • Obama School Discipline “Guidance” To Be Revoked
  • Katherine Kersten responds to Comm. Cassellius’s Counterpoint in today’s Star Tribune
  • Violence at Edina High School
  • Katherine Kersten responds to the TWO Counterpoints aimed at her in today’s Star Tribune
  • Community and Technical Colleges Tweak Programs to Meet Labor Demand
  • Undisciplined: Chaos may be coming to Minnesota classrooms, by decree
  • Must Read: Kersten Expose on Coming Chaos in MN Classrooms
  • The Thrill is Gone: Minnesota Students Are Being Deprived of Real Protest. Even in Chaska.
  • Professor invited to speak at U of MN will lecture on “decentering whiteness”
  • Children Are Being Used to Call for Gun Control Wednesday: Keep Your Children Home (In Protest) #KeepYourKidHome
  • Did Tim Klobuchar Lie to a Senate Committee?
  • Middle School Experiential Learning Program Exposes Students to Different Career Field Every Month
  • Should Academic Balance Be Required in Public Schools?
  • Why Are Schools Busing Students to Protests?
  • Should Teachers Have the Right to Strike? A Look at West Virginia and the Twin Cities.
  • An Edina High School Student Writes
  • “School Discipline Gaps” in Minnesota: Are They Really a Mystery?
  • Word of Edina’s School Decline Is Spreading
  • U of M Faces Potential Lawsuit Over Barring Shapiro From Main Campus
  • Teachers Challenge Duluth Schools on Censoring ‘Mockingbird’ and ‘Huck Finn’
  • How to reach high school students? Manufacturers try going straight to their parents
  • Lego Building Competition Introduces Students to Construction Careers
  • Where Are U of M Duluth Champions of Banned Books Now?
  • Duluth Schools Under Fire From National Group for Censorship
  • Duluth Dumbs Down Its Curriculum
  • Survey Says: Local District School is Not Parents’ First Choice
  • Parents and Students Confront Edina School Board on Political Indoctrination
  • Politicization of Edina Schools Continues to Receive National Attention
  • National Media Picks Up Center’s Expose on Indoctrination in Edina Schools
  • Sixth Straight Year of Decline in Students for MN State Schools
  • Educational Freedom & MLK’s Dream
  • Tucker Carlson recognized as a ‘Higher Ed Hero’ & will be featured at Center’s Annual Dinner
  • Katherine Kersten Adds Explosive Follow-up to Her Investigation of Edina’s Public Schools
  • Entrepreneurial Mentoring and a Vital Community Institution in North Minneapolis
  • Degree Inflation Pushes Out Skilled Workers
  • New “one-stop” website showcases the latest on “Great Jobs” for students, parents, educators and employers
  • Coming Soon: National School Choice Week at the MN State Capitol
  • Evidence suggests that collective bargaining for teachers harms students
  • Educational advance for parent choice: 529 accounts available for K-12 public, private and religious schools
  • American Experiment Scores Two of 2017’s Top Ten Op-Eds
  • A View on Higher Ed: Results show 2-year degree holders often outearn college-educated peers
  • U of MN Refutes Memo that Calls Santa Claus & Christmas Trees “Not Appropriate”
  • Millennials: The School Choice Generation
  • Season Cheer: Edina Student Wins the Congressional App Competition
  • What’s Wrong with Our Schools?
  • Why Would Congress Punish Colleges That Decline Federal Funds? A Hillsdale Mom Makes the Case for That ‘Hillsdale Exemption’
  • “Legacy Minnesota” Program Prepares High Schoolers for Careers in Energy Industry
  • Learning and Doing Math Vocationally
  • Free Speech Is Under Attack On Minnesota’s Campuses
  • US Civil Rights Commission Turns to American Experiment on School Discipline Issue
  • Video: Edina High School Students Refuse to Stand for Veterans
  • How “Creepy” is Video Targeting Edina High School Conservative Students?
  • Ongoing Turmoil at Edina High School as Police Investigate Video [Updated]
  • Do mandatory fees trap students into supporting groups they don’t agree with?
  • Parental Choice is Working: Why are the teachers’ union and Hollywood attacking charter schools?
  • Teacher Reveals Required English Course Aims to Eradicate White Privilege at Edina High
  • What Counts as a “Crisis” at the Teachers’ Pension Funds?
  • Edina Schools’ Equity Trainer Says Whites Must Change “From the Cells Out”
  • Are Edina Public Schools Giving Taxpayer Money to the ACLU? [UPDATED]
  • See Katherine Kersten on Fox & Friends Re: Edina Public Schools
  • Edina Lefties Try to Push Back, But Fail Miserably
  • Center’s Exposé Dominates Debate Over Edina Schools
  • Kathy Kersten Needs Defending in the Same Way a Fish Needs a Bike Path
  • Great two-year programs that often out-earn four-year college grads
  • Kersten responds to Star Tribune Counterpoints re: Edina School District’s racial identity policies
  • Watch the Presentation that Kicked Off the Edina School Controversy
  • Racial identity policies are ruining Edina’s fabled schools
  • Edina’s Superintendent Misrepresented Facts to Civil Rights Commission
  • How Leftism Can Ruin a School District
  • Teacher’s Lawsuit Against St. Paul School District Moves Forward
  • Children will pay the cost of sacrificing education for indoctrination
  • A Curriculum of Political Indoctrination in Edina’s Public Schools
  • Best Serving the Interests of Students, Not the Bureaucratic Convenience of Grown-Ups
  • Schools That Focus on Indoctrination Rather than Education Pay a Price
  • Center Study: Minnesotans Without College Degrees Often Out-Earn Four-Year College Grads
  • School Choice in Action: Minneapolis & St. Paul Families Leave Neighborhood Schools
  • Teacher Absenteeism a Big Problem in MN Public Schools
  • Higher Education and Careers: Schumpeter’s Creative Construction
  • Does “Great Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree” Hint at Tracking?  Not in the Smallest Way
  • The Importance of Listening Closely to Students and Recent Graduates in Technical Fields
  • West Virginia leads the way in transforming high school CTE to boost the state’s economy
  • Technical education can save parents from drowning in college debt
  • Perpetual Omissions in Stories about Minnesota’s Achievement Gaps
  • MN Public Schools Miss the Mark: Test Results Stagnant, Achievement Gap Persists
  • The DFL’s “Young Learners” Marching to Pre-School This Fall
  • What Do We Do When School Reform Fails?  Redux.
  • Another Year of Mediocrity for Minnesota’s Public Schools
  • What If Rudy Perpich Were Still Fighting for School Choice?
  • Teachers’ Union President Says School Choice is Racism
  • “I Come to Mostly Praise Higher Education, Not Bury It”
  • Kathy Kersten’s Better Bloggerville Welcome
  • MN Dept. of Education Approves Controversial Transgender Toolkit
  • K-12 Gender Toolkit Puts Kids at Risk
  • Brainerd Teacher Faces Suspension Over Trump Yearbook Controversy
  • Kersten: Put children’s safety ahead of ideology
  • MN Education Dept. to Approve Radical Transgender School Guidelines
  • Postsecondary education for non-dummies
  • Transgender Toolkit for MN Schools [UPDATE]
  • The Rebellion Against Left-Wing Politics in the Schools Continues, and It Isn’t Only Edina [Updated]
  • Hear Denisha Merriweather’s Story: Why school choice is still the best answer to Minnesota’s achievement gap
  • Where Does the Idea Everyone Should Go to College Come From?
  • Edina Parents and Students Rebel Against Politics in Classroom
  • Innovative Dunwoody program helping women and minorities find great jobs
  • Kersten gets message out that terrific careers don’t require a costly four-year degree: Op-ed reaches 28 community newspapers
  • AchieveMpls helps students find great jobs that don’t require a four-year degree
  • Why No Erasing of Blaine’s Name Too?
  • Edina Teachers Take Sides In Partisan Politics
  • Rising fees, not low minimum wages, are hitting college students
  • Lifting the stigma on vocational education and technical training
  • Is there a link between school spending & student achievement?
  • Educational and Career Advice and a Barely Changing Score
  • Good News about Apprenticeships
  • How Many Truly Need a Four-Year College Degree?
  • What’s CTE? And It Increased High School Graduation Rates by HOW Much?
  • The Educational Value of Beautiful and Physically Demanding Things
  • Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities
  • An Impressive “Hand’s On, In-the-Seat” Program in Staples
  • Great Jobs and Inclusive Growth
  • Legislature Ends Special Session: News on Transportation, Met Council & Education
  • Teachers Union Urges Resistance to DeVos & “Cruel” Education Budget
  • Great Jobs for Grads Without a Four-Year Degree
  • Transgender Toolkit for MN Schools Based on Controversial Obama Rule
  • Dayton sacrifices children on the altar of government unions, again
  • MN High School Yearbook on Trump: “I would like to behead him” [Updated]
  • K-12 Education Omnibus & Educator Licensing Bills: VETOED
  • MN Teacher Licensing Bill Passed by House & Senate, Headed to Dayton
  • Lesson Learned! School Board Stands Up to Near-Mob of Protesters
  • Dayton is vetoing good education legislation. We need your help.
  • St. Paul Teacher Seeks to Hold District, and Students, Accountable for Assault
  • Dayton Vetoes Education Bill, Continues Push for Universal Pre-K
  • Calling All Graduates! Great Jobs Without A Four-Year Degree
  • St. Paul Schools Blame Teacher for Getting Beaten Up and Disabled
  • “Even if You Do Go to College, Learn a Trade in the Summers”
  • How to Rein in State Pre-K Program While Helping At-Risk Kids
  • Gov. Dayton should take olive branch offered on pre-K
  • Center Launches Major New Education Program
  • School Choice Scholarships Expand Opportunity for All Students
  • College Student Fees Targeted By Youngest MN Lawmaker
  • “White Privilege” Checklist on Display in U of MN Residence Hall
  • Is Gustavus College’s “Fake News” Guide Reliable or Biased?
  • A Teachable Moment for State Teaching Board
  • Former MN Teacher of the Year Gets the Boot Under Last In, First Out System
  • Why 4-Year-Olds Should Beat Governor Dayton Back with an Olive Branch
  • Political Correctness and “Alternative Bureaucracies”
  • Students at Gustavus: White Lab Rats?
  • St. Olaf Hate Threatens Conservative Students: At Least Two Leave School
  • Should Teacher Layoffs Be Based on Seniority or Effectiveness?
  • Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and the Updated Soulcraft of Motorcycle Maintenance
  • Minnesota Court of Appeals Dismisses Case Seeking Far-Reaching Busing Order
  • Why Do Colleges Get Away with Price Gouging and Predatory Lending Practices?
  • Guess Who’s to Blame for the Skyrocketing Cost of Higher Ed
  • What Kinds of Jobs Are We Talking About?
  • Chile’s School Choice Success Story
  • Blocking the School House Door
  • Mayhem In the Schools
  • Secretary Betsy DeVos: The First Cabinet Pick Ever Saved by the Vice President
  • The Many Virtues and Similarities of Transatlantic Plumbing
  • Critics of school choice bear the burden of proof now
  • Kim Crockett on the Betsy DeVos Nomination as Secretary of Education
  • Chicago Tribune Defends Betsy DeVos and School Choice
  • U.S. Senator recalls Minnesota’s historical contribution to School Choice at Betsy Devos Hearings
  • Betsy DeVos and Over-the-Top Fears of Privatizing Public Schools to Their Last Stub of Chalk
  • What if the University of Minnesota was less politically correct?
  • DHS says all-day Kindergarten has reduced pre-school options for parents
  • Driving Occasionally on the Right
  • Increasing Educational Alternatives is the Opposite of Tracking
  • Why are Scooby Doo and Michael Scott on MN Sanctuary Campus Petition?
  • Universities Face Loss of Funding Over Sanctuary Campuses
  • Chicago Tribune: Betsy DeVos’s Education Department Could Create Incentives for States to Expand Vouchers
  • Reading on the One Hand, Writing on the Disjointed Other
  • Students Need to Take Responsibility, Too
  • An Invitation to More Violence in the St. Paul Public Schools
  • Little League baseball: Youth sports’ lessons are lasting
  • Fergus Falls educators, manufacturers take on the skills gap
  • When Public Officials Read Troubled Situations Less Well than Troubled Kids Actually Read
  • Will chaos reign in St. Paul’s high school hallways?
  • New lawsuit aims to bring race-based busing back to Minnesota
  • Arrests Provide Teachable Moment on Teacher Union Politics
  • Parents’ Lawsuit Threatens Education Minnesota’s Grip on Schools
  • Met Council Seeks to Promote Trailer Parks In Suburbs
  • Defending the Rights of Schools that Teach Self-Sacrifice
  • St. Paul Superintendent Let Go In Wake of Controversy Over School Violence
  • Apprenticeships (No, Not His Kind)
  • How Did Education Fare Legislatively? Less than Fair.
  • Taxpayers Press for Referendum Re-Do in Bid to Halt School Construction
  • The Dangerous Listing of American Education
  • Is There a Connection between Education Spending and Student Achievement?
  • Political Correctness and the Sociology of Ignorance
  • Oh, Boys
  • A Week of Education News
  • Are Low-Income Students the Reason Why the U.S. Does Poorly on International Tests? No.
• Category: Energy
  • Stossel: Government Fueled Fires
  • California To Ban the Sale of New Gas and Diesel Cars and Trucks By 2035
  • I Was Not Selected to Serve on the Governor’s Advisory Council on Climate Change
  • What’s Wrong with Wind and Solar?
  • Nearly 5,000 Minnesotans Send Emails Opposing California Car Mandates to Gov. Walz, MPCA
  • Otter Tail Power Will Build 50 Megawatts of Solar, But Its Electricity Will Come from Coal and Gas in the Dakotas
  • In The Tank Ep259: Yes, Biden Wants to Ban Fracking
  • U.S. Approves First Small Commercial Nuclear Reactor
  • California is Still Struggling to Keep the Lights On
  • Walz: California Car Mandates for Thee, International Scout Getting 11.4 Miles Per Gallon for Me
  • Indiana Community Beats Back Industrial Wind Facility
  • California Blackouts: A Reality Check for Minnesota’s Wind and Solar Ambitions
  • Could Alberta, Canada become the 51st state?
  • DFL Now Formally Supports A Moratorium Banning Copper-Nickel Mining in Minnesota
  • Michael Shellenberger: Stop Blaming Climate Change For California’s Fires. Many Forests, Including The Redwoods, Need Them
  • Solar Panels Are Starting to Die. What Will We Do With The Megatons Of Toxic Trash?
  • Why Transitioning to Renewable Energy Leads to Power Outages
  • Xcel Should Skip the Solar and Wind and Plan for A Nuclear Future
  • On The Air: Isaac Orr Talks California Car Mandates With Mark Allen on Thief River Falls Radio
  • Clear Energy Alliance: California Scapegoating
  • ITTe257: California’s Green Energy Blackouts, DNC was a Joke
  • Xcel’s Electric Vehicle Scheme Will Give Wealthy Liberals More of Your Money
  • Statewide View: California Car Mandates Not Right for Minnesota
  • Walz Delays Line 3 Again, Proving Modern “Environmentalism” Has Little To Do With The Environment
  • Michael Shellenberger: Democrats Say California Is Model For Climate Action But Its Blackouts Say Otherwise
  • Millions of Californians Lose Electricity Due to Cloud Cover, Low Wind Speeds
  • Wind and Solar Prices Are Rising
  • Michael Shellenberger: new documentary film, ‘Juice,’ challenges elitism of anti-growth environmentalism
  • Pro-mining DFL senator ousted in August 11 primary
  • How Much Metal Would A Minnesota Green New Deal Require? Part Two
  • Biden Announces Opposition to Alaskan Pebble Mine, What Does it Mean for Minnesota?
  • Illegal Mining Threatens Gorillas in the Congo
  • Xcel Energy CEO, Ben Fowke, Was the 4th Highest Paid CEO in Minnesota in 2019
  • How much metal would a Minnesota Green New Deal require?
  • Global wind turbine fleet to consume over 5.5 million tons of copper by 2028
  • Michael Shellenberger Triggers House Democrats By Speaking the Truth About Wind and Solar
  • Walz Wants Electric Vehicles to Be 20 Percent of All Vehicles on the Road By 2030
  • Minnesota Department of Transportation Has 25 Year Agreement to Buy Solar Because Panels Don’t Last Much Longer Than That
  • How Long Can You Power a Light Bulb With Two Pounds of Fuel?
  • Opposition Gears Up for Walz’s Drastic Clean Car Minnesota Scheme
  • California’s $10 Billion Blackouts
  • Jason Isaac: ERCOT’s Phantom Reserve Margins Spell Trouble for Summertime
  • Northeast Minnesota Has Lost 10,500 Tourism-Related Jobs Since March 16th
  • Conservative Energy Policies Can Help Young People, Low-Income, and Minority Households Far More Than Liberal Ones
  • Biden’s New Energy Plan Is Terrible
  • Costs of Energy Efficiency Investments Are Double Household’s Energy Savings, Study Including Former Obama Economic Advisor Concludes
  • Biden-Sanders Unity Plan for An All-Electric School Bus Fleet is a Terrible Idea
  • Second lawsuit filed against MN AG Ellison over secret dealings, refusal to release records
  • California Will Use Diesel This Summer (and Imports) To Keep The Lights On
  • Air Quality Was Worse During COVID Shutdown Despite Far Fewer Cars on the Road, Data Shows
  • Mexico Pulls the Plug on Wind and Solar
  • Wind Waste: A Video From the Clear Energy Alliance
  • Congressional Democrats Ditch Rep. Stauber’s Anti-Child-Labor Measure for Green Energy Minerals
  • In The Tank (Ep250) – Apocalypse Never with Michael Shellenberger
  • The Biggest Incentive for Solar in Minnesota
  • Bureau of Land Management Moves To Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Twin Metals Project
  • A Conservative Vision for Energy Policy in Minnesota
  • Dislike Wind and Solar? Support Advanced Nuclear Power! Action Requested Today
  • House Democrats Propose Billions In Additional Subsidies for Wind, Solar, and Electric Cars
  • Michael Shellenberger: On Behalf Of Environmentalists, I Apologize For The Climate Scare
  • In the Tank EP 249: The Current State of Climate Alarmists
  • Families With Xcel Energy Pay More For Their Electricity Than People Living In All But 12 States
  • Great River Energy’s Battery Is More Publicity Stunt Than Source of Power
  • Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison Wages Lawsuit Against American Energy Companies
  • Iowa Utility Board Proposes Use of Eminent Domain to Force Renewables On Landowners; Phony Conservative “Land and Liberty Coalition” is Silent
  • Canadian Hydroelectric Transmission Line Will Bring In More Renewable Energy Than All Minnesota Solar Projects – But None of It is “Renewable”
  • Virtual Event: Environmental Climate Change, Contagion and Cataclysm
  • Debunking the Minnesota “Conservative” Energy Forum’s Talking Points: Renewables Don’t Strengthen Our National Security, They Weaken It
  • Debunking the Minnesota “Conservative” Energy Forum’s “Cleaner and Cheaper” Talking Points: How Clean Are Renewables, Really?
  • Why the Minnesota “Conservative” Energy Forum’s “Cleaner and Cheaper” Slogan is a Fraudulent Talking Point
  • Why Do the Minnesota Conservative Energy Forum and Fresh Energy *Still* Have the Same Liberal Funders?
