The following article was written by Valerie Richardson and it appeared in The Washington Times: A coalition of progressive and environmental groups took a roasting on the right after urging President Biden to…
At least 50 school choice bills have been introduced in 30 states so far this year, reports The Center Square, confirming the largest expansion of school choice in U.S. history.…
After the Texas blackouts, American Experiment launched a campaign to educate Minnesotans about the importance of reliable energy and share that message with elected officials. In total, we’ve sent more…
Renewable energy advocates have claimed that Texas had rolling blackouts because its grid, the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), is isolated from the rest of the country, meaning Texas…
It’s a simple fact that income levels in most low-cost states cannot support a $15 minimum wage.
According to the Annual National Migration Study, in 2020, Americans migrated to states that had, among other things, more favorable tax environments. Minnesota, on the net, lost residents to other…
The Duluth Entertainment Convention Center and Visit Duluth tourism office face a financial crisis from a steep decline in revenue from the city’s depleted tourism tax collections due to the…
Compared to states that instated a shutdown, states that stayed open did not have worse health outcomes from COVID-19. In fact, most of them were among the top states with…
A state government can influence the state's macroeconomic performance in two areas: fiscal policy (taxes and spending) and regulatory policy.
In Minnesota, groceries are fully exempt from the state’s sales tax base, but candy is treated differently than groceries and is therefore not included in the exemption.
When it comes to tax rates, Minnesota's Democrats seem to be animated by the spirit of The Wolf of Wall Street's Mark Hanna; "Gotta pump those numbers up. Those are rookie…
"Well, if you don't like it move to New Hampshire". People never say this to you when you make the point that Minnesotans are some of the most heavily taxed citizens…
Farmers across Minnesota are now cast into regulatory uncertainty as the U.S. District Court in South Carolina ruled against the Trump administration's attempt to block the Obama-era Waters of the…
President Trump describes his trade policies as "America First." But he could just as well say "Buy Local." After all, in terms of the economic logic, his trade war is…
The latest federal government shutdown hardly registered a blip when it came to the effect on daily life for most folks. The inconsequential impact was partly due to the short–just…
Cotton describes how political elites fail to grasp evolving alignments
The effort to overturn the Obama administration’s last-minute ban on mining in northern Minnesota just reached a new level. The chairs of two key congressional subcommittees got a first hand…
Author David Lebedoff long ago predicted our current political dissonance. Dare I say ‘deplorables?’
Cotton will keynote American Experiment’s gala in June