The broad swath of issues shaping our politics — and our country. In 2018, the two Minnesota Congressional Districts with the highest median household incomes — the 2nd and 3rd…
Gov. Walz needs to drop the comedy routine and make Minnesota competitive again. In late May, while he was embarking on his national town hall tour, Gov. Tim Walz needled…
American Experiment interviewed Edward Siedle, public pension warrior, for our podcast yesterday. The full 32-minute video of the interview: A former lawyer for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),…
Yesterday, American Experiment released a new report, “Shattered Green Dreams: The Environmental Costs of Wind and Solar,” and it is already getting traction. Josh Antonini at the Mackinac Center for…
A new report released today by Center of the American Experiment warns that the environmental costs of wind, solar, and battery storage are routinely underestimated in public policy discussions, while…
The One Big Beautiful Bill (HR1, aka OBBB), passed by the GOP-controlled U.S. House on May 22, 2025, significantly alters federal healthcare funding, impacting Minnesota’s health care system. This omnibus…
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a piece last week about the frontrunner in the headlong rush for more solar and wind power, California. The unfortunate result is that the…
In this episode of the American Experiment Podcast, Grace and Bill STOP THE TAPE on Governor Walz’s bleep show. Walz hits the road, traveling to South Carolina and California for…
Photo by Matias J. Ocner ([email protected]) Every year, in either December or January, I post something along the lines of “Did the Vikings suck this year because of Minnesota’s high…
The state trial of Derrick John Thompson, now age 29, in the June 16, 2023, horrific car crash deaths of five young women on Lake St. in Minneapolis is underway.…
This week, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz needled the Texas legislature’s attempt to rein in their marijuana laws. “Texans, flee the nanny state and come up north to enjoy the land…
In the latest episode of the American Experiment Podcast, we are joined by Minnesota Senate Republican Leader Mark Johnson. Senator Johnson pulls back the curtain on behind-the-scenes budget negotiations between…
The trial of Derrick John Thompson got underway today in the deaths of five young women in a horrific car crash nearly two years ago. Thompson, age 29, is accused…
As of this Thursday, Minnesotans are free from California’s onerous electric vehicle mandate. The Senate on Thursday voted 51-44 to overturn the Biden administration’s approval of California’s Clean Air Act…
On Saturday evening, American Experiment hosted its Annual Dinner at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Minneapolis. More than 600 guests attended. The program began with the Heritage Christian Academy’s Select…
As you know by now, Gov. Tim Walz and three of the four legislative leaders announced at a press conference Thursday morning that an agreement was reached on the overall…
The New York Post dispatched a reporter to spend a week in Minneapolis to see how the city’s recovered five years after the summer of George Floyd. The Post headline:…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz unveiled a budget agreement in the capitol reception room, as Democratic representatives and senators protested noisily outside, chanting and pounding on the doors. The uproar stemmed…
The following letter was presented on the floor of the Minnesota State Senate during debate on the Omnibus Health and Human Services bill (SF 2669). Dear Senators: On behalf of…
I’m considering opening a lock and key business in Hudson, Wisconsin this summer. Because unless the Minnesota legislature acts, almost all keys and key fobs will be illegal beginning July…
It is refreshing to see that the Senate has advanced an energy omnibus bill, SF 2393, which faces some budget realities and energy realities at the same time. The bill…
Happy Earth Day! Today is a day to celebrate human flourishing and the ability of capitalism, innovation, and property rights to better conserve the environment than top-down mandates. Between 1970…
The administration of MN Gov. Tim Walz went out of their way to praise the help given by Feeding Our Future (FOF), the free-food fraudsters, amidst the Afghan refugee crisis…
The U.S. is expected to see electricity demand increases of two percent annually and 50 percent by 2050, according to a new study commissioned by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association.…