  • Why is the Minnesota “Conservative” Energy Forum Intentionally Misleading Conservatives on Energy Issues? A Series
  • Electric Vehicle Costs Fall, But They’re Still Unprofitable
  • Utility, Co-Op Support of ECO Act is Crony Capitalism, Plain and Simple
  • How the Fires Affected Air Quality in Minneapolis
  • By Delaying Line 3 Replacement, Again, The Walz Administration is Flagrantly Ignoring “The Science”
  • Online Dashboard Shows 82 Percent Electric Vehicles Are Registered in the Twin Cities
  • Despite Subsidies, Electric Car Sales Remain Below 2 Percent of National Auto Sales
  • ECO Act Could Increase Your Winter Heating Bill
  • Minnesota Quitting Coal 9 Percent Slower Than The National Average, Despite Electricity Prices Rising 30 Percent Faster
  • Germany Just Built a Brand New, Clean, Beautiful Coal Plant
  • Michael Moore’s Planet of the Humans Removed Due to Alleged Copyright Infringment
  • Tune in Tomorrow! What Energy Policy Could (and Should) Look Like in a Post-COVID-19 World
  • In The Tank (Ep244) – Global Elites Are Prepping for a Global Reset
  • How “Clean Energy First” Would Increase Electricity Rates for Xcel Customers
  • The ECO Act Would Force You To Subsidize Electric Vehicles
  • Shutting Down Boswell Energy Center Would Devastate the Iron Range Economy
  • How Falling Production From Wind Turbines Increases the Cost of Wind Energy
  • Minnesota Wind Facilities Responsible for Hundreds of Bird and Bat Fatalities to Start 2020
  • U.S. Wind Turbine Output Drops Steeply After Ten Years, When The Subsidies Expire
  • Todd Myers: The Coronavirus Lockdown Has Not Made the Air Cleaner
  • At 32 Years Old, I’ve Lasted More Than 1.5 Times Longer Than Most Wind Turbines
  • Conservatives Should Say No To Proposed Fuel Switching Provisions of Conservation Improvement Program Bill
  • Benjamin Zycher: Earth Day 2020: The Exhaustion of the Climate Left
  • ACTION ALERT! Tell Your Legislator Clean Energy First Will Increase Electricity Prices and Could Kill 10,000 Jobs ASAP
  • Rob Port Podcast: “The Plant is Worthless Without the Power Line.”
  • How Does Minnesota Coal Use Stack Up Against China, the Whole United States?
  • Washington Times: Harvard Quietly Backtracks on Air Pollution-Coronavirus Deaths Link
  • Great River Energy’s Coal Creek Closure Reliant Upon $105 Million in Taxpayer Subsidies Per Year
  • MPCA Gets It Right On Not Regulating Greenhouse Gases on Dairy Farm Expansion
  • COVID-19 Shutdown Hasn’t Resulted In Better Air Quality, Minnesota Air Monitoring Data Shows
  • Michael Shellenberger on ‘Planet of the Humans’: Capitalism Isn’t The Problem With Renewable Energy – It’s Physics
  • Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Sectors Shed 85,000 Jobs in March Due to COVID-19
  • Recycling Markets Have Changed. Will Minnesota Cities Adapt?
  • Why the Renewable Industrial Complex’s Attacks On Michael Moore’s Planet Of the Humans Are Wrong
  • In The Tank (Ep240) – Review: Michael Moore’s Planet of the Humans
  • Study in International Journal of Sustainable Energy Finds Wind Turbines Are Not Cost Effective
  • You Must Watch Michael Moore’s Planet of the Humans
  • Earth Day: Capitalism is Saving the Planet and Why Environmentalists Should Support Nuclear Power
  • Guest Post: Minnesota Doesn’t Own North Dakota
  • Xcel’s $46 Billion Plan to go 50% Renewable Energy
  • Minnesotans Don’t Want California Car Mandates, Even If the Natural Resources Defense Council Does
  • Keystone XL and Line 3 Transportation Capacity Would Exceed OPEC Imports
  • Tune in at Noon Today to Learn Everything Wrong With Minnesota’s Green New Deal!
  • TOMORROW: Everything Wrong with the Green New Deal
  • Montana Regulators Approve New Copper Mine
  • Forbes: To Fight The Coronavirus, The World Returns To Fossil Fuels
  • Our Perspective: New Suburban Solar Projects Part of a Wave of New Projects in Minnesota
  • Walz Administration Plans to Push Ahead with Controversial California Car Mandates After Coronavirus Situation has Settled
  • Minneapolis Not Enforcing Plastic Bag Fee Through At Least July 1, 2020
  • San Francisco Bans Reusable Bags, Reverses Plastic Bag Ban in Coronavirus Fight
  • Energy jobs report shows that “clean energy” is all about creating unproductive jobs
  • Metro To Miners: You’ll Have to Do Something Else
  • Walz Wisely Designates Oil and Natural Gas Pipelines as “Essential Operations” During COVID-19 Shutdown
  • What Would a Joe Biden Fracking Ban Look Like? Part Seven: Rising Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • Jobs Report Calls Quality, Quantity of Solar Jobs Into Question
  • Gas Prices Will Soon Be Under $1 As a Result of COVID-19 Lockdowns, Saudi and Russian Price War
  • Federal Coronavirus Spending Excludes Renewable Energy Subsidies, A Benefit to All Americans
  • What Would a Joe Biden Fracking Ban Look Like? Part Six: Impossibly Expensive Electricity
  • Should Minnesota Ban Reusable Shopping Bags That Could Transmit the Coronavirus?
  • What Would a Joe Biden Fracking Ban Look Like? Part Five: A Fracking Ban Would “Make America Dependent Upon Russia and OPEC, Again!”
  • Duluth City Council Backs Off Controversial Plastic Bag Fee with Coronavirus Concerns
  • What Would a Joe Biden Fracking Ban Look Like? Part Four: Holy $1,325 Heating Bill Increase, Batman!
  • Duluth May Bag Plastic Bag Fee with Coronavirus Concerns Over Recycled Sacks
  • Darling, is the Wind Blowing? I’d Like to Go to the Hospital For COVID-19
  • What Would a Joe Biden Fracking Ban Look Like? Part Three: A $3,000 Pain at the Pump for Minnesota Families
  • What Would a Joe Biden Fracking Ban Look Like? Part Two: Devastating Economic Impacts
  • Banned Drive-Thrus Now Embraced by Minneapolis Mayor Frey in Coronavirus Crisis
  • What Would a Joe Biden Fracking Ban Look Like? Part One: What is Fracking?
  • What Would a Joe Biden Fracking Ban Look Like? A Series
  • Plastic Bags Save Lives, So Why are “Environmentalists” Trying to Ban Them?
  • Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/13/20
  • Coronavirus Could Keep Wind Industry From Soaking Up More Subsidies
  • Wind Turbine Owned by Apex Clean Energy Catches Fire in Texas
  • Minnesota Electricity Rates Increased Again in 2019, Reaching New All-Time Highs
  • Isaac Orr Joins American’s For Prosperity Radio to Talk Energy and California Car Mandates
  • Coronavirus-Induced Shortage of Solar Panel Components Highlights China’s Major Role in Solar Supply Chain
  • Sunday Funnies: Rom Rebuked at Ely Mining Meeting
  • Four Takeaways from The Capx2050 Transmission Planning Report
  • Efforts to Prevent The Walz Administration’s California Car Mandates Advance in the Senate
  • Despite More Turbines, Minnesota Wind Production in 2019 Was Still Below 2017 Levels
  • Clear Energy Alliance: The EV Dream
  • Xcel Energy Provides Strong Testimony Against the Community Solar Program
  • Senator Rarick Cites American Experiment’s Mining Research in the Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice
  • Minnesota Ranked as 4th Biggest Mining State in 2019
  • Tune in at 1pm As Isaac Orr Testifies (Again) on Governor Walz’s California Car Mandates
  • Federal Data Confirms Minnesota Solar Panels Don’t Work Well in Winter
  • Why Is Governor Walz Trying to Mandate Cars That Nobody Wants?
  • Why Did Minnesota Solar Jobs Fall by Six Percent in 2019?
  • Come Out to Moorhead Tomorrow For The Morning In Minnesota Breakfast Series!
  • Bill Makes Recruiting and Training Activists to Vandalize Pipelines a Felony
  • Lawmakers Needn’t Worry About Minnesota Conservative Energy Forum Push Polling
  • Real Clear Energy: Money & Power: New FOIA’d Documents Offer Ugly Candor About ‘Green Energy’
  • Sunday Funnies: Tesla- Pretend to Save the Environment While Looking Rich
  • In The Tank (Ep230) – Fracking Facts, and the Stratifying Democratic Presidential Field
  • My Response to Fox 9’s “The Last Gasp of Coal”
  • Bloomberg: Wind Turbine Blades Can’t Be Recycled, So They’re Piling Up in Landfills
  • Can Mining in Minnesota Reduce Child Labor in the Congo?
  • Baltimore County Admits It Hasn’t Been Recycling Glass for 7 Years. It Still Encourages Residents to Recycle Glass.
  • Suburb Poised to be First to Withdraw From Controversial GreenStep Program
  • Clear Energy Alliance: Bernie’s Energy Plans Make AOC Look Sane
  • Pollution Control Agency Steps in It on Cow Emissions, Shows They Have No Business Regulating Greenhouse Gases On the Agriculture Industry
  • Walz Accelerates Push for Unpopular California Car Mandates in Minnesota
  • Federal Data Show Walz’s Line 3 Delay Has Been an Anti-Science Charade
  • House To Hear McCollum’s Minnesota Mining Ban Bill Tomorrow in D.C.
  • Our Perspective: Xcel Quarterly Profits up 35 Percent, Buoyed by Rate Increases
  • Sunday Funnies: Greta Thunberg, the Anti-Capitalist Climate Change Activist, Files to Trademark Her Own Name
  • German Electricity Prices Have Increased 2.5 Times Since 2008
  • On the One Year Anniversary of the Polar Vortex, Wind Was 0.16 Percent Productive
  • The “How Do We Make This Bill Less Ugly?” – Proposed Changes to Improve Clean Energy First
  • Plymouth City Council Rejects Controversial GreenStep Cities Agenda
  • The Bad: Senate’s Clean Energy First Bill Would Probably Be A Blank Check to Xcel Energy
  • The Good: Senate’s Clean Energy First Bill Could Reduce More Emissions at Lower Cost than Walz/House Proposals
  • In the Tank (Ep 227) Doomsday Clock Set to 100 Seconds, Trump Talks Climate Change at Davos
  • Despite Massive Wind and Solar Spending, Minnesota Carbon Dioxide Emissions Essentially Flat Since 2012
  • California Wants to Ban Gas-Powered Lawn Equipment, Will Governor Walz Try to Ban Gas-Powered Snow Blowers in MInnesota?
  • Study Finds Carbon Dioxide Taxes Reduce Industrial Competitiveness: Implications for Minnesota
  • MIT: Organic Farming is Worse for the Environment Than Conventional Farming
  • Sunday Funnies: Rep. Omar Says PolyMet Setback Is a Victory Against Fossil Fuel Executives
  • American Experiment Policy Fellow Isaac Orr Applies for Governor’s Advisory Council on Climate Change
  • Center of the American Experiment Testifies on the Minnesota Senate’s Clean Energy First Bill in Rochester
  • Clear Energy Alliance: Riot Fuel
  • Friction Among Minnesota Greens and Blue Collar Workers Intensifies After PolyMet Delays
  • Minnesota Court of Appeals Delays PolyMet Project
  • Minnesota Had More Wind and Solar in 2018 than Ever Before But CO2 Emissions Went Up
  • Video: The Year 2019 on ElectricityMap [Europe]
  • In Response: Dairy Farm Expansion Will Have Zero Significant Impact on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • The One Billion Dollar Solar Failure in Nevada
  • Xcel Energy Electricity Bills Will Increase $50 This Year Due to Renewable Energy
  • Communities Still Wary of GreenStep Cities Program at 10 Year Mark
  • Solar Panels Produce Tons of Toxic Waste—Literally
  • Minneapolis City Council Would Rather Have Boarded Up Businesses than Burger King
  • South Carolina Has Much Lower CO2 Emissions and Lower Electricity Prices Than Minnesota
  • The State of Electric Cars?
  • A Cold California
  • Net Metering: How People With Solar Panels Are Picking Your Pocket
  • This Year in Energy and Environment: 2019 Edition
  • Spare the Electric Space Heater (and Turn Up the Gas) to Save Money and Keep Warm this Winter
  • Sunday Funnies: Unicorns More Realistic Than Running a Grid on Renewables and Batteries
  • Why Does Minnesota Have More Power Plants Than Texas?
  • How the Renewable Energy Grinch Stole Your Christmas Budget
  • Sunday Funnies From the Babylon Bee: California Considering Tax On Breathing
  • Grid Operator Study Shows Complexity of Integrating Renewables Increases Exponentially After 30 Percent
  • Great News! Twin Metals Submits Its Mine Plan to State and Federal Agencies for Review
  • Thank You! American Experiment Readers Accounted for 13 Percent of California Car Mandate Comments!
  • Reality, Physics, Emerge as Greatest Obstacles to Renewable Growth
  • Production at Nobles Wind Facility Continues to Plummet
  • Sunday Funnies From the Babylon Bee: Poll Finds Most People Would Rather Be Annihilated By Giant Tidal Wave Than Continue To Be Lectured By Climate Change Activists
  • Mitchell South Dakota: Home of The Corn Palace and Wind Turbine Blade Landfill Exhibit?
  • 100 Percent Wind+Solar+Batteries= $1,036.80 Monthly Electric Bill, According to An Xcel Energy Slide Show and EIA Data
  • You’re Seeing Water Vapor, Not Smoke
  • Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Will Operate for 80 Years, While Wind Turbines Still Last for 20 Years
  • American Experiment Submits 27 Pages of Comments Opposing the California Car Mandates
  • It’s National Miners Day- Thank A Miner
  • Are Liberal Minnesota Energy Policies Making Pollution Worse?
  • I’ll See You in Kiester Tonight!
  • Reactions to Proposed Rate Increases Shows Minnesota Citizen’s Utility Board Cares More about Renewables Than Ratepayers
  • Wisconsin Utilities Rake in Increased Profits as Wind and Solar, Transmission Spending Increases
  • Sunday Funnies: Germany is Building New Coal Plants
  • Statewide View Column: Trump Can Stop Walz From Turning Minnesota into a Cold California
  • You’re Getting Black Friday Deals Everyday on Oil and Natural Gas Thanks to Fracking
  • I’m Thankful for Your Generosity
  • Rural County OKs Minneapolis Developer’s Solar Project Over Constituents’ Concerns
  • Governor Walz’s California Car Mandates Will Have No Meaningful Impact on Pollution
  • Are Governor Walz’s Proposed California Car Mandates Racist?
  • China is Building 34 Times More Coal Than Exists In Minnesota, So Why Are We Raising Our Power Prices?
  • Duluth News Tribune: In Response Column / It’s True: No Waste-Rock Piles, No Acid Mine Drainage at Twin Metals
  • MIT Pumps the Brakes on Electric Vehicle Cost Decline Estimates
  • Help Us Stop Governor Walz From Imposing California’s Car Rules on Minnesota!
  • MPUC Continues to Address Utility System Reliability: Gas System Shortcomings Addressed, Electric Generation Issues Receive Scant Attention
  • Wind Power Purchase Agreement Prices Rise 44 Percent in MISO from Q3 2018 to Q3 2019
  • Our Perspective: Minnesota’s Days of Cheaper Electricity Seem Numbered
  • If Xcel Is Your Electricity Provider, Congrats: You’re Paying The Most Expensive Electricity Rates in Minnesota
  • Sunday Funnies: Bablyon Bee- Greta Thunberg Mural Equipped With Laser Eyes That Shoot At SUVs
  • More Minnesota Mining! Talon Metals Seeks More Exploration on the Tamarack Deposit
  • Bloomberg: California’s Next Electricity Headache Is a Looming Shortage
  • Windfail: Individual Wind Facilities Were Less Productive in 2018 than 2017 in Many Regions of the Country
  • Three Things Xcel Energy Doesn’t Want You to Know About Their Massive Increase in Electricity Prices
  • Argus Leader: Sioux Falls Landfill Tightens Rules After Iowa Dumps Dozens of Wind Turbine Blades
  • Sunday Funnies: Deicing Wind Turbines with Helicopters
  • NREL Data: There’s Virtually No Demand for Voluntary Renewable Energy Programs
  • High Electricity Prices Killed More Than 1,280 People in Japan After The Government Foolishly Shuttered All Nuclear Facilities Following Fukushima
  • Mass Decommissioning of German Wind Turbines Could Cost Hundreds of Millions of Euro More than Planned, Overwhelm Disposal Capacity
  • Video: Walz’s Plan to Force California Car Standards in Minnesota Rear Ends Consumers
  • Forget Greenland — Trump Should Offer Statehood to These Canadian Provinces
  • Mining or the environment is a false choice; we can have both
  • Center of the American Experiment wins awards for research and advocacy with nationwide impact
  • Forbes: California Utility Spent $44 Billion on Renewables, $1.5 Billion on Fire Prevention
  • GreenStep Cities Program Rebuffed Again in Plymouth
  • Xcel Energy Sponsors Gala for Anti-Mining, Anti-Farming, Pro-Wind and Solar Green Group To Help Them Pad Their Profits
  • Good News on Polymet! Minnesota Court of Appeals Rules Environmental Groups Can’t Move the Goalposts
  • Dear Governor Walz, Please Don’t Turn Minnesota Into California
  • Clear Energy Alliance: Production Up, Emissions Down
  • Fudging The Numbers: Why Wind and Solar Cost Estimates from Bloomberg New Energy Finance are Almost Certainly Wrong
  • Replacing Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation with Solar Boosts Costs and Income Inequality
  • Does Popularity of Mountain Biking in Duluth Come at Expense of Environment?
  • Why Are Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith Sponsoring Minnesota Anti-Mining Legislation?
  • City Journal: Battery Derangement
  • Californians Learning That Solar Panels Don’t Work in Blackouts
  • Groups Dispute Cost of Renewable Energies
  • Celebrities admit they’re climate hypocrites. Say they’ll keep being climate hypocrites
  • Let Them Use Solar: California Power Outages Highlight Economic Disparity
  • WindFail: Congestion on Transmission Lines Hinders New North Dakota Wind Farms
  • Don’t Believe the Wind Industry’s Steel Tariff Talk, They Always Wanted More Subsidies
  • Cows in the Crosshairs: Environmental Groups Take Aim at Minnesota Farmers
  • Problems with Metro Transit Electric Buses Show the Technology Isn’t Ready for Primetime
  • Sunday Funnies: Diesel Powered Tow Truck Rescues Bus of Anti-Oil Protesters
  • In The Tank (Ep212) – NBA Kowtows to China, California Blackouts
  • California to Shut Off Electricity to 2.5 Million People Customer to Avoid Wildfires
  • Waverly Couple Says Forty Acre Solar Installation Isn’t a Good Neighbor
  • Long Island Liberals Wake Up to How Green Extremism Hurts Constituents
  • Problems with Metro Transit Electric Buses Show the Technology Isn’t Ready for Primetime
  • Sunday Funnies: Tesla Police Car Runs Out of Battery During High Speed Chase
  • California Forced to Subsidize Natural Gas Plants to Prevent Widespread Blackouts
  • It Costs $532,000 to Decommission A Single Wind Turbine
  • Another One Bites the Dust: Federal Judge Rejects Challenges to PolyMet Land Swap
  • Looming Nickel Shortage Threatens to Slam the Brakes on Governor Walz’s Electric Vehicle Mandates
  • As $7,500 Federal Subsidies Expire, Electric Vehicles Are About to Get More Expensive
  • Sunday Funnies: Wind Powered Electric Chair?
