A jury in St. Paul delivered its verdict today in the weeklong trial of Derrick John Thompson, son of former state Rep. John Derrick Thompson (DFL-St. Paul, b. 1971). The…
While the media focused on Pres. Joe Biden’s disastrous CNN debate performance on June 27, it ignored the administration’s glaring contradictions in its climate policy. The day after the debate,…
It’s apparently Exxon’s fault that Californians have to sort their paper, plastic and glass. California’s attorney general maintains that the company has “been deceiving the public to convince us that…
In June last year, I wrote that data show that families with children are fleeing the Twin Cities. Sadly, that is not all. Writing for the Institute for Family Studies,…
A new lawsuit highlights the slippery slope of government overreach and regulation.
For decades we’ve been told that trends in California foretell the future of America. It used to be a promise, now it’s a warning. This week saw a late-summer heatwave…
Eight states, including North Dakota, have petitioned for the Supreme Court to hear a challenge to California’s zero-emissions vehicle mandate. Historically, California was granted an exception to nationwide emissions standards…
On the surface, it sounds like an intriguing idea. Burnsville residents get the chance to decide how to spend some of their city taxes on projects in their neighborhoods. The…
Since last week, Minnesota’s state policy has been under enhanced scrutiny. It’s worth reviewing now what Minnesota’s disastrous energy policy. Isaac Orr and Mitch Rolling, formerly of Center of the…
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett talks with American Experiment’s John Hinderaker about why the Israel-Hamas war is one for Western civilization, the sentiment of the Israeli people, and how…
That represents a 49 percent increase over the current level of $122,225. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports: Hennepin County Board members are ready to give themselves a 49% pay hike…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released its migration data for 2021-2022. It showed a net loss of 13,455 individuals from Minnesota to other parts of the United States. Figure…
According to ChildCare Aware, in 2022, Minnesota parents spent over $17,000 to send their infant to a daycare center. Daycare for infants took up 21 percent of median household income,…
Happy Fourth of July! While the rest of America is celebrating Independence Day, the national teachers’ union is conducting a day of business during its annual four-day Representative Assembly. This…
Does middle-class America need unions?
Family Child Care or home-based childcare provides a crucial lifeline to Minnesota parents who can’t afford center-based care. Unlike daycare centers, family childcare settings are also usually small, have flexible…
Recent data on unemployment insurance claims released by the U.S. Department of Labor show Minnesota’s increases are driven by layoffs in education. In the week ending June 1, the largest…
Demography is destiny. In the past year, the population of the entire United States grew by only 393,000, at the slowest rate ever recorded. But the growth (and shrinkage) was…
The Texas Blackouts prove that our electric grid is getting more fragile and blackouts are becoming more common. In this episode, Robert talks, for the second time, with Lee Cordner,…
The Texas Blackouts prove that our electric grid is getting more fragile and blackouts are becoming more common. In this episode, Robert talks, for the second time, with Lee Cordner,…
California’s energy grid is a mess, and the liberal politicians who have been in charge of the Golden State are to blame. Unsurprisingly, those same politicians are trying to blame…
Teacher Appreciation Week officially kicked off today, May 6 and will run through May 10. In order to better support teachers, unions need to listen to their voices and restore…
I came across this slide from a presentation that was put on in another state. It shows the states’ ranks with respect to business tax climate, based on data from…
Always on the lookout for a new crisis, members of the liberal media have now latched onto the cause of childhood obesity.