Current state Sen. Omar Fateh (DFL-Minneapolis) appears to have won the Democratic-party endorsement for Mayor of Minneapolis last night at the city’s party convention for 2025. I say “appears” because…
The death of George Floyd in May 2020 set off a series of events that would have both immediate and long-term consequences for a city that was once seen as…
A Promising Trend Crime in Minneapolis appears to be trending down so far in 2025. For the first time in years, a review of the Minneapolis Crime Data Dashboard shows…
Minneapolis officials announced last week that a monitor had been selected to manage the consent decrees the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) will go through with both the U.S. Department of…
Matt Taibbi’s speech at American Experiment’s Fall Briefing warns about government censorship.
Uncovering Minnesota’s extreme laws regarding medicalized treatment for gender-distressed young people.
Last week I wrote about new data that showed that businesses are fleeing downtown Minneapolis. Twin Cities Business reported: With over 21.2 million square feet of vacant office space in the…
Back in November, Jonathan Weinhagen, president and CEO of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber, wrote an op-ed for the Star Tribune titled “Business has nothing to fear from DFL dominance.” His…
Here are some facts. Minneapolis is: At an all-time low proportion of police officers to citizens – 1.3/1,000 while the national average is 2.8/1,000. Managing its police department with an…
The problem of overspending isn’t just anecdotal, it is systemic.
Last week, my colleague Bill Walsh noted the resolute refusal of Governor Tim Walz to address the explosion of violent crime in Minneapolis, the biggest city in his state. In…
State and Twin Cities leaders dither while vulnerable residents live in fear and increasing danger.
No April Fools jokes here. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten stated recently in an interview: “We’ve been trying to reopen schools since last April.” The comment was made…
According to the November rent report from Apartment List, rents in Minneapolis are falling faster than many peer cities nationally, including Miami, Denver, Chicago, Baltimore and Atlanta. Rents for a two…
Wind and solar are not the energy future.
New research finds that 'Pattern-or-Practice' investigations into crime and policing which followed 'viral' incidents of deadly force "have led to a large and statistically significant increase in homicides and total…
As reported in a February obituary, it took an old high school friend a few years to learn he liked working with his hands a lot more than wearing fancy…
The following article originally appeared in Reason. Baltimore County residents’ have had their perceptions about where their glass ends up shattered. Over the weekend, news broke that the county—which does not include…
Perhaps U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN) needs to get back to her home district in St. Paul more often. The longtime congresswoman recently took umbrage at the way St. Paul…
Announcers Dick Bremer, Roy Smalley, and Justin Morneau, during the Twins-Yankees game Wednesday night in which Jake Odorizzi got reasonably close to no-hitting the Yankees, said no one pitcher had…
The real legacy of the Age of Aquarius was the Reagan Revolution.
Donald Trump says he wants more infrastructure spending and he wants if fast. Yuval Levin has outlined a conservative plan in the Weekly Standard to prioritize economic growth while making…
Interview: Scholar Heather Mac Donald on how Black Lives Matters activists have weakened policing in high-crime neighborhoods.
CAE President John Hinderaker interviews pundit, National Review columnist, and conservative wit Jonah Goldberg.