  • Three Must-Know Facts About Governor Walz’s Plan to Impose California Car Mandates on Minnesota
  • If Governor Walz Had “Followed The Science,” We Would Have Started Building Line 3 Already
  • Washington Post Poll Shows Most People Unwilling to Pay $2 Per Month Tax to Fight Climate Change
  • American Energy Alliance: Sorry California, You Don’t Get to Choose What Vehicles the Rest of America Can Drive
  • Wind Produced 4 Percent Less Electricity Through June 2019 than Through June 2018, Despite More Turbines Online
  • Sunday Funnies: Cobalt Mining in the Congo for Renewable Energy Sources
  • Renewables Threaten German Economy & Energy Supply, McKinsey Warns In New Report
  • Talk About Bad Timing: McKnight Foundation Announces Big Green Giveaway One Day Before Jamie Long Scandal Breaks
  • Statewide View Column: Closing Down Coal Gives China’s, India’s Iron Industries An Edge
  • Fresh Energy Is Still Intentionally Misleading Minnesotans on Energy Issues: A Series
  • Liberal Anti-Mining Activists Support Wind and Solar Because it Will Make it Too Expensive to Mine in Minnesota
  • Justice and Drew: Jamie Long’s Cushy University Job Was Created to Refute American Experiment’s Energy Work
  • Sunday Funnies: Designing a Grid With Wind and Solar
  • In The Tank (Ep208) – Dem Debate, Mandatory Firearm Buyback, and Trump’s Flavor Ban
  • Clear Energy Alliance: Battery Fantasy
  • Shellenberer: The Real Reason They Behave Hypocritically On Climate Change Is Because They Want To
  • Lomborg: The Danger of Climate Doomsayers
  • Retiring Worn-Out Wind Turbines Could Cost Billions that Nobody Has
  • Sunday Funnies: Bernie vs. The Speed Bag
  • While Liberal Environmental Groups Delay Mining in MN, Canada Approves Another Mine
  • The Physical Impossibility of Renewable Energy Meeting the Paris Accord Goals
  • There is No Holy Grail: Some Perspective on Battery Storage
  • Shellenberger: Why Everything They Say About The Amazon, Including That It’s The ‘Lungs Of The World,’ Is Wrong
  • Clueless Minneapolis City Leaders and Sam Rockwell Are the Problem, Not Natural Gas Use
  • Why the Green “Real” Deal, Is Just as Dumb as the Green New Deal
  • Argus Leader: Sioux Falls Landfill Tightens Rules After Minnesota Dumps Dozens of Wind Turbine Blades
  • Bloomberg: Lack of Wind Causes Texas Electricity Prices to Skyrocket 40,000%
  • Elizabeth Warren Brings Her Campaign Against Reality to Minnesota
  • Wind Power Is Collapsing In Germany, Does Lt. Governor Flanagan Know?
  • VIDEO: Isaac Orr visits Willmar, MN for a discussion on energy policy
  • Great News: MN Supreme Court Deals Blow to Anti-Mining Groups’ Hopes of Delaying PolyMet
  • Solar Power is Increasing Pollution in North Carolina, According to Utility Data
  • Minnesota Wind Generated More Electricity Than Coal in April 2019, But That’s Not Really Relevant
  • The War On Meat Has Begun: Join the Resistance
  • Alliant Energy to Close Iowa Nuclear Plant for More Wind. Bad for Ratepayers, Bad for the Environment
  • Wind energy might generate jobs, but not necessarily in Minnesota
  • WindFail: Minnesota Wind Facilities Could Produce Less Electricity in 2019 Than In 2018
  • Burning Wood Pollutes More than Coal-Fired Power Plants and Factories in Minnesota, Should We Ban Campfires?
  • Solar Roads Turned Out To Be A “Colossal Failure”
  • In The Tank (EP204) – Climate “Contrarians” Blacklisted?
  • Secretary of Agriculture Perdue Defends Decision to Renew Mineral Leases
  • The Environmental Disaster of Solar Energy
  • Low-Cost Natural Gas Saves Thousands of Lives By Lowering Heating Bills
  • Wind Turbine Landfill or Mass Grave? We Report, You Decide
  • Howdy from Austin, Texas
  • Capitalism is Saving the Planet Part Seven: Most Ocean Plastic Comes From The Developing World
  • Expiring Subsidies, Not Free Markets, Driving Minnesota Solar Growth
  • Capitalism is Saving the Planet Part Six: Minnesota Forests Are Flourishing
  • Mark Your Calendars for My “Morning in Minnesota” Talk on our Report Doubling Down on Failure: How a 50 Percent By 2030 Renewable Energy Standard Would Cost Minnesota $80.2 Billion
  • St. Paul Green Party Mayoral Candidate’s Paper Straw Response to my PiPress Article Doesn’t Hold Up
  • Doubling Down on Failure Nominated for National Award For Most Influential Research, Vote Now!
  • Midwestern Wind Turbines Were 3 Percent Useful Last Weekend
  • In The Tank (ep202) – Craziest Proposals From Democratic Candidates
  • Iowa Utility: Lower Fuel Costs Won’t Offset Rising Prices
  • Capitalism is Saving the Planet Part 5: American Farmers Are Saving the Trees Through Innovation
  • Isaac Orr: Minnesota’s High Electric Bills Will Continue to Rise Higher
  • Minnesota’s Air is Great, Again
  • Navy Times: Coal is the Most Reliable Source of Electricity for Our Military
  • American Frackers, Not Wind and Solar, Increase Our National Security
  • Cloudy With a Chance of Blackouts: Island-Wide Outage on Kaua’i, Clouds Block Solar Recovery After Generator’s Cable Failure
  • Iron Range Legislators Clap Back At Anti-PolyMet Letter Written by 18 Metro-Area DLF’ers
  • DFL Legislators Want to Halt PolyMet, Urge Governor To Cancel Permits
  • Xcel Energy CEO Made $26.2 Million in 2018 As Your Electric Bill Reached a New All-Time High
  • 11 Ways Minnesota Families Are Subsidizing Solar
  • Capitalism is Saving the Planet Part 4: Ridley: Rejoice, the Earth Is Becoming Greener
  • Why Do the Minnesota “Conservative” Energy Forum and Fresh Energy Have the Same Liberal Funders?
  • What is the ‘Conservative Energy Network’ and Why is it Backed by Leftist Funders?
  • Twin Metals Dry Stack Announcement Is Great News, No Matter What The Anti-Mining Groups Say
  • BREAKING NEWS: Twin Metals Minnesota Proposes Most Technologically Advanced Mine in Minnesota History
  • Rebuking Renewables: Le Sueur County Places Moratorium on Solar Gardens and Solar Farms
  • Sierra Club: Stop Obsessing About Recycling
  • They Thought Battery Storage Would Be Cost Competitive With Natural Gas By 2014: 6 Years Later It’s Still Not True
  • Capitalism is Saving the Planet Part 3: Would You Rather Mine in Venezuela? I Didn’t Think So
  • Capitalism is Saving the Planet Part 2: In Soviet Russia, Air Pollutes You
  • Indiana Utility Regulators Deny New Natural Gas Facility To Replace Coal: The Reason Why May Surprise You
  • Like It Or Not, You’re Paying $2.6 Million For Brooklyn Park’s Solar Panels
  • Capitalism is Saving the Planet Part 1: Wealth Makes Health, Eventually
  • Plymouth Steps Back From Controversial GreenStep City Program
  • Flanagan and Senjem To View The German Energy Failure Firsthand
  • Oh Gee, I Guess We Need Oil Products After All: Walz Signs Exec. Order to Ease Fuel Delivery Amidst MN Gas Shortage
  • IAEA Discusses The Potential Of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
  • My Trip To the White House
  • Isaac Invited to the White House for Trump Speech on the Environment
  • Tesla’s Solar Roof Costs $85,000, Much Higher Than Previously Advertised
  • Grassroots Protests Help Bring Down Oregon Climate Tax
  • Renewables Will Make Minnesota Less Energy Independent, Not More
  • Will Peggy Flanagan View German Energy Policy as As The Failure That It Is?
  • Will The U.S. Choose Dependence, or Independence, For Critical Minerals?
  • Most Canadians Unwilling to Pay Much for Carbon Tax: Poll
  • Rep. Gruenhagen Gets It on Energy and Minnesota’s Green New Deal
  • Republican State Senators in Oregon Flee the State to Prevent A Devastating Carbon Tax
  • The Electric Vehicle Tax Credit For The Wealthy Is Up For Extension
  • Every Wind Turbine and Solar Panel Built Today Will Be Scrap Metal by 2050
  • Four Reasons Why Lori Sturdevant Is Wrong on Republicans, Renewable Energy
  • Oil Imports From OPEC Reach 30 Year Low Thanks to Fracking
  • On This Day: The 25 Year Battle Between North Dakota and Minnesota Over Energy Regulations
  • From Colorado: Xcel Energy Put Shareholder Profits Before Pueblo Families and Kids’ Education
  • Trump’s ACE Rule Can Help Minnesota Miners and Manufacturers, Will The Utilities Let It?
  • 4 Reasons Why The ACE Rule Is Good For Minnesota
  • Trump’s Affordable Clean Energy Rule Can Save Minnesota Billions
  • State Pollution Agency Throws Cold Water on Summer Fun
  • Should EV Charging Stations Be Regulated as Utilities? Kentucky Joins Majority to Say ‘No,’ Minnesota Should Too
  • Mortenson Construction to Use Robotic Equipment On “Primarily Renewable Energy Projects”
  • American Experiment Opposes the Carbon Tax Scam
  • In the Tank (EP195) – “Luxury Communism.” News in The Digital Age, Deepfakes
  • New Study Finds Wind and Solar Are Still More Expensive Than Existing, Even Brand New, Fuel-Based Generators
  • China is Building 89 Shercos in the Coming Years
  • Global CO2 Emissions To Skyrocket As India Plans To Build 42 Shercos in the Coming Years
  • Xcel Energy Will Spend More Than $2 Billion To Maintain Existing Wind Turbines Through 2034
  • Despite Terrible Solar Resources, Xcel Wants to Spend Billions on Solar Panels
  • Even Magic Can’t Make Green Energy Work
  • Isaac Orr on WCCO: Minnesota Miners Helped Win D-Day
  • Energy industry there to produce energy, not jobs
  • Isaac Orr Talks About The Failed Wind Turbine at the St. Cloud VA on Justice and Drew
  • Rob Port: Xcel’s Coal-Free Plan is Politics Not Reality
  • Pollution Control Equipment Has Greatly Reduced Emissions at Minnesota’s Clean, Beautiful Coal Plants
  • This D-Day Anniversary, Remember the Soldiers, and Remember Minnesota’s Iron Miners
  • While Liberal Environmental Groups Delay MN Mining, Canada Approves Another Mine
  • Electric Bills in Minnesota Reach Record Highs in 2018
  • Electricity From Failed St. Cloud VA Wind Turbine Cost 160 Times More Than Coal
  • Appeals Court Ruling Will Delay Line 3 Replacement, Again
  • Duluth News Tribune: In Response: Judging Twin Metals Now is Premature, Purely Speculative
  • Sam Rockwell is Incorrect on Cars, Climate
  • In the Tank Ep 193, ICCC13, Automation, and THE FUTURE
  • Senator Osmek Unloaded on House DFL Energy Proposals, and It Was Glorious
  • Xcel’s Plan to Close Coal Plants Early Is Bad News for Minnesota Families and Businesses
  • Fears Over Nuclear Energy Are Overblown
  • In The Tank (ep192) – “Debanking” Conservatives, Socialism, Sanders “Berns” Charter Schools
  • If Renewable Energy Saves Consumers Money, Then Explain These Trends Showing the Opposite
  • Isaac Talks About Xcel’s Coal Plant Closure Plan on Justice and Drew
  • Wind Subsidies for Xcel Energy’s Minnesota Operations Totaled More Than $49 Million in 2016
  • From Colorado: Xcel Energy’s Green Dreams Are a Farce
  • Exclusive: Tesla Expects Global Shortage of Electric Vehicle Battery Minerals – Sources
  • A Climate-Change Drubbing in Australia
  • Batteries Cannot Make Renewables Reliable
  • How Well Do Electric Vehicles Perform in Our Extreme Weather?
  • In the Tank (EP 191) Chernobyl! Loan Shark Prevention, and GoT’s Libertarian Ending?
  • Fresh Energy Is Still Intentionally Misleading Minnesotans on Energy Issues: Part Six – How Decoupling Will Make Things Worse For Ratepayers
  • Fresh Energy Is Still Intentionally Misleading Minnesotans on Energy Issues: Part Five – The High Cost of Wind Energy
  • DFL Senator From Iron Range Signals He Won’t Support Carbon-Free Power Mandates At This Time
  • North Dakota Has $5 Million War Chest To Sue Minnesota Over Energy Issues
  • Fresh Energy Is Still Intentionally Misleading Minnesotans on Energy Issues: Part Four – Why Energy Efficiency Won’t Save You Money
  • Fresh Energy Is Still Intentionally Misleading Minnesotans on Energy Issues: Part Three – Energy Efficiency in Minnesota Isn’t So Spectacular
  • Fresh Energy Is Still Intentionally Misleading Minnesotans on Energy Issues: Part Two – Electricity vs. Natural Gas Usage
  • 100 Percent of Minnesota Coal is Lower Cost than Wind or Solar
  • Fresh Energy Is Still Intentionally Misleading Minnesotans on Energy Issues: Part One – Electricity Rates
  • Most Solar Jobs Are Construction Jobs and Most Jobs Are In Hennepin County
  • America Is Partially Responsible for Venezuelan Crisis, But Not In The Way Representative Omar Thinks
  • From Wisconsin: Why Are We Paying We Energies $430 Million in Profits on a Coal Plant That Shut Down Last Year?
  • Walz Administration Couldn’t Be More Wrong About Nuclear Power
  • Minnesota Now Fifth-Largest Mining State, It Could Have Been Number Two
  • Refuting “Local View: Minnesota Must Aggressively Move to Less-Costly Renewables”
  • The King Banaian Show: 4/27/19 HR 2: Isaac Orr and the Cost of Renewable Energy Mandate
  • Without Subsidies, Wind and Solar Are Still the Most Expensive Energy Sources In Minnesota
  • Minnesota Madness! New Video Sums Up Our New Study
  • Isaac Orr Talks The High Cost of Renewable Energy Mandates on AFP Radio
  • One Korean Nuclear Reactor Would Produce As Much Electricity As All Minnesota Wind Turbines at a Much Lower Cost
  • University of Chicago: Renewable Energy Mandates Increase Electricity Costs
  • Government Mandates, Not Free Markets, Responsible for Minnesota’s Solar Growth
  • Environmental Hypocrites of the Left
  • It’s All About the Subsidies, Baby! Minnesota’s Wind Farms Are Being Rebuilt to Capture More Subsidies
  • Minnesota and Wisconsin Are About the Worst States To Put Solar Panels, Research Shows
  • Star Tribune: Technology, Cost Could Hamper Efforts for 100 Percent Carbon-Free Grid in Minnesota by 2050
  • Earth Day 1970
  • Updating Prosperity: New Data Show Benefits of Non-Ferrous Mining Could Be Even Bigger, If We Don’t Screw It Up
  • Electric Car Subsidies Hurt Middle Class Americans to Benefit the Wealthy
  • American Experiment Receives Warm Welcome at Minnesota Mining Meeting
  • Guest Column: ‘Wind Turbine Cancer’ – Is President Donald Trump Crazy? Maybe Not.
  • Building More Wind Will Add $240 Per Year To Electric Bills For Alliant Energy Customers in Iowa
  • The Case for a Green ‘No Deal’
  • Minnesota Should Keep Burning Clean, Beautiful Coal
  • MN Green New Deal, or Green Leap Forward? HF 2836 is the Latest in Minnesota’s Green New Deal Saga
  • Minnesota’s Biggest Electric Co-op Rejects Green Activists for Board
  • In The Tank (EP186) – Artificially Inflated Green Jobs Numbers, Geoengineering, Tax Freedom Day, and Lindsey Stroud on Vaping
  • Minnesota Citizen’s Utility Board Harms Ratepayers By Advocating For Bad Policy
  • The Dirty Little Secret Behind Clean Energy Jobs
  • The point of the energy industry is to produce energy, not jobs
  • MN Commerce Department Commissioner Kelly Tips His Hand: “Carbon Free” Still Means No New Nuclear
  • Walz’s Comments on Public Utilities Commission Appointment is an Ominous Sign for Line 3, Rational Energy Policy
  • No, Wind Capacity Factors Are Not 50 Percent in Minnesota, And That’s Very Important
  • No State Imports More Electricity Than California
  • Isaac Orr: Lower Electricity Costs From Going Carbon-Free? Wanna Bet, Gov. Walz?
  • Doubling Down on Failure Installment Four: Renewable Energy Fails Cost/Benefit Analysis Using Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Social Cost of Carbon
  • House DFL Wants To Give People $2,500 Rebates for Electric Car Purchases
  • MN House Energy and Climate Finance Committee Modeling Should Include Future Wind Speeds
  • Doubling Down On Failure Installment Three: Carbon Dioxide Emissions
  • Doubling Down on Failure Installment Two: Generation, Utility Profits, Property Taxes, and Transmission
  • In The Tank (EP 184) A Bad Week for the Left: Russia Collusion, Green New Deal, and ObamaCare
  • The Dirty Secret Behind “Clean Energy”
  • Minnesota’s Third-Largest Wind Farm is Already Losing Steam: Output Falls 14 percent from 2014 Highs
  • Even U.S. Senate Democrats Aren’t Crazy Enough to Vote For the Green New Deal
  • House Energy and Climate Finance and Policy Division Drops 78-Page, Energy-Illiterate Omnibus Bill
  • Would You Like Some Child Labor with That Electric Car?
  • In The Tank (ep183) – Robert Bryce, Juice the Movie, Modern Monetary Theory, and State Nullification
  • Editorial Counterpoint: Concerns About Wind Energy Aren’t Overblown
  • Doubling Down on Failure Installment 1: Comparing the Costs of Wind and Solar, Nuclear, and Coal
  • Trump Mocks Wind Power: ‘When the Wind Doesn’t Blow, Just Turn Off the Television’
  • Statewide View: Skyrocketing Electricity Prices Threaten Minnesota Mining
  • El Niño Has Caused a 14 Percent Drop in Wind Generation, Could Global Warming Render Wind Turbines Worthless?
  • Doubling Down on Failure Fact Sheet
  • Sunday Funnies: Wind and Solar Edition
  • “Darling, is the wind blowing? I want to drive my Tesla.”
  • Greta Thunberg, Student Protesters Should Demand Better Solutions to Climate Change
  • Changing the Conversation: Cost Estimates for Wind Energy Need Additional Context
  • Two Answers I’d Like on Xcel Energy’s Carbon Report
  • What Energy Sources Do “Green” Countries Use? Hint – Not Wind or Solar
  • How a 50% renewable energy mandate will hurt the state’s economy
  • American Experiment Releases Groundbreaking New Study on the High Cost of Renewable Energy Mandates in Minnesota
  • Controversy Over Wind Turbine Shutdown in Cold Hits North Dakota
  • Star Tribune calls out Walz for irresponsible Enbridge pipeline delay
  • EIA Expects Wind Installations To Plummet After Federal Subsidies Expire
  • How Much Would One Day’s Worth of Battery Storage Cost Minnesota Households? $820 per Year, for 20 Years
  • In The Tank (ep181) – IL Progressive Tax, Cali County Bans Solar Farm, Gov Steals Dog for Tax Debt
  • HF 1956: MN Green New Deal Denies Role for Nuclear and Large Hydro
  • Walz Embraces Energy-Illiterate Green New Deal for Minnesota
  • Xcel Blames Snow Cover for Poor Performance of Solar Panels During Polar Vortex
  • Why Renewables Can’t Save the Planet
  • In The Tank (ep180) – $100+ Trillion Green New Deal, Solar Panel Waste, Medicare for All, Min Wage
  • Xcel Was Caught Short By Arctic Cold
  • Watch It Live at 1pm! Minnesota Utilities Testify on Polar Vortex in Front of MN Public Utilities Commission
  • Grid Operators Confirm: Wind Didn’t Work During Polar Vortex
  • Minnesota is Number One! In Expensive and Inefficient Community Solar Installations
  • EIA: Extreme Cold in the Midwest Led to High Power Demand and Record Natural Gas Demand
  • The Green New Disaster is Coming Early to New York
  • The Big Problem With Wind, Solar, and Batteries
  • In the Tank Episode 179
  • Minnesotans Are Not Getting A Deal on Their Electricity Bills
  • SF1372 Eliminating Size Limits on Hydropower is Smart Policy
  • Helping the U of M Energy Transition Lab Understand Energy
  • American Experiment Testifies on the High Cost of Community Solar at the MN Senate
  • Politicians’ environmental regulations drive the high housing costs they complain about
  • Mix One Part Green New Deal With One Part Polar Vortex
  • In the Tank Episode 178 Green New Deal FAQ Fail, 70% Tax Rate!? Pacific Legal Foundation
  • Green New Delusion Would Require Lots of Mining, But Will Walz Allow it in MN?
