John Phelan wrote here about Amazon’s plan to develop a second corporate headquarters that will employ 50,000 people with average incomes of more than $100,000. Governor Dayton has vowed to…
In recent years, Wisconsin’s job growth has rapidly outpaced Minnesota’s. And that was before the announcement of one of the biggest development projects in years, Foxconn’s first-ever expansion into the…
Surly Brewing Company sends out periodic emails about product launches, etc. Today’s email included an entertaining rant about traffic congestion in the Twin Cities. First Surly’s email, then a few…
MnDOT and the Met Council intentionally increase congestion to move people on to bikes, buses or light rail.
Everyone who drives in the Twin Cities knows that traffic is terrible here, but most people don’t understand why. This morning I had an op-ed in the Minneapolis Star Tribune…
The Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission (MIPRC) recently surveyed students, faculty, and staff at three Winona-area colleges and universities on their usage and views of Amtrak passenger rail. The survey…
It was encouraging to read in the Star Tribune on Tuesday (April 4) that Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges, along with the CEO of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce, the…
Acclaimed author Diana Furchtgott-Roth explains how liberal policies betray America’s young.
Anyone who commutes to work in the Twin Cities knows it’s slow going most days and getting slower. Metro highways and freeways are backed up almost 25 percent of the…
The Chicago Tribune issued a terrific editorial last week supporting school choice, calling out senators for their unfair treatment of Betsy DeVos, and exposing Democrats’ hypocrisy on the issue: Like…
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.
The Chicago Tribune just penned an excellent editorial in support of reformer Betsy DeVos to head the U.S. Department of Education: A few weeks ago, Massachusetts voters rejected a major…
President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to make it rough on so-called “sanctuary cities” that do not cooperate with federal authorities on immigration cases. Despite Trump’s warning about cutting off potentially…
Despite three straight losses, it may be premature for Vikings season ticket holders to throw in the towel just yet. There’s a lot of football to be played for a…
Conservative author and academic Steve Hayward discusses three upcoming papers for Center of the American Experiment.
It is no secret that the crime rate has been rising in Minneapolis, as it has in many cities in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, the war…
We Minnesotans have a habit of patting ourselves on the back for performance that is, at best, average. Our local press, especially the Minneapolis Star Tribune, encourages this form of…
Heather Mac Donald is one of the nation’s truly brave and acute writers regarding criminal behavior and policing. Over a recent fifteen-day span she also, almost surely, was the most…
On Tuesday of this week, the Star Tribune ran a story about how sizable proportions of public school teachers in St. Paul would not recommend their school to parents seeking…
The 2016 legislature is poised to enact tuition relief for private school parents.
Five things to look for in the 2016 Legislative Session.
On Monday I took a short drive to Becker, Minnesota to testify before the House Job Growth and Energy Affordability Committee at a special session on the federal Clean Power Plan and…
Minnesota has long been a fertile state for growing successful businesses. The roster of Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Minnesota in the 1970s...