  • A Valentine’s Day Ode to Fracking: Column
  • Closing Argument with Walter Hudson: Isaac Orr Talks Energy
  • American Experiment Testifies on Bill to Increase Renewable Energy Mandate
  • Farms Use Boatloads of Energy
  • Nationally Renowned Climate Scientist Judith Curry Cites Our Analysis of the Polar Vortex in Testimony to U.S. House of Representatives
  • Isaac Orr Talks Energy on King Banaian Show
  • State Agency: Your Clothes Are Polluting the Planet
  • Last Week’s Cold, This Week’s Trespassers, Shows We Need a Pipeline Protection Bill
  • Nuclear Is Less Costly Than You Think
  • Gas Tax Issue Illustrates Rural, Urban Divide
  • Dear Bernie: Oil Fuels Your Beloved Scandinavian Spending Spree
  • Two Podcasts: Same Rant About the Need of Reliable Energy
  • Budweiser Uses Super Bowl Ad To Promote Wind Power
  • Bitter Cold Shows Reliable Energy Sources Are Critical
  • Wind Power Engineering and Development: Why Wind-Turbine Gearboxes Fail to Hit the 20-year Mark
  • Why We Need Coal: Xcel Urges Minnesota Residents to Lower Their Thermostats to 60 Because of “Significant Strain” on Xcel’s Natural Gas System
  • It’s Negative 24 Degrees and the Wind Isn’t Blowing. This is Why We Need Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power, Not Renewables
  • Germany is Largest Buyer of Russian Natural Gas
  • Germany To Burn Beautiful, Clean Coal For 19 More Years
  • EIA Data: Wind Replaced Natural Gas, Not Coal in 2017
  • In the Tank Episode 175
  • Throwing Shade at the Solar Pathways Analysis: 70 Percent Solar and Wind Would Require We Build 6 to 11 More Capacity Than Nuclear Would Require: At a Massive Cost
  • Minnesota Utilities Spur Wind Turbine Building Boom…In North and South Dakota
  • MPCA Testimony: The Air Is Getting Cleaner
  • Center of the American Experiment Submits Comments Supporting Twin Metals Minnesota Mineral Lease Renewal
  • With Rise of Electric Vehicles, a New Foreign Energy Dependence Looms
  • Trump’s Energy Policies Bode Poorly for Putin
  • Minnesota Vikings Help Cover the Cost of Innagural Parties for Governor Walz
  • Should Minnesota Require Rooftop Wind?
  • Only Two Electric Cars Premiered At Detroit Auto Show
  • The World Is Getting Better, Declares Op-Eds in Leading Newspapers
  • China: No Wind Or Solar If It Can’t Beat Coal On Price
  • Natural Gas, Not Wind or Solar, Is the Main Cause of Reduced CO2 Emissions
  • Video: My Friend Justin Haskins Talks The Green New Deal On Tucker Carlson Tonight
  • In The Tank: Episode 173
  • Business North: Nolan Was Frustrated by DFLers Who Opposed Mining
  • Peter Foster: Another Report Reluctantly Admits that ‘Green’ Energy is a Disastrous Flop
  • Want “Carbon Free” Electricity? Promote Hydroelectric Power
  • If Pelosi is so Concerned About Climate Change, Why Does She Oppose Yucca Mountain?
  • Yes, It’s True, You Are Turning Into Your Parents
  • Xcel Energy Property Taxes Soar 131.6 Percent Since Minnesota Began Mandating Renewable Energy – Ratepayers are Stuck with the Bill
  • Ringing in the New Year with The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly for Energy and Environmental Policy for 2019
  • For Iron Range 2019 Can’t Get Here Soon Enough
  • Twin Metals Keeps On Winning, Despite Best Efforts of Urban DFL
  • Could You Power Your Home With A Bike? Not Even Close
  • Our Take: Complicated Economics of Community Solar Gardens Subject of Debate
  • Texas City Featured in Al Gore’s ‘Inconvenient Sequel’ Lost Millions in its Green Energy Gamble
  • Happy Festivus, Everyone!
  • Guess Who’s to Blame for the Rise in Catastrophic Wildfires?
  • New Technologies, Not Paris Climate Agreement, Will Do the Job
  • Assessing the Fourth “National Assessment” of Climate Change
  • German Co2 Emissions Remain Stubbornly High
  • Tempering the Alarm About Sea Level Rise
  • Resources Are Almost 5 Times as Abundant as They Were in 1980
  • Stauber and Nolan Push Last Ditch Passage of Mining Bill
  • No, Xcel’s Pledge to be Carbon-Free by 2050 Does Not Make Good Business Sense
  • Higher Than Expected Natural Gas Prices Highlight Importance of Coal-Fired Power Plants
  • If Efficiency Is No Longer Cost Effective, We Shouldn’t Subsidize It
  • PETA Asks People to Stop Using ‘Anti-Animal Language,’ Including Common Phrases
  • Macron Blinks in Fuel-Tax Dispute With Yellow Vests
  • Xcel Energy Commits to 100 Percent Increase in Electricity Rates (And Then Some)
  • Utility Dive Names Xcel Energy “Utility of the Year.” We’re Less Impressed
  • American Frackers Are Dismembering OPEC
  • Revenge of the Diesel Class: Yellow Vest Protests Continue to Rage in France Over Climate Taxes
  • Japan is Restarting Their Nuclear Power Plants: When Will Minnesota Legalize New Nuclear Power Plants?
  • In Case You Ever Question Our Renewable Energy Arguments – Here’s Xcel Agreeing with Us 
  • Canadians Revolt Against Trudeau’s Carbon Taxes
  • Massive Protests Erupt Across France as Government Ratchets Up Fuel Taxes
  • French Tax on Gas and Diesel Triggers Enormous Protests
  • Another One Bites the Dust: Wisconsin Wind Farm Decommissioned After Just 20 Years
  • Minnesota Faces Severe Firewood Shortage
  • New York Times Climate Model Shows Minnesota Has Cooled
  • Anti-Pipeline Protesters Ruin Theater of Public Policy Performance for Everyone
  • Patrick J. Michaels Discusses Climate Change on FOX’s Life Liberty & Levin
  • Activists Lose Latest Round in Vital Pipeline Replacement Project
  • The Production Tax Credit: Corporate Subsidies & Renewable Energy
  • Want to Save on Your Utility Bill? This Minn. Nonprofit Has Some Tips
  • MPUC Chair’s Nomination for New Job Raises Concerns
  • Listen Up: Isaac Orr Talks About the Importance of Keeping Existing Power Plants Running on the Plugged in Podcast
  • A Little Math Shows Switching to Natural Gas Will Probably Increase Fuel Costs for Minnesota Ratepayers
  • Republicans Who Favored Renewable Energy Got Clobbered in the Midterms
  • Fracking, Not Renewables, Is the True Energy Revolution of Our Time
  • As Blue Wave Fizzles to Purple Haze, There Are Reasons for Optimism Amid Midterm Results
  • High Industrial Electricity Prices Harm Manufacturing Sector
  • If Renewables Are So Cheap Why Is Germany’s Electricity So Expensive?
  • ACSH: Conventional Farms Are Better For Environment Than Organic Farms
  • If Wind Energy Saves Ratepayers Money, Why Does Xcel Brag About How Wind Investments Increase Profits for Shareholders?
  • Dayton Considers Iron Range Solar Plant A Highlight of His Economic Development Legacy: What Do You Think?
  • View Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources Polymet Press Conference Here
  • BREAKING NEWS: DNR Issues Permit to Mine for PolyMet Project!
  • Connexus Energy Becomes Nation’s First Electric Co-Op to Bilk Its Members With Solar Plus Storage, Hooray!
  • Xcel Tries To Trick Customers Into Thinking They’re Being Treated
  • Orr “Mines” the Theater of Public Policy for Laughs
  • Anti-Mining PAC Endorses Walz, Ellison, and a Slew of Other DFL Candidates
  • An Energy Injustice: Low Income Households Will Subsidize Wealthy Ones Under New Handouts for Community Solar
  • Renewable Groups Predictably Scrutinize Great River Energy’s Continued Use of Coal
  • While CO2 emissions rise in Europe, the U.S. leads the world in cuts for the ninth time this century
  • MPUC Bows to Activists in Delaying Vote on Natural Gas Plant
  • The Value of Renewable Energy: How Much Does Reducing Carbon Emissions in Minnesota Affect the World?
  • Don’t Forget, Trump’s Tax Cuts Brought Down Your Electricity Bill
  • Xcel has Been Increasing Rates to Pay for Expensive Wind Farms
  • Will Global Warming Destroy Us All? Probably Not
  • Join Us for Pro-Mining Rallies Next Week in Duluth and Hibbing
  • MN Judge Does A Disservice To All Minnesotans By Letting Pipeline Protesters Off the Hook
  • Wind Farms May Actually Warm the US, Controversial Study Finds
  • Minnesota Keeps Shutting Down Inexpensive Power Plants: Why Not Expensive Renewable Energy Centers? 
  • Anti-Mining Group Is Wrong About Minnesota’s Mineral Wealth
  • Are There Also Benefits to More Carbon Dioxide in the Air? Yes, There Are
  • California Electricity Shutoffs Increase Up 64 Percent Over Five Years- Minnesotans Should Take Note
  • Xcel Should Save Sherco 1 and 2, Skip the Wind
  • Beware of “Conservative” Groups Pushing For Renewable Energy and Carbon Taxes
  • Why the Trump Administration is Correct to Remove Co-Benefits from Mercury and Carbon Dioxide Regulations
  • So Much for that Green Energy “Revolution.” Saudi Arabia Cancels $200 Billion Solar Project
  • Incredibly Liberal St. Paul Neighborhood Rebels Against Energy Efficient, LED Lighting
  • Have a mobile phone? Then consider why mining in Minnesota is preferable
  • Fossil Fuels and Hydro, Not Wind or Solar, Power Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Why Wind Energy Cannot Fully Displace Traditional Energy Sources
  • Dayton’s Department of Commerce Threatens Clean Water By Opposing Line 3
  • City Is Far Better Off Seeking Energy Efficiency, Not Renewable Energy Goals
  • Gusher! North Dakota Has Four Times More Oil Than Estimated
  • Minnesota Regulators Approve Controversial Wind Farm Despite Local Opposition
  • Clear Energy Alliance: The Cause
  • EIA: One in Three U.S. Households Faces a Challenge in Meeting Energy Needs
  • Star Tribune Fooled by Cherry-Picked Data: How the Left Demagogues on Climate Change
  • Local Media Glosses Over High Cost of Stoneray Wind Farm
  • The United States is Now the Largest Global Crude Oil Producer
  • Gold Exploration Expands in Northern Minnesota
  • Minnesota Public Utilities Cowards
  • Clean Energy Businesses Advocates Make the Case for More Green Energy Handouts
  • Minneapolis City Planners: You Must Drive 37 Percent Less
  • With another dubious assumption, Harvard study authors tilt the scales against mining
  • Oh Snap: New England Energy Markets Undermined By Renewables Subsidies. Will Minnesota Learn From the Looming Disaster?
  • Minnesota’s Massive Manganese Deposits- More Wealth Under Our Feet
  • Star Tribune Urges Serious Debate Over More Mining
  • “Get Ready for Sticker Shock on California’s Last-Minute Clean Energy Proposals” – Even California Reconsiders Costly Energy Mandates
  • Minnesota’s Rich Mining Tradition Still Runs Deep
  • Confessions of a Former Xcel Energy Employee- Can Minnesota Avoid Wreckage Seen in Colorado?
  • Two Dozen Anti-Pipeline Protesters Arrested in Bemidji: They Aren’t The Heroes They Think They Are
  • Bemidji Police Break Up Pipeline Protest
  • Company Proposes Building 71 Wind Turbines in Dodge County at a Whopping $4.3 Million A Pop
  • Duluth News Tribune: DNR Denies Petition for Additional Polymet Environmental Review
  • Center Report Ramps Up Debate Over Benefits of Environmentally Responsible Mining
  • Future of Wind “Uncertain” After Federal Subsidies Expire
  • Environmentally Responsible Mining Will Boost MN’s Economy $3.7 Billion a Year and Create 8,500 Jobs
  • Trump Administration Releases Revised Clean Power Plan
  • City of Minneapolis Opposes Clean, Emission-Free Hydroelectric Power In Their Backyard
  • Gov Primary Recap: What Do Tuesday’s Results Mean for Energy and Environmental Policy?
  • In Blow to Minnesota’s Farmers, District Court Revives Obama’s WOTUS Rule
  • Kudos to Crow Wing Power For Their Truth in Billing
  • Sorry, Citypages. Free Enterprise Has Nothing To Do With Renewable Energy Growth
  • Video: 99 Percent of Plastic in Oceans Comes from Other Countries
  • “Clean” Energy Jobs Report Shows Solar Is a Make-Work Program
  • Solar Company Accused of Defrauding More Than 80 Minnesota Customers
  • Connexus Squanders $31 Million on Solar Plus 2 Hours of Battery Storage
  • Stunning Lack of Intellectual Diversity on Energy Board Explains Poor Decisions in Minneapolis
  • Minneapolis 100 Percent Renewable Target: More Expensive Virtue Signalling
  • State Doles Out Even More Money For Solar Power
  • This Cartoon Perfectly Encapsulates the Limited Usefulness of Wind and Solar
  • Minnesota Electric Bills Have Increased 58% Due to Expensive Wind Energy Investments
  • Wisconsin Consumer Protection Group Say Focus on Electric Bills Instead of Rates Obscures High Cost of Electricity: What Can Minnesota Learn?
  • New Great Plains Institute Study Hides the High Cost of Reducing CO2 Emissions
  • Ontario, Canada, to Scrap 758 Renewable Energy Contracts to Protect Ratepayers
  • Power Outages in Texas: What Minnesota Can Learn
  • Summer Issue of Thinking Minnesota is out
  • American Wind Energy Association Whiffs in Their Attack on Our Report
  • Media Warns Pipeline Chaos Could be Coming to MN
  • Good Governance: Dayton Reinstates Former Essar Steel Mineral Rights Leases
  • Minnesota’s Goal for 80% Carbon Reductions by 2050 will be Expensive – and Xcel Agrees
  • EPA Submits Clean Power Plan Replacement to White House: How This Helps Minnesota
  • Today is Going to Be a Scorcher. What Energy Source Will Power Your Air Conditioner? (Hint, It Isn’t Wind)
  • Minnesota Plans to Retire 1,829 MW of Coal and Replace it with 7,200 MW of Wind, Solar, and Gas
  • Norman Rogers: “Wind and Solar Are Dumb Electricity”
  • Rising Electricity Prices Threaten Mining Jobs, the Iron Range
  • Strib Article: The trouble with recycling: It’s a plastic paradox
  • Enjoy Your Fossil-Fueled 4th of July!
  • Drama Surrounding Line 3 Approval Shows Dayton’s PUC Has Lost Touch With Reality
  • Fantastic Strib Editorial: Copper Mining Worries Many. Many Also Use Copper.
  • Analysis Of Line 3 By Commerce Department Was Unbelievably Shortsighted
  • MPR Podcast: Rivers of Oil Good, Despite Some Factual Errors
  • Limited Lifespans of Wind Turbines Result in Higher Costs of Energy
  • Oil Spill From Train Cars Shows We Still Need Pipelines
  • Citypages Graciously Posts Our Reply to Their Article About Our Wind Billboards
  • Xcel Energy Seeks Eagle Kill Permit for Wind Farm
  • Paris Climate Treaty Continues to Fall Apart
  • Enviros Panic Over Judge’s Rejection of Wind Farm
  • Will Line 3 Become the Next Major Pipeline Protest?
  • Dayton Reaffirms Minnesota’s Commitment to Foolish Paris Climate Accord Pledges
  • Minnesota Adds More Expensive and Unnecessary Solar as Electricity Prices Continue to Soar
  • Tesla Cuts 3,600 Jobs As the Company Hemorrhages Cash
  • North Dakota Pipeline Paves Way for Enbridge 3
  • Senator Tina Smith Proposes Amendment to Help PolyMet as the Project Gains Steam
  • Supporters Turn Up Heat on Dayton to Approve Pipeline
  • Minnesota to Benefit From Chinese Shift to Higher Quality Iron Ore
  • Why Enbridge 3 Pipeline Matters to Minnesota
  • Germany to Cut 6,000 jobs in Wind Sector in Coming Years
  • Democrats’ Attempt to Blame Trump Administration for High Gas Prices is Pinnacle of Hypocrisy
  • Indiana Utility Wants to Raise Electricity Bills as the Company Accommodates More Solar, Wind, and Natural Gas
  • Electric Cars are Mostly for Wealthy People, and You’re Subsidizing Their Purchase
  • Happy Twin Cities Bike to Work Day! Your Bike Ride is Environmentally Meaningless
  • Love Water and Oil, New Line 3 Will Help Us Do Both
  • Pipeline Proponents Go On Offense
  • Are Wind Companies Rushing Projects to Scoop Up Subsidies?
  • Has Wind Reduced Dependence on Fossil Fuels? Not in Europe, New Study Shows
  • Congo Uses Child Labor in their Cobalt Mines, So Let’s Mine Cobalt in Minnesota, Instead
  • Are the Batteries Coming?
  • Counties Warn Pipeline Protests Could Cost Taxpayers
  • Despite Billions in Subsidies, Solar is Far Less Efficient than Burning Trash
  • Regardless of Ruling, Winona County Frac Sand Ban is Bad Public Policy
  • Bipartisan Effort to Scrap Outdated Environmental Regulation Faces Dayton Veto
  • Good News! Interior Department Reinstates Leases for Twin Metals Minnesota Mine Project
  • Minneapolis Becomes 65th U.S. City to Adopt 100% [Fraudulent] Renewables Goal
  • Remember the Titaniums
  • Legislative Victory: Wind Energy Giveaway Pulled from Omnibus Bill
  • American Experiment Talks Energy Policy on Up and At ‘Em Podcast
  • American Experiment Submits Comments Urging Repeal of the Clean Power Plan
  • Federal Energy Subsidies Declined Since 2013, Solar and Wind Still the Big Winners
  • MN House Jobs and Energy Omnibus Includes A Giveaway to Wind Developers
  • Taking Back Earth Day
  • Cheer Up, Bonnie. Things Are Getting Better
  • Former Wind Developer Now Regrets His Involvement in Wind Energy
  • Your Taxes, My Friend, Are Blowing in the Wind
  • American Experiment Responds to Critical Energy Post
  • State Solar Power Mandate Under Fire at Capitol
  • Three Reasons Gas Prices Will Be Higher this Summer, and One Reason They Won’t Be as High as They Could Be
  • So You Want Wind Turbines But Don’t Want Copper Mines?
  • Minnesota Falls in State Mining Rankings, Again…
  • American Experiment Refutes Mondale’s Misleading Claims on Mining
  • Fracking: 101 – A Video
  • U.S. About to Shatter Oil Production Records
  • Electricity Sales Fall the Most Since the Great Recession
  • Minnesota Mines Sand, Too
  • The Perfect Meme Debunking Renewable Energy
  • Renewable energy costs more jobs than it creates
  • Don’t Be Fooled By Solar4Schools Programs
  • Article: Twenty-One Bad Things About Wind Energy- and Three Reasons Why
  • A Gold(en) Mining Opportunity for Minnesota
  • How Installing Wind Energy Increases Electricity Prices
  • American Experiment’s Wind Energy Campaign Comes to Freeborn County
  • Are more solar jobs a good thing?
  • American Experiment Testifies in Front of MN House of Representatives Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy on Wind Energy
  • The Sleight of Hand Behind Renewable-Energy Job Numbers
  • Recycling Won’t Cut It- We’ll Need New Mines
  • Solar Power Strikes Out in Carver County
  • “Free” Solar Subsidy Comes Back to Bite Maplewood
  • Will Minnesota Learn From Germany’s Green Energy Failures?
  • Minnesota’s Copper and Nickel Deposits are World Class
  • Proposal Would End Electricity Sales Tax as GOP Tackles Soaring Utility Bills
  • Dakota Access Pipeline Already a Huge Success, Close to Capacity
  • Does Oklahoma’s Backlash Against Big Wind Point Way for MN?
  • MN Wind Turbines Shut Down Over Safety Concerns From Ice [UPDATED]
  • Could MN’s Biggest County Split Up Over Mining?
  • Residents’ Revolt Against MN Wind Farm Makes National News
  • Minnesotans Should Save $200 Million on Gas and Electric Bills Thanks to Federal Tax Cut
  • Blaine Homeowners Reject Nation’s “First Certified Green Neighborhood”
  • Mining Proponents Cheer For PolyMet
  • Hundreds of Supporters Back Copper Mining at Public Hearing
  • First MN Copper Mine on the Verge of Approval
  • Another Obama Era Obstacle to MN Mining Bites the Dust
  • Center’s Radio Ad & Policy Report Focus on Failure of Wind Energy
  • Electricity utilities are less likely to invest under ‘liberal’ regulators
  • Power Prices Go Negative! But…Is This a Good Thing?
  • Minneapolis Adds $2 Million Climate Surcharge to Utilities
  • Feds Reverse Controversial Ban on Northern MN Mining
  • Early Christmas Present as Township Kills Western MN Wind-Solar Project
  • The High Cost of Our Failing Wind Policies: Why Minnesota’s electricity costs are above the U.S. average and emissions are rising
  • Minnesotans’ Electric Rates: Gone With the Wind
  • Pipeline Remains On Hold But Not Protesters
  • House Passes Bill Ending Obama Mining Ban in Northern MN
  • More Mining Companies Exploring Possibilities in Northern MN
  • MN City Reconsiders and Rejects Solar as Too Risky
  • Xcel Reveals Solar Garden Power Costs Double Other Sources
  • EPA Cleans House After Obama-Era Advisers Pocket $77 Million in Grants
  • Dayton Must Not Allow Militant Enviros to Suppress Pipeline Debate
  • MN Taxpayers Fund Controversial Anti-Pipeline Video Game
  • State Agency Bows to Militant Activists Canceling Pipeline Hearings
  • Bipartisan Support for State Wolf Management Angers Enviro Hardliners
  • Iron Range Up in Arms Over State’s Latest Environmental Overreach
  • There are lots of jobs in wind energy…just not much energy
  • In Minnesota, “Green” Energy Fails Every Test
  • MN Unions and Businesses Throw Clout Behind $2 Billion Pipeline
  • Pipeline Protesters Camp Out in Northern MN
  • Time for Minnesota to update 1970s-era pipeline permitting process
  • MN Wolf Population Way Up But Court Still Bans State Management
  • Rift Over Mining Splits Duluth DFL
  • Minneapolis Eliminates Parking Spots to Deter Driving
  • A Little Clear Thinking and Perspective on the Houston Flood and Climate Change
  • Busted! Cops Crack Down on Enbridge Pipeline Extremists
  • Cops Let Enviros “Do Their Thing” and Shut Down New Pipeline
  • Dakota Access Pipeline Sues Greenpeace Protesters
  • Fewer mining jobs means big-time economic problems for Minnesota
  • Opposition to logging and mining undermine northern Minnesota’s economy and global environment
  • Iron Range to Trump: We Need More Mining
  • Minnesota raises the price of energy, relying on economic theory once more
  • Met Council Holds Workshop on Climate-Caused Racism
  • Pro-Mining Unions and Businesses Rip Forest Service “Charade”
  • 10k Reward for Eco-Vandals Behind Death of Thousands of MN Mink
  • Pollution Agency Advises Against High Carbon Vacations
  • This time we are three years from climate disaster: Being an alarmist means never having to say you’re sorry.
  • Northern Minnesotans Urge Boycott of Feds’ Hearing on Mining Ban
  • Minnesota Joins States Fighting Plastic Bag Ban
  • Key Members of Congress Support Overturning Obama MN Mining Ban
  • Solar “Gardens” Labeled Solar “Scam” by Economist
  • Will He or Won’t He? Plastic Bag Ban Now Up to Governor
  • Titanium Breakthrough Could Be Bigger Than Taconite for Iron Range
  • Dilbert on Climate “Science”
  • Camp Ripley Takes Aim at Global Warming
  • As Minneapolis plastic bag ban nears, state agency says environmental benefits of paper over plastic is a myth
  • American Energy Will Restore Prosperity, If We Let It
  • State Regulators Holding Up Another Critical Oil Pipeline
  • After being sued for defamation, Greenpeace admits its claims are hyperbole and not factual
  • Why ‘Yuge’ Meeting on Obama MN Mining Ban May Not Matter
  • Renewable Energy Standard Could Be a Blowout
  • Will Legislators Bag Minneapolis Plastic Bag Ban?
  • Residents Furious as City Levels Hundreds of Trees to Sell Wetland Credits
  • Pollution Agency Tells Minnesotans to Stop Buying Stuff
  • St. Paul Residents Trash New Recycling Program Problems
  • St. Louis County Turns to Trump to Overturn Obama Mining Ban
  • Star Tribune common sense and the Gorsuch nomination
  • Why Green Energy Subsidies Don’t Pay
  • Key points about the Dakota pipeline you probably never heard
  • 2016 El Nino Warmth Not Statistically Warmer than 1998 El Nino Year
  • Climate Change 12: Reasonable Balance is Needed. How Over-Regulation Kills People.
  • Climate Change 11: Alarmists predict doom but a healthier world is reality
  • Climate Change 10: Why we argue about it, unsettled science and the moral question.
  • Climate Change 9: How Useful (or Accurate) is a Forecast 75 Years Out That Won’t Be Noticeable for 300 Years?
  • Cops Clamp Down on Bemidji Pipeline Protesters
  • Climate Change 8: “Pseudoscience,” Politicized Science, and the Consequences of Energy Poverty
  • Climate Change 7: How Global Warming is Both a “Hoax” and a Legitimate Area of Study
  • Climate Change 6: The Beginning of the U.S. Mess with Politicized Science
  • VA Spends 300K to Study Defunct St. Cloud Wind Turbine
  • Climate Change 5: The Basic Structural Problem with Climate Change Research
  • Climate Change 4: Recent Research on Climate Sensitivity Favors Lukewarmers
  • State Environmental Agency: Christmas Gifts Bad For Landfills
  • After election, MN regulators must revisit closure of coal plants in Becker community
  • MN Ethanol Plant Builder Gives 125k to Tribe Protesting Pipeline
  • Climate Change 3: The Grand Narrative Availability Cascade is Making Us Stupid
  • Climate Change 2: Clinging to models that don’t even come close
  • Climate Change 101
  • MN Utility Files for Huge Rate Increase to Pay for Wind and Solar
  • Why Won’t Xcel Come Clean on Cost of “Clean” Energy?
  • Paper by Former American Experiment Intern Reveals the Hidden Cost of Wind to Electricity Consumers
  • Regulatory delay in approving pipeline puts tax revenue and jobs at risk in northern Minnesota
  • Cronies vs. Eagles? No Contest!
  • Join Us For Climate Hustle!
  • Renewable Mandate Drives New Increase in Utility Bills
  • How We Know That Human-Caused Global Warming Is a Joke
  • Court Loss Over North Dakota Coal Stokes Long-Shot Appeal by Dayton
  • Clear Cut Trees Reveal Solar Power’s Environmental Downside
• Category: Governance
  • On a childcare forum hosted last weekend, one provider cited issues with regulation enforcement
  • Spirit Mountain to Get Another Taxpayer Bailout
  • Is the share of cases coming from ‘community spread’ a useful benchmark for Gov. Walz’ emergency powers?
  • Is the ‘positivity rate’ a good Covid-19 benchmark?
  • Minnesota’s COVID-19 emergency has passed. Why haven’t Gov. Walz’s emergency powers?
  • The state government is gunning for The Busted Nut
  • More and more states are taking on occupation licensing reform, greatly reducing barriers to work
  • Joe Biden on Hubert Humphrey, 1976
  • New research shows regulatory growth increases operating costs for businesses
  • Minnesota is one of the 13 states where its legal for the government to steal home equity
  • Is Sale of City Driving Range Just the Start in Duluth?
  • Wedding Barn Owners Say “I Don’t” to State Sprinkler Mandate
  • VIDEO: Here’s why it’s so expensive to buy a home or afford rent in the Twin Cities
  • Some grape growers feel threatened by court ruling that struck down MN law mandating wineries use MN grown grapes
  • Federal Court Overturns State Law Mandating Winemakers Use MN Grapes
  • Minnesota law is increasing demolition costs for riot-burned buildings
  • SD Gov. Kristi Noem to receive “Courage in Government” award at Virtual Gala 2020
  • Minneapolis Holds Up Permits for Burned Out Businesses Hoping to Rebuild
  • Coronavirus Threat Fails to Deter Election Judges in Mankato
  • In Minnesota, laws are only applied sometimes to some people
  • Mayor Frey blames Governor Walz for being too slow to deploy the National Guard and quell the recent riots
  • In the Tank Episode 254: Biden Chooses Kamala for VP? Teachers Threaten Strikes Over COVID
  • False Alarm
  • Total Failure
  • Gov. Walz’ emergency powers enable him to bully business into backing his actions
  • How would a statewide mask mandate be enforced?
  • Gov. Kristi Noem Highlights 🌟
  • With arbitrary law making, enforcement, two Minnesotas are emerging
  • With its arbitrary making and enforcement of laws, the state government is creating two Minnesotas
  • We’ve got your back, now have ours! 🤝 Cast your vote for American Experiment!
  • GOP Lawmakers Vow to Return Columbus Statue to State Capitol
  • Gov. Kristi Noem: The Courage to Reject a COVID-19 Shutdown
  • Rochester City Council’s Big Pay Raise Leads to Big Campaign Issue
  • Voters Alliance Sues Minneapolis Over State Law to Protect Absentee Ballots
  • What is the point in a mask mandate which won’t be enforced?
  • What is Gov. Walz doing with his emergency powers?
  • Gov. Walz doesn’t need to keep his emergency powers
  • The Minneapolis Riots: The Constitutional right to peaceful protest must be upheld, but that does not include rioting
  • Could Cities’ Extended Emergency Orders for Coronavirus Undermine 2020 Elections?
  • Minnesotans say they support the lockdown. Their actions suggest otherwise…
  • Dysfunctional DVS Does It Again with Driving Test Backlog Projected to Hit 110,000
  • Minnesota liberals are determined to undermine First Amendment rights
  • Remember Pep’s Bake Shop
  • Unprecedented, unwarranted restrictions on freedom
  • Gov. Walz and Ag. Ellison twiddle as Minnesota’s small businesses burn
  • In The Tank (Ep243) – Joe Biden Resurrects Bernie’s Socialist Policies
  • How have Minnesota and its neighboring states responded to the Coronavirus?
  • DFL Incumbents Suddenly Raise Red Flag About Online Voting After Losing Endorsement
  • In The Tank (Ep242) – Coronavirus and Civil Disobedience
  • Gov. Walz might not get to choose when the shutdown ends, Minnesotans might end it for him
  • Walz Should Look to Local Governments on How to Make Necessary Cuts Due to Covid
  • Lakefield City Council Won’t Enforce Governor Walz’s Stay At Home Order
  • Babylon Bee: China Impressed By Michigan Governor’s Totalitarian Policies
  • Sen. Carolyn Laine is Wrong: Minnesota Cannot Stay on Lockdown for 18 Months
  • Gov. Walz to decide on lifting ‘Stay at Home’ order this week
  • Gov. Walz extended the stay-at-home order to buy us time. Are we using it?
  • A State Senator’s powerful plea to reopen Minnesota’s economy
  • In The Tank (Ep239) – Coronavirus: Are People Fed Up?
  • Is an end to the Coronavirus shutdown in sight?
  • Coronavirus emergency aid for K-12 schools coming soon
  • How the density craze is ruining urban life
  • Financial Fallout from Coronavirus Forces Cities to Cut Back Progressive Plans
  • In The Tank (Ep238) – Bernie Drops Out! Good Coronavirus News?
  • Minneapolis should adjust funding program to help more families
  • Conflict of Interest Concerns Dog DFL Senator Hired by Duluth College
  • Gov. Walz extends stay home order to May 4
  • To produce more masks, President Trump should lean on the FDA and CDC, not 3M
  • Finally! Bloomington Gets to Vote on Freedom to Choose Garbage Hauler
  • Limited Access to Government During Shutdown Raises Transparency Concerns
  • Why have Minnesota’s legislators left our state’s first responders high and dry?
  • Questions for Authorities in Greater Minnesota Over Stay-at-Home Order
  • Map: How states are fighting coronavirus with public policy
  • Coronavirus Aid Package Fails Because Liberal Democrats Want Green New Deal, Student Debt Forgiveness
  • Getting government out of the way to fight the coronavirus
  • Guest Post: Voter Fraud in Minnesota
  • NEW DATE: 2020 Annual Dinner Featuring Sarah Huckabee Sanders
  • The Onion: Vindictive Amy Klobuchar Elected Mayor Of South Bend, Indiana
  • Federal Court Strikes Down Minneapolis and St. Paul Voter Registration Requirement for Landlords
  • MN Secretary of State Links to Pro-Warren Website for Super Tuesday Poll Finder
  • In The Tank (Ep232) – Bernie Sanders’ Spending Proposals are INSANE!
  • 47,000 Duplicate Accounts at State DHS Cost Taxpayers a Bundle
  • Commissioner No-Shows Force Minneapolis Park Board to Cancel Meetings
  • Criminal Justice: A new option for felons seeking redemption
  • More Drama as Rochester Civic Theatre Returns Taxpayer Funds to City
  • St. Cloud City Council Finally Ditches Speech Restrictions
  • MN Supreme Court Rules Bloomington Disenfranchised Voters on Trash Petition
  • What can Minnesotans expect from the 2020 legislative session?
  • Are Minnesotans getting good government for their high taxes?
  • Rochester Considers Crackdown on Taxpayer Funding of the Arts
  • Ex-Senator Enjoys Good Life with Leftover Campaign Funds
  • Local and State Government Under Fire for Lack of Transparency
  • Taxpayer Costs Soar as Play Declines at Rochester City Golf Courses
  • U.S. Supreme Court hears high-stakes school choice case
  • Will St. Cloud Rescind Controversial Gag Rule on City Councilors?
  • In The Tank (Ep226) – Shrinking States vs. Growing States, Sanders Warren Feud
  • Ball of Collusion
  • A Prosperity Agenda
  • Embattled Inspector General Gets Another $132,000 State Job at DHS
  • Why is government so wasteful with your money?
  • MN Taxpayers Would Spend $17 Million a Year to Subsidize Duluth Train
  • Rochester City Councilors Vote to Double Salaries for Themselves and Mayor
  • Sunday Funnies: Escalators Can Never Break, Unless It’s the MN State Government.
  • Crime, budget, population numbers suggest public safety needs more attention in St. Paul
  • Check Out American Experiment’s New Scandal Tracker
  • Where Does the Buck Stop in the Unfolding DHS Scandals?
  • L.A. teachers’ union claims endorsement process is ‘democratic,’ only pushes one candidate
  • County Board Warned Raising Property Taxes For Citizens Group is Illegal
  • How the Latest DHS Scandal is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
  • Sunday Funnies: Bernie Feels the Bern
  • Is the Minneapolis Park Board Playing Office Politics?
  • After 2016 heartburn, labor unions take their time with political endorsement
  • More Than Organized Garbage Controversy is on the Ballot in St. Paul
  • Walz Doubles Down on Taxpayer Subsidies for Failed Amtrak Train Lines
  • Fraud and Mismanagement Should Be Red Flag for City Funding of Credit Union
  • Watch: Trump rally draws huge crowds in Minneapolis
  • Trump/Frey Spat Suggests DFL Stands for “Different standards For Liberals”
  • Minneapolis council decides that spending money on events doesn’t generate offsetting economic benefits after all
  • St. Paul Mayor Carter Threatens Residents With Huge Tax Increase Over Garbage Vote
  • The Masquerade of Good Government
  • The Lesson of Prohibition
  • In The Tank (Ep210) – Government Spending Waste Report, Bernie’s Wealth Tax
  • Did St. Cloud City Council Violate State Law?
  • MN Supreme Court Upholds St. Paul Residents’ Vote on Garbage
  • The most important election of 2019
  • The Ellison-Bloomberg Connection
  • Midnight in Minneapolis: “It’s the Wild, Wild West”
  • Feel Good Minneapolis Wage-Theft Ordinance Could Undercut State Law
  • The Righteous Losers
  • WSJ Columnist Kimberley Strassel Explains Mueller Testimony, Will be Keynote Speaker at Center’s Fall Briefing
  • Backlash Forces St. Cloud to Ditch Drastic Rental Property Mandates
  • Legislative Recap: American Experiment leaves an impact in St. Paul
  • Paper Rips Walz on Lack of Transparency Over State Agency Meltdown
  • MN Amtrak Ridership Declines Again in 2018
  • St. Paul Residents Remain Defiant Over Vote on Garbage
  • Only Fed Hearing on Removing Wolf from Endangered Species List Held in Brainerd
  • Widespread Campaign Finance Violations in Suburb of Minnetrista
  • Lawsuit Claims St. Paul Failed to Implement Own Sick Pay Policy
  • St. Louis Co. Commissioner Cracks Down on Amazon Orders
  • Gov. Walz Fails to Stay the Execution of Kenilworth Trail until SWLRT is funded
  • In The Tank (ep194) – 2020 Dem Presidential Candidates, Medicare 4 All, Climate Change
  • Garbage In, Government Out? Residents Challenge Bloomington Garbage System
  • 2019 Legislative Recap
  • St. Cloud VA to Scrap Dysfunctional $2.5 Million Wind Turbine
  • No Funding for Proposed Duluth Train This Year
  • End government shutdown threat for good with bipartisan legislation
  • City Changes Drive Half of Trash Haulers Out of St. Paul [UPDATED]
  • Are Minnesota Taxpayers Being Taken for a Ride by Amtrak?
  • Kenwood Resident Makes Impassioned Plea to Reroute Unsafe SWLRT and Save Urban Oasis
  • Minneapolis Wants to Ban New Drive-Thru Windows
  • How much of your money do our politicians think they are entitled to?
  • This is a Whopper: Minnesota’s HQ2 Amazon bid was lost in the Cloud.
  • KARE 11 Investigates: ‘Stay Away Pay’ costs taxpayers millions
  • A Tale of Two Tims
  • MN Secretary of State Stonewalls Court-Ordered Release of Voter Data
  • Strib Political Reporter Backtracks on DFL Cronyism Expose
  • Intervention > Unintended consequences > Intervention…
  • Should policy be judged on its intentions or its outcomes?
  • Foundation Pulls the Plug on City’s Chief Resilience Officer
  • Mayor Carter didn’t have $100k for Independence Day fireworks but does have $225k for a “human-powered gliding” competition
  • In The Tank (EP185)- Jonathan Williams and the Pension Crisis; Green Real Deal; and the Electoral College
  • Minnesota’s craft brewers are left high and dry by the Omnibus Liquor Bill
  • County Attorney’s Hiring of Son Raises Nepotism Controversy
  • Suburban Campaign Finance Controversy Heats Up
  • Inspector General at DHS Placed on Paid Leave Following Report of Welfare Fraud
  • U of M Political Pundit Rips Sanders in National Media
  • Senate GOP takes action on Child Care Fraud: Calls for DHS Inspector General Ham to Step Down
  • Hundreds of DFL Voters Disenfranchised in Senate District 11 Primary
  • Metro Transit: The most dangerous LRT system in America?
  • Campaign Complaint Rocks Minnetrista
  • Help Wanted: City Compliance Officer to Monitor Duluth Businesses
  • Democratic Senators Move to Disenfranchise Minnesotans
  • Minnesota has lagged the nation on Research & Development spending since 2012
  • Some parts of the federal government should stay shut down
  • Is Government Shutdown New Business as Usual?
  • Why does government get ripped off so easily?
  • Is Minnesota really the fourth best governed state in the union?
  • St. Paul Library Goes Fine Free But It Could Cost You
  • Court Backs Climate Change and Calls for More Protests
  • Dayton Leaves Big MNLARS Mess Behind
  • Dayton Approves Huge Raises for Government Employees On His Way Out the Door
  • Roseville Whiffs on Liquor License for New $3 Million Golf Clubhouse
  • Fred Barnes: Three ‘Easy’ Steps to a Trump Re-election
  • How big is government in your county?
  • Minnesota’s government is forecast to take $1.5 billion more from the state’s taxpayers than it says it needs. What should it do with that money?
  • Winthrop Taps Reserves, Cuts Cops and Pothole Repairs to Subsidize Internet Network Debt
  • Someone Better Tell the Met Council Planners: Millennials Moving to the Suburbs in Droves for Better Schools and Bigger Houses
  • Duluth to “Rebrand” by Streamlining Some City Services
  • Southwest LRT funding has left the station: Will Trump Insist that Met Council Appointments Follow Federal Law?
  • Tom Emmer Selected to Lead Republican House Campaign Arm
  • Taxpayers Push for Vote on City’s Pricey Community Center Plan
  • Is Minnesota introducing taxation without representation?
  • Think Your Vote Doesn’t Count? Or that Voter Fraud Does Not Matter? Al Franken “Won” By 312 Votes and Provided the 60th Vote for Obamacare
  • St. Paul Residents Resist Mandated Garbage Collection
  • Report scores Gov. Dayton a ‘D’ on fiscal policy
  • Residents’ Opposition Puts a Lid on Edina Pols’ Pet Project
  • Minnesota’s Roads Receive a Dismal D-Plus Rating
  • Out of Control Minneapolis City Council Meetings Raise Concerns
  • Is Minneapolis Park Board’s Toxic Image Hurting Superintendent Search?
  • Jeff Johnson and Tim Walz Share Very Similar Pages Regarding “Great Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree”
  • Will Citizens’ Last-Minute Opposition Trash St. Paul City Garbage Grab?
  • Federal Agencies Scrutinize Met Council Compliance
  • “Who will believe thee, Isabel?” Women Senators Reverse Decades of Progress
  • Teachers: You do not have to meet with a union rep before resigning this week.
  • Mayor Carter: The grinch who stole Independence Day
  • September 24-30 is decision time for Minnesota Educators: Union Sets Narrow Exit Window Once a Year
  • DFL Blames Republicans For Their Own Policy
  • The Onion Nails It, Publishes Its Own Anonymous OP-ED
  • New Park Board Commissioners’ Proposed Pay Raise Comes Under Fire
  • Progressives Standing in the Way of the Blue Wave
  • Florida’s Gubernatorial Primary and Memories of Howard Cosell
  • Lewis Doubles Down on Met Council Accountability
  • For New Park Board Members Change Starts With Big Pay Raise
  • State “IT” Services: Legislative Auditor Releases Report Detailing Serious Mismanagement, Disregard for Legal Requirements
  • Much Ado About Something at the Met Council
  • Is Downtown Minneapolis Doing Better than the City Council’s Makeup Might Suggest?
  • Who is Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente and why is he on the Primary Ballot for the U.S. Senate?
  • Met Council has a new director of equal opportunity but not enough bus drivers. Some Routes Suspended.
  • Governor Dayton Will Regret Vetoing Tax Cuts After Seeing U.S. Growth Numbers
  • Minneapolis ponders new ID Card for Illegal Immigrants and other “Constituencies”
  • Southwest LRT Summer Newsletter: spending, delays continue while total costs rise
  • MN Secretary of State Fights Court Order to Release Voter Data
  • Met Council Policies Threaten Dream of Home Ownership
  • Public Pools to Robotic Mowers: The Minnesota Bonding Bill
  • MN County Overestimates Property Assessments by $133 Million
  • Ex-Contracter Slams State Government Incompetence
  • Overturning ‘fair share’ union fees would restore balance
  • MN High Court Rules for Citizens Fighting Bloomington on Garbage
  • MINNESOTA VOTERS ALLIANCE v. State of Minnesota and Joe Mansky: The First Amendment Wins, Again!
  • A Year Later Vehicle Registration System Still in Meltdown Mode
  • Why do regional planners ignore the future of transportation?
  • Carter Not Fazed by Turmoil in IT Department
  • Residents Petition to Reinstate Cancelled 2019 Local Elections
  • Religious Freedom Narrowly Protected 7-2: Baker Does Not Have to Make Cake for Same-Sex Couple
  • What is in the big $1.5 billion bonding and public works bill? A new pool for New Hope
  • Hoyt Lakes Mayor: “PolyMet is Our Superbowl”
  • Bonding Bill Fine Print Undercuts Met Council Powers
  • Minnesota’s Mr. Wrong: Gov. Dayton’s Math and Reasons for Vetoing Tax Bill Don’t Hold Water
  • Thank you Star Tribune for urging Gov. Dayton to ‘keep the greater good in mind’ and sign the ‘protest’ bill
  • Dayton Likely to Quash Met Council Reforms Again
  • Five Years Later, Citizen Watchdogs Get Their Day at MN Supreme Court
  • Dayton wants $138 million in “emergency” funding to cover school district budget deficits
  • Press Freedom and Bridges to Bucharest
  • Lewis Amendment Addresses Met Council’s Flawed Governance Model
  • Special screening of the movie Little Pink House: Friday night April 27 at the Lagoon Cinema
  • Lawmakers Revive Bill Cracking Down on Freeway Protesters
  • Minneapolis FBI Agent Leaked Classified Documents Because of Racism
  • State Pollution Agency’s Power Grab on Northern Lakes Slapped Down–Again
  • DFL Legislators Livid Over Millionaire Who Took Food Stamps to Expose Loophole
  • St. Anthony’s Out-of-Town Junket Violates Open Meeting Law
  • Duluth Ordinance Could Give Part-Timers More Paid Time Off Than Full-Time Workers
  • Report claims MN IT official knew of vehicle licensing system problems
  • Should MN amend the constitution (again) to get dedicated funds for roads?
  • Dayton’s MnDOT testifies that it cannot prioritize mobility or reduce congestion in Metro area
  • Legislators Demand Tougher Oversight Despite Threat of MNLARS Layoffs
  • Lawmakers Target “Monster” Met Council Again
  • Nobles Rips State Auditor Otto for Treatment of CPAs
  • Minneapolis City Attorney Looks Other Way As Mayor and Council President Break Rule on Rehiring Her 
  • Should Minnesota Restrict What We Wear to the Polls? The U.S. Supreme Court Will Decide.
  • AFSCME’s “Talking Points” Misconstrue Purpose of Janus Case
  • Can Congress Over-Ride FTA Recommendation Against Funding Light Rail and Bus Rapid Transit? Maybe.
  • Another Encounter Between MN Rep. Keith Ellison and Farrakhan Revealed
  • Another Blank Check Won’t Fix MNLARS Meltdown
  • Rep. Ilhan Omar, Secretary of Homeland Security in Pretend Shadow Cabinet
  • Betty McCollum Embarrasses Herself
  • Dayton’s $6,000 Ticket to His “People’s Stadium”
  • Met Council: If it is such a great regional model, why is it the only one after 50 years?
  • MN Was State Least Affected by Government Shutdown
  • No End in Sight for Backlogged Vehicle Registration System
  • Will Klobuchar and Smith Vote for Shutdown Over Saving Children’s Health Program?
  • Rochester Spends $150,000 on “New Destination Brand”
  • Controversial State Water Regulation Slapped Down
  • Minnesota DFL Donor Uses His ‘Republican’ Group to Post Anti-Trump Billboards
  • MN Sheriff Uses Obscure State Law to Take Over Wolf Kill Investigations
  • MN Federal Judge Nominee Stras Gets Last Laugh on Franken
  • Legislators Threaten to Eliminate State IT Agency Over DVS Mess
  • Iron Range Editor Blasts “Metro-Centric” Sen. Smith
  • St. Paul’s Mayor Gets Off to a Bad Start
  • Sen. Franken’s Last Hurrah
  • Mapping The Swamp of the Administrative State
  • Minnesota is at serious risk of losing a seat in Congress
  • Is Minnesota really the best governed state in the union?
  • Administration Slashes Federal Regulations at Record Rate
  • U.S. Unfunded Pension Liabilities Exceed $6 Trillion: Minnesota’s Share is at least $118.7 Billion
  • The Day Mitch Carved Up the Minneapolis City Council
  • MN Democrats Torn Over Whether Franken Should Go
  • Do New MN Voter Fraud Charges Make Case for Election Integrity Commission?
  • State Hires Private Company in Panic Over Drivers Licenses
  • Key Legislators Make the Bipartisan Case for met Council Reform, Again
  • Back to the Future at Dayton’s?
  • Can New Management Salvage Disastrous New Vehicle Licensing System?
  • The Real Al Franken Revealed: Will it Break the Log-Jam on Judges?
  • Franken Busted for Abuse of Nomination Process
  • MN Supreme Court Upholds Dayton Defunding of Legislature
  • Vanity Plates Latest Problem With Troubled Vehicle Registration System
  • Memo to the Minnesota Supreme Court: Do Your Job
  • Nearly 1 in 4 MN Cities Lose Money on Muni Liquor Stores
  • Former Minnesota Congressman Vin Weber Drawn Into Mueller’s Russia Probe
  • Taxpayer and Ratepayer Subsidies Squandered as Suburb Dismantles Solar Project
  • Report concludes Minnesota’s budget is prepared for the next moderate recession, but tax collections are among the most volatile
  • Video: Police Let Militants Shout and Shut Down State Pipeline Hearing
  • City Councilor’s Blog Encourages More Citizen Watchdogs
  • OLA Jim Nobles Releases Critical Met Council Transit Audit: Legislative Leaders React
  • Star Tribune Expose Omits Late Minnesotan’s DFL Connections
  • Public Safety Becoming Key Issue in Minneapolis Mayoral Race
  • Is Roseville Effectively the Twin Cities First Sanctuary Suburb?
  • Has Southwest Light Rail Hit a Speed Bump—or The Wall?
  • Prominent DFL Donor, Key Figure in Corruption Scandal Commits Suicide in L.A.
  • Who should Trump appoint to the Fed?
  • Contrary to Star Tribune headline, constitutionality of Dayton’s veto is far from resolved
  • Dayton Accused of Secret Deal with Tribes on Mille Lacs Walleye Limits
  • Pension director says, “It’s a crisis” – Minnesota’s government pensions shortfall soars to $6,000 for every Minnesotan
  • Will Met Council’s Secretive Deal Keep SWLRT Alive?
  • Mr. Dayton, you can’t always get what you want
  • Will Judge Order Hodges to Let Minneapolis Taxpayers See Budget?
  • Franken and Klobuchar Use Obscure Senate Ploy to Block MN Judge
  • St. Paul Mayor Proposes More Transparent Budget After City Loses Landmark Case
  •  Out-of-Control State Agency to Pay Nearly $1 Million in Botched “Investigation”
  • Governor Dayton’s Retaliation Against Legislature Violated the Minnesota Constitution
  • Minnesota’s Secretary of State Refuses to Cooperate With Voter Fraud Investigation [Updated]
  • US Bank Stadium Suites Scandal Leads to Reforms
  • Property Rights Activists Slam Supreme Court Decision on St. Croix River
  • Minneapolis Launches Controversial “Hate Crime” Hotline
  • Minneapolis Focuses on Threat to Environment Over Public Safety
  • Is Governor Dayton Bigoted Against Minnesotans?
  • Shrimp Farm Comes to MN Despite Dropped Subsidy
  • Salary Boost for Ramsey Commissioners, Tax Hike for Ramsey County
  • A Special Session Over Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Immigrants?
  • Governor Dayton’s Attempt to De-Fund the GOP Legislature: Troubling Tactics, Apocalyptic Prose and Fake Federalism
  • Will Governor Dayton Sign or Veto Omnibus Bills Today?
  • All the reasons the Met Council screwed up $BIG TIME by forcing light rail
  • $800 million bonding bill rejected by House as too small
  • Minnesota’s decline: Why Minnesota may lose a congressional seat in 2020
  • Howard Root Wows Lunch Forum Crowd
  • Politically-Connected Davis Sentenced in Corruption Case
  • City Councilor Posts Veiled Facebook Threat to MN Congressman
  • Trump Threatens Press Freedom? Ridiculous
  • Are Polls Accurate or Misleading? Dayton’s Approval Rating is 62 Percent
  • Minneapolis School Board “Forced” Into Decision-Making
  • Government on Government Lobbying Cost MN Taxpayers Millions in 2016
  • Congress Set to Rein in Met Council With Help From American Experiment
  • Is Betsy Hodges One of America’s Worst Mayors?
  • Hodges’ Mayoral Re-election Campaign Focuses on Trump: Why?
  • A Different Kind of Election Fraud in Minnesota?
  • Minnesota May Lose a Congressional Seat. But Why?
  • A response to Hopkins real estate developer: Southwest LRT is a sweetheart deal for developers, terrible deal for taxpayers
  • A Theater District’s Bad Stretch of Bad Actors
  • MN House Passes Bill to Crackdown on Freeway Protesters
  • A Step Toward Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
  • Out of touch? Franken and Klobuchar oppose Gorsuch while even the Star Tribune recommends confirmation
  • Residents Oppose Paying Officials’ $43,000 in Legal Bills
  • Klobuchar & Franken Grill Gorsuch, End Up Getting Burned
  • Crockett and Actuary Testify at the Pension Commission: Keeping the Pension Promise
  • “Concern” Over New Chick-fil-A in St. Louis Park
  • Win-Win: How Rural and Urban Minnesotans Both Benefit
  • Millions in State Subsidies for MN Shrimp Industry?
  • Minneapolis: the DFL’s Bad Apple
  • Is the Minnesota Commerce Department Out of Control?
  • Dayton Threatens to Shut Down Minnesota’s Government
  • Too Much Secrecy, Not Enough Accountability
  • Minneapolis City Council Considering Rubber Mulch Ban
  • VP Candidate Kaine’s Son Busted at Anti-Trump Rally in St. Paul
  • More Political Spring Cleaning After US Bank Stadium Scandal
  • Voter Fraud in Central Minnesota
  • Congressman Jason Lewis Files Bill to Contain the Met Council
  • Bill proposes provisional ballots to help guarantee certain voters are truly eligible to vote
  • First Time Activist? Not Exactly
  • Lawmakers Aim to Make the Met Council Accountable
  • Obama Rule Expands Met Council Boundaries
  • Should David Roe, Minnesota labor leader, be lionized?
  • Kelm-Helgen Out In Backlash Over US Bank Stadium Suites [Updated]
  • America’s Young Betrayed
  • Mayor Hodges: No Comment on Campaign Dirty Trick
  • Why Liberal Policies Are Bad For Young People
  • Federal Funding in Doubt, MPR Turns to MN Taxpayers
  • I told you so? Crockett update on Public Pensions.
  • Refugee Resettlement: A Federal Policy Funded by Minnesotans
  • Don’t Fear Real ID
  • Thousands More Threaten to Leave–Not the U.S. But the Bureaucracy
  • City Debates Turning Down Grant in Latest Met Council Flap [updated]
  • Newly Elected Outsiders Take Charge in Cities and Counties
  • Twin Cities Couple Fights Mandatory City Property Inspections
  • Minneapolis: Not Liberal Enough?!
  • Urban Insanity In Minneapolis
  • Minnesota Elector Refuses to Vote for Clinton
  • Who Gets Free U.S. Bank Tickets? DFL Activists
  • No More Freebie Tickets for Political Insiders at U.S. Bank Stadium
  • Why Did St. Paul Kick Cops Off Review Board?
  • SEIU and State Ordered to Halt Early Contract Talks in Boost for PCA Decertification Drive
  • Legislative Auditor Investigating Stadium Perks for Political Insiders
  • Is St. Paul Still a Sanctuary City?
  • Dodd-Frank forced my neighborhood community bank to sell
  • Tina Smith is running for governor by spending taxpayer funds with giveaway to her core constituency: government unions
  • Citizen Watchdog Ousts Mayor With Open Meeting Law Violations
  • Steven Hayward’s Spot-On Analysis of the Challenges Ahead
  • Election Judges May Still Monitor Ineligible Voters Despite Court Loss
  • Buyers’ Remorse Over $500 Million Public Investment in Vikings Stadium?
  • Road Work Ahead as Cities Move Away From Street “Fees”
  • Might Trump Carry Minnesota?
  • Pre-Election Hearing Ordered for MN Election Judges Concerned Over Voter Fraud
  • Dayton Administration Approved Sending MN Law Enforcement to ND Protest
  • MN Secretary of State Sued for Instructing Election Judges to Let Felons and Others Known to be Ineligible to Vote
  • Residents Still Fighting City’s Trash Takeover
  • Dayton Misfires in Misleading Attack on MNsure Critics
  • U.N. Controversy Taints Mayor Hodges’ Wonder Woman Day
  • Kim Crockett: Freedom will be short-lived without the Constitution
  • King Banaian: Let Cigars and Rum Lead the Way to Freedom for Cuba
  • The Candidates Are Bad, So Let’s Give Them More Power!
  • Cuban Cigars and Rum. What’s a Fan of the Constitution to do?
  • Minneapolis buys political cover to raise the minimum wage from the U of MN Humphrey School
  • State Agency Tells Minnesotans to Go Green with Cosmetics
  • Why Were Cops Called to League of Women Voters Forum in Red Wing?
  • Trump releases Child Care Plan. Doesn’t the president, even Congress, have more important things to do?
  • Duluth City Council Rejects Anti-Mining Measure
  • Minnesota Supreme Court ruling on St. Paul fees already having statewide impact
  • Why Is Minnesota’s Legislature So Polarized?
  • Another Minnesota City Restricts Right to Rent Out One’s Home
  • Minnesota Supreme Court should find state law preempts Minneapolis minimum wage proposal
  • Minnesota Supreme Court Protects Citizens from Unfair Taxes Disguised as Fees
  • Governor’s Intransigence Blocks Special Session
  • Met Council to Spend $25 Million to Monitor Race-Based Use of Parks 
  • Your Medicaid dollars at Work: SEIU asks Personal Care Attendants for political donations
  • Two Dayton Cronies to Keep High Paying Stadium Jobs
  • Brexit, Uncertainty and Pension Losses: there is a lot of that going around
  • Fed-Up Judge Finds State Agency in Contempt
  • Liberals Rely On Punctuation to Subvert the Declaration of Independence
  • Case Not Completely Closed on Minneapolis Corruption
  • Rampant Voter Fraud in Minnesota?
  • Is Public Transit a Relic of the Past?
  • Race Quotas For Parks: Seriously?
  • Supreme Court Justices and Religion, College Admissions and Race
  • Sometimes It Takes a Village to Raise the Issue of Government Transparency
  • Nearly 75 percent of workers who would qualify for Minneapolis paid sick leave live outside the city
  • New lane miles do reduce congestion
  • Is it fair to ask whether Governor Dayton is a man of his word?
  • Residents Petition to Reclaim Freedom of Trash
  • 2016 Session Update: Met Council’s Southwest LRT and Failed Model for Regionalism Jams up Transportation for Minnesota
  • Crockett’s Quick Pension Update 2016: Minnesota’s Slow and Quiet Bailout
  • Why Does Minnesota’s A.G. Want to Silence Critics?
  • Minnesota Supreme Court hears arguments in case that could limit use of fees to raise revenue
  • Pension Funds Just Realized Minnesotans Are Healthy
  • Pricey Senate Office Building Also Comes at the High Cost of Never Settling a Serious Constitutional Challenge
  • Who is Rebecca Friedrichs and Why Do Public Unions Fear Her?
  • Here’s Why Union Bosses Hate California Teacher Rebecca Friedrichs
  • The Obama Administration Clears the Way for States to Require Retirement Plans for Private Sector Employees
  • The Hidden Costs of a Mandatory Public Pension Plan
  • ‘Mother of open meeting law cases’ heads to court
  • Bloomington residents sue city over garbage rights
  • Police Authority and Arrested Resistance
  • How Governor Dayton and the DFL Re-Defined Who is a “Public Employee” to Benefit Their Political Party
  • The States Wade into Retirement Security for Private Sector Employees
  • Pension Quick Facts
  • Pension reform advocate wins in deep-blue Rhode Island
• Category: Healthcare
  • Data shows ban on elective services disrupted routine health care for kids
  • Minnesota’s Department of Health is going to stop reporting the number of people in hospital with Covid-19
  • Where does Minnesota stand in its fight against Covid-19?
  • Minnesota’s Covid-19 strategy has gone from ‘Two weeks to flatten the curve’ to ‘Indefinitely to eliminate the virus completely’
  • In mid-July, a surge of Covid-19 hospitalizations was forecast. It hasn’t happened
  • CDC survey finds that a quarter of young adults contemplated suicide during the pandemic
  • Continued school closures will worsen a public health crisis
  • Research suggests that people took measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 without waiting for government to tell them
  • Minnesota’s Covid-19 crisis is primarily a crisis in its care homes. How will a new lockdown solve that?
  • Who is hit hardest by Covid-19?
  • Minnesota’s care homes are a Covid-19 disaster area. How can we improve that?
  • Since Wisconsin reopened, it has had 50% fewer Covid-19 deaths per capita than Minnesota
  • The state government’s handling of Covid-19 in Minnesota’s care homes has been a disaster, not that you’d know it from the media
  • School closures are detrimental to the well-being of children
  • New research suggests 10 times more Minnesotans might have been infected with Covid-19 than we know of. Here’s why that’s good news.
  • Ban on “elective” procedures caused delays for cancer screenings which could increase mortality among cancer patients
  • Sick Seniors: Minnesota’s Failure to Protect the Elderly from COVID-19
  • Parents want their kids back in school, and the science supports them
  • How do Minnesota’s Covid-19 numbers compare?
  • Minnesota’s Covid-19 numbers look good, so why is Gov. Walz ramping up the rhetoric?
  • Disruptions in the health care system have caused a spike in deaths caused by heart conditions and other medical issues
  • Research shows children are only half as likely as adults to be infected by the coronavirus
  • Pediatricians call for school reopenings this fall
  • Minnesota’s Covid-19 model forecast 3,400 in ICU on June 29th: There were 140
  • How Minnesota’s Covid-19 model has been a total failure
  • Walz’s COVID “Science” Was Always a Smokescreen
  • School is back in session around the world, but U.S. still contemplating reopening
  • Minnesota Considers Three Scenarios for Back to School
  • Data shows signs of COVID-19 plateauing in Minnesota
  • A month on from its reopening, the dire predictions for Wisconsin are looking very wrong indeed
  • As Minnesota expands re-opening, should people worry?
  • Minnesota’s shortage of trained ICU nurses shows why we should join the national Nurse Licensure Compact
  • Extended unemployment benefits found to significantly affect workers’ physical and mental health
  • Minnesota’s Covid-19 model is a disaster
  • Anti-body testing shows Covid-19 is less deadly than previously thought
  • The state government’s handling of Minnesota’s care homes has been a disaster
  • Poll: Coronavirus Restrictions Led to Widespread Delay of Medical Care
  • CDC Guidelines for Reopening Schools Have Some Parents Concerned
  • Minnesota’s long-term care homes are dangerous
  • By imposing then lifting a ban on elective surgeries, Gov. Walz has created a ‘surge’ of non-Covid-19 ICU cases
  • Kevin Dayaratna: Failures of an Influential COVID-19 Model Used to Justify Lockdowns
  • We may be on the verge of a mental health crisis
  • Inside our care homes, Minnesota is more dangerous than average. Outside, it is safer
  • Minnesota Covid-19 deaths continue to be concentrated among the elderly and residents of long-term care facilities
  • Georgia sees a decline in Covid-19 deaths weeks after reopening, contrary to models predicting a surge in deaths
  • Patients Speak Out About Impact of Walz Postponing Elective Surgeries
  • Minnesota’s use of its Covid-19 model has been a disaster
  • Does Covid-19 mortality data justify extending the lockdown?
  • In deciding Coronavirus policy, both politics and science have a role to play
  • Walz’s Covid Coordinator: State Response to Long-Term Care Virus Deaths “Has Not Been Enough”
  • Dunwoody 3D Printing Instructor Supports Medical Heroes by Designing Ear Savers
  • Does MN have the Nation’s Highest Rate of Covid-Related Deaths in Long-Term Care Facilities?
  • How more testing can – and can’t – help Minnesota reopen its economy
  • MN schools will remain closed, but limited in-person testing will be allowed
  • Gov. Walz signs order allowing healthcare workers licensed in other states to work in Minnesota
  • What are models, how do we build them, and how do they work?
  • Minnesota should join the national Nurse Licensure Compact
  • Part 2: Recognizing MN manufacturers who are supporting our health care heroes
  • Minnesotans can now receive mental healthcare from out-of-state providers
  • Sunday Funnies from the Babylon Bee: New York To Raise Taxes On Coronavirus Causing It To Flee State
  • To fight the Coronavirus, Gov. Walz should allow healthcare workers licensed in other states to work in Minnesota
  • MN manufacturers produce face shields to support health care heroes
  • Research shows there is no evidence suggesting Certificate of Need (CON) laws are helpful
  • The Coronavirus crisis shows that Minnesota must lift its hospital moratorium
  • America needs masks, but federal regulations are getting in the way
  • Certificate of Need (CON) laws in healthcare do not make sense
  • How federal regulations—and regulators—held up coronavirus testing
  • Telemedicine to the rescue
  • Hair dryers won’t stop the coronavirus
  • The costs of the FDA
  • Pandemic? In Minnesota, Not Yet
  • Can private firms deliver social insurance?
  • Price isn’t everything
  • New research suggests that occupational licences for social services and nursing home staff do not increase the quality of service
  • Elizabeth Warren’s labor proposal would reinstate pilfering from home health care workers
  • How to Save BIG $$$ on Prescriptions
  • In The Tank (ep188) – Terrible Earth Day Predictions, Socialism, and Free to Choose Medicine
  • In The Tank Ep 182 Doubling Down on Failure, $60 Trillion Medicare for All, Doctor Shortages
  • The privacy of your health records is at risk at legislature
  • Reason: New Poll: Medicare for All Is Popular Until You Explain How It Works
  • Doctor/State Lawmaker’s Rx for Health Care Riles Up Left
  • Trump Administration Undermines Obamacare
  • “Get the Feds Out of My Life!  But Dang It, Hands Off My Medicare!”
  • Rep. Erik Paulsen’s bid to end Obamacare Medical Device Tax is expected to be signed into law this year
  • Conservative Healthcare Expert Avik Roy Argues for Universal Coverage at U of M
  • Finally Cleaning House at the Vets Administration
  • Kris Greene goes to Washington to Defend Medicaid Against Union Dues-Skimming: Crockett in NRO
  • What if health care was more like the auto insurance market?
  • Big Tax Cuts Likely for 80,000 Minnesotans Charged Obamacare Penalty
  • Franken, Durenberger take partisan jabs in call for bipartisan health care bill
  • Attorney General Swanson Sues to Force Trump Administration to Break the Law
  • Trump signs executive order to begin replacing Obamacare with better health care choices
  • Last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare might just bring moderate and conservative Republicans together
  • Minnesota’s reinsurance program helps calm health care rates
  • Efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare still moving forward after Senate meets with Trump
  • Insurance choices dwindling in counties across America
  • Number of Insurers Offering Coverage through Obamacare Exchanges Drops in Half
  • 7 Women, $7 Million: MN’s Latest Medicaid Fraud
  • Reporters ignore counterpoints to Dayton’s claims about funding losses from GOP health care bills
  • Give states more revenue options to fund insurance market stabilization programs
  • Legislature’s Special Session Wrap-Up: Estate Tax, Healthcare & More
  • CBO score of House GOP healthcare bill wrong on the impact of state waivers
  • After addressing instability in the health insurance market, lawmakers try to finalize HHS omnibus bill
  • $1 Trillion in Obamacare Taxes Eliminated by House Action
  • Republicans take critical first step to protect health insurance coverage for millions
  • House bill to repeal and replace Obamacare strengthens pre-existing condition protections
  • The GOP’s Current Obamacare Bill, Coherently Explained
  • MN Medicaid Fraud Case Worth $12 Million, Feds Seize $2 Million
  • How to Thread the Repeal and Replace Needle
  • Fraud Strikes Again: MN Medicaid Scam Worth $1 Million
  • Trump Mentions Dayton’s Obamacare Comment (Again)
  • A possible path to give states more control over health insurance markets
  • Unattainable expectation to fully and immediately repeal Obamacare risks deflating conservatives
  • How a Medicaid program for people who are disabled is funding politics
  • Republicans do have a plan to replace Obamacare, but the repeal process is complicated
  • Aetna’s arrival will enhance competition among health insurers, but what about providers?
  • Minnesota GOP steps forward with first steps to address state health care crisis
  • New federal law expands health plan options for small employers
  • Liberals Try to Scare Minnesotans On Health Care
  • Is MNsure on Life Support After Election?
  • Sticker Shock! Why Many Young People Still Reject Obamacare
  • When It Comes to Obamacare, Minnesota Is Not the Worst
  • MNsure Triage as Website and Call Center Crash
  • Could Be Worse! Minnesota Has Only 4th Highest Obamacare Rate Hike
  • Star Tribune’s health care “realities” need their own dose of reality
  • Higher Property Taxes? Blame Hidden MNsure Costs
  • To Save or Not to Save METS: That’s the Real Question for Counties
  • Minnesotans once again face steep increases in insurance premiums due to federal health care law
  • Democrats’ health care law responsible for the turmoil besetting Minnesota’s individual insurance market
  • More MNSure Fallout: 103,000 Minnesotans cannot keep that plan they liked after all
  • MNsure errors in determining eligibility cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars
  • 2014 Health Care Savings Date Back to when Republicans Controlled the Minnesota Legislature
  • Document Reveals Commerce Pressured PreferredOne to Make Unreasonable Assumptions to Justify Low Rates
  • Brookings study reveals Minnesota’s individual insurance market is not faring well under ACA
  • More insurers pressured to lower MNsure rates: Time to remove politics from rate-setting process
  • Supreme Court renames Obamacare SCOTUScare: Court offers to write all future legislation for Congress to save time and face
  • Where does the King v. Burwell ruling leave us today?
• Category: Public Safety
  • Permits to Carry and Gun Sales for Personal Protection Soar in Minnesota
  • Recent cases suggest innocent people are paying the price for Minnesota’s soft courts
  • The outlook for public order in the Twin Cities is grim
  • Minneapolis City Council in June: Defund the police! Minneapolis City Council in September: Where are the police?
  • Ramsey Co. Attorney Choi Belatedly Tries to Quit Trump Crime Commission
  •  U of M Crime Alerts Raise Questions as Unsolved Violent Cases Pile Up
  • Research shows that more cops mean less crime
  • Minneapolis city council abandons its push to defund the police
  • The consequences of increased violence in Minneapolis
  • Americans are buying more guns than ever
  • Survey finds that a growing number of people feel ‘unsafe’ in downtown Minneapolis
  • Viral Body Cam Footage Shows MN Cops at Their Best
  • Duluth Cops Told to Stand Down on Thin Blue Line Flag Masks
  • Homicides are spiking in Minneapolis and St. Paul
  • How Much Equity Have Walz and Frey Erased?
  • Minneapolis starts to feel the economic cost of the recent riots
  • Walz Mobilizes Guard Troops He Called “19-Year-Olds who are Cooks” in New Riots
  • A riot isn’t always the language of the unheard
  • Victims of the rioters speak out
  • Defund the police but no reduction in cops – Just what do Minneapolis’ residents want?
  • Finally! State Patrol Cracks Down on Freeway Protesters
  • Mayor Carter wants fewer cops, more political advisors
  • In North Minneapolis, people have issues with Police conduct, but they also distrust efforts to defund the police
  • Anti-Police Vandals Deface Cop, Firefighter and Soldier Statues in Eagan
  • YouTube censors CAE talk on policing ft. Heather Mac Donald
  • Calm after the storm
  • Chicago Mayor snubs Frey by abruptly withdrawing from forum
  • Minneapolis Dodges Police Ban on the Ballot for Now
  • As murder rates rise in cities across America, Minneapolis leads the pack
  • Anti-Police Thugs Deface American Experiment Billboards, US Bank Stadium and Government Buildings
  • SURRENDER: How Minneapolis voluntarily relinquished its streets to a mob of vandals, thieves, and arsonists
  • Here is why the new policing bill may not provide the much needed reform in policing
  • MN National Guard General Who Ended Twin Cities Riots Gets a Big Promotion
  • Research shows that police officers benefit from additional years of schooling
  • St. Paul Asks Public’s Help in Identifying Looters 6 Weeks After Riot
  • In Minneapolis, less policing is bringing more crime
  • As violence surges, does Minneapolis need more police rather than fewer?
  • The ‘#woke’ left is putting Black lives at risk
  • Under Walz Minnesota State Patrol Effectively Allows Unlawful Protests
  • Majority of Minnesotans Have ‘A Great Deal of Confidence’ in Police, Strongly Oppose Defunding Minneapolis Police Department
  • Research shows that requiring officers to live in a community does nothing to improve their performance or community relations
  • Minneapolis city council: Safety for me – but not for thee
  • Research suggests that Minneapolis is in for a rise in violence
  • The state of Colorado has passed a law against qualified immunity
  • Police Reform Part 4: People support police system reform
  • Police Reform part 3: Police Unions are a big hindrance to accountability
  • Police reform Part 2: Why it is hard to charge and convict police officers of misconduct
  • Rioters No Match for St. Cloud Police Chief
  • Police Reform Part 1: A lot of Factors contribute to police brutality
  • Americans don’t want to defund the police
  • The riots: When the police don’t protect people, they protect themselves
  • The riots: We need to reform the police. Should we abolish them?
  • The Riots: Who were the victims?
  • The Riots: Who were the rioters? Part 2
  • The Riots: Officials should stop spreading disinformation
  • Governor Noem’s Swift Activation of National Guard Preempts Sioux Falls Riot
  • The Riots: Who were the rioters?
  • Map of Snapchat Riot Videos
  • Roseau Becomes First MN County Designated as Second Amendment Sanctuary
  • Sherburne County Could Become First MN Second Amendment Sanctuary
  • St. Paul police study finds they need more than 100 additional officers and support staff to fulfill their duties
  • Ex-Legislator to Minneapolis PD on Crime: “Please Help Us”
  • Minneapolis Cop Blames Crime Wave on Anti-Police City Council
  • Why is crime rising in Minneapolis?
  • With crime rising in Minneapolis, residents want more police on the streets
  • A liberal on law and order in the Twin Cities
  • Mayor Carter says Saint Paul cannot afford 5 police officers but can spend $1.125 million on green vehicles
  • With 19 homicides in St. Paul so far this year, Mayor Carter wants to cut 5 police officers
  • Labor union racketeering: It’s a problem
  • Elizabeth Warren wants to tax guns so people buy less of them. Now apply that logic across the board
  • McCollum Takes Aim at St. Paul PD’s Grant Request on Gun Violence
  • How Do You Feel Strolling on Hennepin Avenue?  Dining on Nicollet Mall?
  • ICE Wants More Detention Cells in Minnesota
  • A Note on Illegal Immigration and Crime
  • Lack of Donations For GoFundMe Shows People Don’t Really Want the Wall
  • Big Year for Duluth Fighter Squadron Deployed in ISIS Fight
  • Dayton Administration Data Breach Exposes Minnesota’s Most Vulnerable to Identity Theft
  • Minneapolis FBI Agent Gets 4 Years in Prison for Media Leaks
  • Weekend Shootings Last Straw for Minneapolis Craft Brewer
  • Pointless Virtue Signaling In St. Louis Park
  • Child Care Welfare Fraud: It’s Not Just Minnesota
  • St Paul Schools hire principal with an interesting resume: Misused State Funds, Drunk Driving Arrests
  • Another child care center raided for Medicaid fraud
  • Righteously Right on Crime
  • Welfare Fraud Supporting Extravagant Lifestyles and Terror Abroad: MN Senate Calls for Investigation  
  • Is This The Worst Scandal In Minnesota History?
  • Conceal and Carry: The World Would Be A Safer Place If Responsible Adults Could Carry Concealed Firearms
  • What is America’s biggest national security threat on the horizon?
  • Bad News for Jihadists, Good News for Minnesota: Trump Administration Establishes National Vetting Center
  • We’re No. 1! But Not In a Good Way
  • Has the Star Tribune Made a Case for Government-Mandated Church Attendance?
  • Feds’ Focus on Controversial Diversity Visa Lottery Shifts to Minnesota
  • Attorney General’s Office Argues DFL Legislature Purposely Made It Harder for PCAs to Decertify the SEIU
  • Minneapolis Candidates Under Fire on Question About Cops [UPDATED]
  • Hurricane Harvey – How the private sector can help
  • How About Putting Cops’ Good Deeds on Body Cams?
  • Virginia shooting reiterates need for self-defense
  • Officer Acquitted In Shooting That Gov. Dayton Prejudged
  • VP Candidate Kaine’s Son Charged in St. Paul Anti-Trump Protest
  • 15% of Terror Investigations Are Refugees
  • Trapshooting Team Banned From School Yearbook [Updated]
  • Off-Duty Cop Who Stopped St. Cloud Jihadist Named Officer of Year
  • Abdi Warsame’s False Claim on Extremist Violence
  • Star Tribune support for Republican “protest” bill a vital step forward
  • Protesters’ Latest Road Shutdown Demonstrates Need for New Law
  • Protesters’ Stadium Stunt Raises Super Bowl Security Concerns
  • Heather Mac Donald’s Research on the Law and Order Crisis
  • Judge Davis Sentences Would-Be Terrorists
  • Zeller response to Minneapolis City Council member Blong Yang on lurking law and crime
  • Star Tribune Counterpoint: There ought be a law to prevent that … Oh, wait!
  • More Minneapolis Shootings Thanks to Lurking Law Repeal
  • How Dangerous Is Minneapolis?
  • Separating Narrative from Fact in the Crime and Policing Crisis
  • St. Cloud Mall Attack Raises More Questions About Gun-Free Zones
  • “Racist Cops” Claims Ignore the Facts
  • Protesters Shut Down Highway 35W [Updated]
  • Police Group Criticizes Dayton’s Hasty Reaction to Shooting
  • Governor Mark Dayton Embarrasses Himself and Minnesota
  • Did Gun Rights Activist Flag Problem with St. Anthony Police?
  • Violent Crime Jumps In Minnesota
• Category: Transportation
  • Northstar train extension likely derailed by COVID budget woes
  • Department of Vehicles Services in Hot Water Again for Late License Tabs
  • Confirmed: The Met Council’s dangerous “transit-oriented development” crusade
  • Metro Transit to Limit Bus Ridership During COVID-19 Outbreak
  • Why Gas Engines Are Far From Dead- Biggest EV Problems
  • Isaac Orr Testifies on Walz’s California Car Mandates Before the Minnesota Senate
  • Light Rail Is a Crime-Ridden Disaster
  • The Dangers of Riding Light Rail
  • State government spending per Minnesotan is up 20% in real terms since 2010, but they need more money for the roads. Where has it all gone?
  • Rent-a-Scooters More Popular Than Free Bikes in Rochester Trial Run
  • Riders React to Rep. McCollum’s Views on Green Line Violence
  • MnDOT Commissioner Pushes Big Gas Tax Increase
  • Third light rail accident in two weeks highlights Twin Cities Light Rail as the least safe in the country
  • $200 Million More for Roads and Bridges Without Raising Gas Tax
  • Commuters Upset Over Loss of Extra Lane on Freeway
  • 2018 Traffic Congestion Worst on Record Under Failed MnDOT Plan
  • Stop Clear-Cutting of Trees for SWLRT: Residents Petition Gov. Walz
  • Rural Reporter Derails Star Tribune on New Amtrak Train to Duluth
  • Push for Return of Failed Duluth Passenger Train Reaches State Capitol
  • Derailed High Speed Rail Line Provides Preview of Green New Deal
  • Amtrak Launches New Effort to Revive Failed Passenger Line to Duluth
  • For $2 billion, the West 7th streetcar will serve fewer people and run 1 minute slower than the bus
  • Cold Snap Exposes Green Cars’ Power Problems
  • I love my personal transportation vehicle
  • Why is the Met Council going to waste up to $2 billion on a pointless streetcar?
  • MN City Battles Feds and State to Close Small Airport
  • Bigger Boondoggle, MNLARS or Kirk Cousins?
  • Public Safety Does It Again with Long Delays for Driver’s Licenses
  • Do Minnesotans See Public Transit as a Benefit or Boondoggle?
  • The Fading Relevance of Mass Transit: Must-Listen Podcast
  • MnDOT Demands Another Amtrak Train Despite Big Ridership Decline
  • Pigs can’t fly, but miniature horses can: Southwest Airlines updates service animals policy
  • Backlash Over Bikes In Rochester
  • Minnesota Unveils New, Federally-Compliant Driver’s Licenses
  • Driver Frustration Mounts Over I-35 in Minneapolis
  • Why is the Ramsey County board going to waste up to $2 billion on a pointless streetcar?
  • Radio Traffic Reporter Agrees: We Need More Lanes
  • Road Construction Ramps Up Fury Over Minneapolis Bike Lanes
  • Check Out Our New Radio Ads on Traffic Congestion
  • Change of Guard? Peter McLaughlin does not get endorsed for Hennepin County
  • Protesters Shut Down Blue Line After Dayton Veto of Tougher Law
  • Center’s New Traffic Congestion Campaign Revs Up Media Interest
  • American Experiment Kicks Off Its 2018 Traffic Congestion Campaign
  • Southwest Journal: Risk of “Fatal Delay” Rises for Met Council’s SWLRT Project
  • The Star Tribune mischaracterizes Met Council compliance bill advancing in the U.S. House
  • The Met Council: The Least Safe Operator of Its Peers
  • Minneapolis Kicks Out Disabled Parking for Bike Lanes
  • Amendment Stops Pols From Diverting Road and Bridge Funding
  • Another “Multi-Model” Fatality for Met Council’s LRT Line on Crowded City Streets
  • City Official Rips New Minneapolis Transportation Plan
  • I Challenge Anyone at the Met Council to Watch this Video on the Coming Future of Energy and Transportation and Then Explain Why It’s Smart to ‘Invest’ $2 Billion in SW Light Rail
  • The Met Council: The least safe light rail operator of its peers. Do we really want LRT to co-locate with freight?
  • BNSF Steps Up Investment: $810 Million To Get Minnesota’s Products to World Markets
  • It could be worse
  • Soucheray’s Close Call a Reminder of Light Rail Danger on Days Like This
  • Twin Cities Light Rail Projects May Be Dead
  • Detroit News: If we build mass transit, they won’t necessarily come
  • Reading the Federal Tea Leaves: No Funds for Light Rail Expansion?
  • Light Rail Expansion Comes to Screeching Halt: BNSF Says No To Met Council
  • Just Say No: Increase in Gas Tax Would Fuel More Congestion, Reward Bad Policy
  • Bike Lane Backlash Spreads to Businesses in Duluth
  • MN Legislators Pull the Plug on “High Speed” Rail Study
  • Minnetonka Residents Fight City Hall Over Bike Trail
  • A Horrible Way to Be Proven Right
  • Do We Really Want Amtrak Running Trains in MN? (Part 2)
  • Traffic Congestion From Bike Lanes Could Be An Emergency
  • MnDOT’s Energy-Saver Lights Snarl Traffic in Storm
  • Bike Lanes Aren’t Cutting Edge, They Are a Failed Policy
  • Listen to Kevin Terrell on KTLK: the latest on SWLRT and chances for Met Council Reform
  • Will Transit Ridership Decline Mean End of Light Rail Boondoggles?
  • Free Bridge Up For Grabs From MnDOT
  • Study Derails Edina Commuter Rail Line
  • Met Council Attempts to Explain Away OLA Audit Findings: Will the FTA Care?
  • Twin Cities Traffic Congestion Is Worse Than Ever
  • Backlash? Apparent Protest Planned Over Minneapolis Bike Lanes
  • Twin Cities Traffic Armageddon
  • 35W Meltdown: Why Didn’t Dayton Steer Fans to His Bike Lanes and Trains This Weekend?
  • Read it and Grin: Minneapolis officials call for Environmental Review of SWLRT Crash Wall
  • Do the Governor or Met Council Chair Ride Bikes to Work? Well, I do not either.
  • Reader Rage Over Confusing Minneapolis Bike Lanes
  • Fighting for the American Dream in D.C.
  • Honk For Highways!
  • Met Council Poker Game: buying train cars and condemning land for SWLRT
  • Surly Gets Surly About Traffic Congestion
  • Met Council votes to increase transit fares by 25 cents. Why now?
  • Hennepin County Commissioner Vows “Pitched Battle” With American Experiment, Threatens to “Punch” Us and “Bowl Us Over”
  • It’s Time To End the Twin Cities’ Congestion Crisis
  • Building more roads will not cause more congestion
  • Traffic ‘Armageddon’ Ramps Up Focus on Center’s Congestion Report
  • Met Council Chair Abruptly Quits Amid Light Rail Standoff
  • The Star Tribune’s ‘fake news’ on transit
  • Driving is safer than light rail
  • Moving people from road to rail will not help the Twin Cities environment
  • Roads, not telecommuting, will relieve Twin Cities congestion
  • Traffic Congestion Report Stirs Up Controversy
  • City Pages is wrong; Minnesotans can’t all cycle everywhere
  • Road Congestion: It’s All About Politics
  • Minnesota’s state government should take the lead on infrastructure
  • The Twin Cities need solutions to their traffic problems, not those of other cities
  • Cutting traffic congestion will boost Minnesota’s economy
  • Freeway Billboards Drive Traffic Congestion Campaign
  • Caveat: Hennepin County Taxpayers Will Pay More to Fund Met Council Vision for Trains
  • Paying to drive will reduce the cost of driving
  • KSTP-TV: Is Congestion Really Inevitable?
  • Report Shows Twin Cities Traffic Congestion is No Accident
  • No Go! Southwest Light Rail Stiffed in President’s Budget
  • Transportation Omnibus Bill: VETOED
  • Flawed survey used to support adding a second Amtrak train between St. Paul and Chicago
  • Dayton Veto of Transportation Bill Threatens Duluth Airport
  • Backlash Against Bike Lanes Erupts in Minneapolis
  • Quick update on transit and transportation issues at the Capitol
  • Is Southwest LRT going to derail the transportation bill again?
  • Federal and Local Funding Still in Doubt for Southwest Light Rail
  • Has SWLRT received federal funding? Met Council says yes. Not so fast.
  • Don’t Put Light Rail on Next Generation’s Credit Card
  • US Transportation Officials: No Federal Funds for Troubled Southwest Light Rail
  • Legislators Go Their Own Way on Roads
  • Do We Really Want Amtrak Running Trains in MN?
  • Will Governor Dayton Veto Money for Roads?
  • Is Southwest Light Rail Transit Line on the Ropes?
  • The Runaway Amtrak Train to Duluth
  • Light Rail Transit is a Foolish Investment
  • Switch Light Rail Funding to Highways? Great Idea!
  • Proposed Law Would Treat Bicyclists More Like Drivers
  • Twin Cities Have 4 of Worst Traffic Bottlenecks in U.S.
  • A Conservative Infrastructure Agenda
  • Met Council signs $118 million contract to design 27 SWLRT trains despite ongoing uncertainty over funding
  • The Train Line That Won’t Go Away
  • Southwest Light Rail: An Expensive Mistake
  • Top 8 Reasons to Hit the “Pause” Button on Light Rail and Fund Proven Steps to Reduce Congestion
  • New Report on Twin Cities Congestion Doesn’t Tell Half the Story
• Category: Unions
  • Teacher Truths: You are not selfish for exercising your rights
  • Teachers’ Union Hides Past Support of Officers
  • Teacher Truths: You do not have to meet with your local union rep to resign membership
  • Private School Enrollment Booms as Teachers Union Fights Return to Classroom
  • Teacher Truths: Leaving the union will not affect salary or benefits
  • Research shows Occupational licensing increases inequality and deters economic mobility
  • Teacher Truths: Quality liability coverage is available outside of union membership
  • National teachers’ union political agenda is so far left even the Democratic Party won’t endorse it
  • Teachers’ unions push for SRO removal from schools despite educators’ support of officers
  • Teachers’ union message to its conservative members: Your views don’t matter
  • Teachers’ unions and the Democratic Socialists of America make school re-opening ‘demands’
  • Making the punishment stick
  • Wisconsin teachers earn more than Minnesota teachers
  • Gen Zers not as concerned with PTO as employers think
  • More employers looking less at credentials, more at skills
  • About half of fired police officers get their jobs back through arbitration in Minnesota
  • New TV series celebrates everyday Americans who “get their hands dirty”
  • MN teachers’ union announces endorsements of only DFL candidates
  • On this 2-Year Janus Anniversary: American Experiment continues to fight for workplace freedom
  • How will teachers’ union respond to school districts cutting ties with the school resource officers the union represents?
  • Teachers’ unions call for police reform to identify bad apples
  • Texas Attorney General Issues Opinion to Protect First Amendment Rights of Public Employees
  • Relationship between states’ political leanings and public-sector union membership numbers
  • MN public employees sue two government unions over collection of union fees
  • The Coronavirus crisis is highlighting a problem that existed well before the pandemic: Promised pensions states can’t afford
  • MN building materials employees win settlement over illegal firing
  • Teachers’ union uses coronavirus to push agenda
  • Pelosi’s Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Demands Union Giveaways that Would Hurt Private Employers
  • St. Paul teachers’ union settles for district’s proposed wage increases
  • National teachers’ union endorses Biden
  • St. Paul teachers strike ends with ‘tentative’ agreement
  • Before a school strike, let’s be clear about some numbers
  • Closing the skills gap is a more effective way to increase people’s income than raising the minimum wage
  • Teachers’ union opposition to increased transparency proposal falls flat
  • Teachers’ union proposed salary increases are misleading
  • Department of Labor Proposal Would Improve Union Transparency
  • Resurfaced: Bloomberg’s past comments compare civil liberties, teachers’ union to NRA
  • Florida bill proposes changes that better protect public employees
  • Public sector unions have pattern of committing forgery against their own members
  • Teachers’ union Legislative Report Card confirms its political agenda
  • U.S. union membership rates continue to decline
  • What Education Minnesota’s resolutions reveal about its 2020 priorities
  • The final criminal acts of union bosses in 2019
  • Teachers’ union encourages members to politicize Christmas
  • California state law meant to protect gig economy workers is crushing them
  • ‘Sensible Labor Reform: The Gift that Keeps on Giving’
  • Teacher-hero Rebecca Friedrichs goes to Washington
  • Oregon public school employees stand up for their rights by taking on teachers’ union
  • Alaska governor working quickly to defend public employees’ First Amendment rights
  • Proposed Worker’s Choice Act would expand worker freedom
  • It’s time for unions to collect their own dues
  • Minnesota doesn’t inform public employees
  • You Can Quit But You Can’t Leave
  • Heartless union holds MN public employee captive as she fights cancer
  • Teachers’ union forces members to fund PAC, refund request process is tricky
  • Union leaders learned the wrong lessons, continue to crack down on public employees’ rights
  • Gov. Walz must restore Minnesota public employees’ First Amendment rights
  • MN AFSCME Union Leader Resigns
  • The Center signs on to letter urging Congress to defend American workers from union coercion
  • 8-Year Analysis: Labor unions spend more than $1.6 billion in dues on liberal politics
  • Union members, where do your dues go?
  • Happy Labor Day! Let’s celebrate employee freedom.
  • MN AFSCME Union Executive Suspended
  • Time to celebrate National Employee Freedom Week!
  • Minnesota Ranks #36 for How Well Public Pension Plans are Funded, Wisconsin #1
  • Is Al Franken Scripting a Comeback?
  • Senate GOP Thwarts Permanent Bailout of Municipal Pensions
  • American Experiment signs coalition letter supporting union transparency
  • Supreme Court’s Janus ruling should apply to union members, too
  • Pension Omnibus Bill Increases General Fund Contributions to City of Minneapolis; Makes Bailout to Local Government Fund Permanent
  • AFSCME union boasts about new membership numbers, but that’s only half the story
  • Schadenfreude on Monday Morning: SEIU employees threaten to strike against union
  • Janus Decision Restored Freedom of Choice, But Public-Sector Employees Still Limited on How They Can Exercise It
  • The Janus Effect on Teachers’ Union: Too Soon to Know
  • Teachers’ Union Wish List? $4 Billion More from “the Rich.”
  • Litigation Continues Following the Janus Employee Freedom Victory: Could You be a Plaintiff?
  • The Janus Effect: Public Sector Unionization Rate is Slightly Down
  • Center of the American Experiment Calls on U.S. Supreme Court to Protect First Amendment Rights of Personal Care Attendants (PCAs)
  • Center of the American Experiment Files Amicus Brief with U.S. Supreme Court Challenging Forced Exclusive Representation by Unions
  • American Experiment event celebrating free speech protected by police while police union protested outside
  • Teamsters Logo Perfectly Illustrates How Antiquated, Inflexible Unions Have Become
  • Instant Pay Raise: How to Leave Your Public Employee Union
  • Did you know September 17 is Constitution Day? Celebrate by Meeting Mark Janus and Rebecca Friedrichs
  • Education Minnesota president calls Center ‘clueless’ for blackboard billboards, NEA president uses similar blackboard theme
  • Celebrate Labor Day by Telling Your Friends About Employee Freedom Janus-Style. And Join Us on Constitution Day (Sept. 17)
  • Big news: New Mexico acts to protect first amendment rights of state employees following Janus
  • Pensions are under pressure, but unions misplace the blame
  • Uff-Da: What teachers must do to get a $30 refund from Education Minnesota for PAC, etc.
  • Litigation following the Janus Employee Freedom Victory: Could you be a Plaintiff?  
  • Moody’s Warns Minnesota: 2018 Pension Bill Not Good Enough
  • Are public employers in Minnesota complying with the Janus ruling? Employers should immediately stop deducting “fair share” fees.
  • Star Tribune Calls on Government Unions to Reform
  • Janus Wins: Supreme Court Restores First Amendment Rights of Public Employees. Now What?
  • Happy Birthday to Rebecca Friedrichs! Janus, what a gift.
  • The Problem with Public Sector Unions
  • Supreme Court Rules Public Employees Are Not Required to Fund Unions in Big Win for First Amendment Rights
  • Billboards School Thousands of NEA Members Coming to Twin Cities
  • Chicago Tribune: How AFSCME’s demands invited the Janus case
  • Will the High Court Stop Forced Union Fees for Public Employees?
  • Let’s Talk Janus on MPR Tuesday with Kerri Miller: Public Employee Union Case
  • Union Dues Used to Finance Political Advocacy Without Permission
  • National Teachers’ Union Will Meet in Minneapolis this Summer & Propose Change to Who Counts as a Member
  • Decertification Election Bill for PCAs Advances in the Legislature
  • Teachers’ Union pressures teachers to sign renewal agreement: should you sign?
  • Crockett speech on Janus blown away by nor’easter in Philadelphia: Communing with the Framers, Meeting Prof. Amy Wax
  • Keeping the Promise: Kim Crockett Testifies on Minnesota Teacher Pensions
  • Teacher Union Advisory to Teachers: Walk the Fine Line to Support School Protests (e.g. Disrupt School)
  • Union Loophole is Challenged in Massachusetts: Could Minnesota be Next?
  • Teachers Pension, on Downward Slide, Wants to Lower Return Assumption: Admits to $9 Billion Deficit Even with Taxpayer Cash Aid
  • Another Segment: Union Dues Spent on Political Advocacy Without Permission
  • What Big Labor Thinks of American Experiment
  • Union Organizer Warns of Chaos if Big Labor Loses Janus Case
  • Janus Union Fee Case Already Having a Good Effect, Except @ AFT
  • Why Public Sector Unions Are Inherently Corrupt
  • Celebrating the Anniversary of a Victory Against Fake Unionization: Child Care Provider Freedom
  • Confused SEIU Supporter
  • A Day at the U.S. Supreme Court: All Public-Sector Collective Bargaining is Political [Updated With Videos]
  • Challenge to Mandatory Union Fees Could Free All Public Employees From Forced Union Fees
  • Statement for Media on Janus Rally At State Capitol
  • American Experiment Heads to DC: First Amendment Challenge Could Free All Public Employees from Forced Unionism
  • A Message to St. Paul Teachers On Strike Authorization Vote
  • Union Dues: Spent on Political Advocacy Without Permission
  • Ex-Union President Takes on St. Paul Federation of Teachers
  • If we care about employee freedom, we should care about Janus
  • New Report: Over a Billion in Union Dues Spent on Left-Wing Politics from 2010-2016
  • Public Employee Unions Brace for Loss of Members and Money
  • Workplace Democracy for Minnesota’s Teachers is a Myth: Time to Update the Law
  • Center of the American Experiment Joins Amicus Brief in Forced Union Fees Case Before U.S. Supreme Court, Unions Push Back
  • Part-Time Profs at St. Kate’s Reject Union
  • Do teachers oppose or support forced union dues?
  • Will Minnesota be a right to work state by next June?
  • MN Lawmakers Flex Political Muscle and Reject Union Contracts
  • WSJ Reader reacts to Education Minnesota: It’s all about the money (and the power)
  • Employee Freedom Update: Who are Mark Janus and Rebecca Friedrichs?
  • Supreme Court agrees to hear First Amendment Case: A Victory would end Public Employee Unions’ Monopoly Power
  • 10,000 Cards Delivered to Gov. Dayton Demanding New PCA Election
  • Meet the people who are running the teachers’ pension fund (into the ground)
  • Hurricane Bloomberg Hits Minnesota Pension Funds: TRA at 50% Funding or Worse
  • Dose of Reality for Underfunded MN Public Pensions
  • Minnesota’s public-pension system is in crisis, new data shows
  • Big Cuts Coming at MAPE State Public Employee Union
  • Education MN Braces for Loss of Thousands of Members and Millions of Dollars
  • The New Normal? DHS Partners with Extremist SEIU to Administer Medicaid Program for the Disabled
  • Victory: PCA Access to Union List Upheld by Court
  • MN Court Workers File Fed Lawsuit Against Forced Union Dues
  • Pension Omnibus Bill: Show Me the Money
  • Joint Committee schedules another hearing on PCA/SEIU “Contract”
  • Lawmakers Spar Over Controversial Home Care Worker Contract
  • Lawmakers to Focus on Fraud Allegations in Home Care Union Election
  • National Review Highlights SEIU Fraud in PCA Election
  • Union Decertification Drive Leads to Hearing on SEIU Election
  • Tweet This: Police Pensions Ought to Be Fully Funded
  • MN Caregivers Want Fake Union Dues Back
  • Update on Personal Care Attendants’ Union Decertification Drive
  • MN Grandmother Takes on SEIU
  • Unions and Companies Confront Duluth City Council on Pipeline
  • The State of Government Union Leaders? Overreaching and Overpaid.
  • The SEIU Hopes to Plunder the Families of Disabled People
  • The Real Story is not “Fake News” or the Russians. It’s Labor Union Spending.
  • PCAs ask Governor Dayton for a new election today
  • Is the Dayton administration trying to prevent PCAs from winning a new union election?
  • State Ordered to Turn Over List to Personal Care Attendants Fighting Union
  • State Admits to Judge that it does not have list of PCA “Bargaining Unit” Union Members
  • Decertification Effort Against SEIU on FOX News and Star Tribune
  • Personal Care Attendants File Lawsuit and Move to Decertify SEIU 
  • MNPCA Update: Who is Chris Serres? Reporter or Union Activist?
  • Center’s SEIU Decertification Project in U.S. News & World Report
  • SEIU Gets Credit for State Benefits, While Collecting Millions in Scarce Medicaid Funds
  • Lakeville Mom Takes on Big Labor
  • Union Skims Off 3% of Medicaid Benefits as Political Slush Fund
  • Meet Kris Greene, Minnesota’s Quiet Mama Bear
  • Public Union Chief defends Gov. Dayton’s veto of Pension Bill; Calls Wall Street “Crockett’s Hungry Fox”
  • Kim Crockett Testimony on Employee Freedom before Gov’t Ops. Comm. (HF 3585)
  • Kim Crocket Letter to Star Tribune Re: Unionizing Child-Care Providers
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  • China Announces Climate Target, The Left Swoons. Rinse Repeat.