My friend Madi Hilly has blown up the internet over the last two days after posing next to stored nuclear fuel while 27 weeks pregnant while visiting Idaho National Labs.…
Connecting more dots between Feeding Our Future defendants and political figures in Minnesota. Back in March, the U.S. Attorney announced the latest batch of Feeding Our Future indictments. The batch…
The following bulleted activity is the chronological description of violent criminal activity occurring over the weekend in Minneapolis as reported by @CrimeWatchMpls. The cliff notes are: Two murders, multiple shots…
A first-hand account of a Minneapolis murder case and what we can learn from it now.
The always-alert Lou Raguse of KARE-11 noticed the filing made last Thursday in Federal court. The motion to move the trial to the District of Northern Illinois was joined by…
When the Senate DFL introduced a bill to expand the child and dependent care credit — SF 09, American Experiment provided written testimony opposing the bill. In the testimony, we argued…
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…
With over 55 percent of Minnesota K-12 students not able to do math at grade level and nearly five in 10 not able to read at grade level, as measured…
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…
When U.S. Bank Stadium was constructed between 2013 and 2016, it cost Minnesota taxpayers $348 million, and the city of Minneapolis $150 million. And according to the Star Tribune, Minnesota…
The idea that investing in child care will bring with it huge rewards is big in St. Paul. Speaking at Laura MacArthur Elementary School in West Duluth regarding his “One…
The county’s effective use of resources for the mentally ill and chemical dependent is a cause for celebration.
One of my favorite replies to my last article about the Northern Lights Express was “Have you ever been to Europe?” Well, yes, actually, I lived there for the first…
Dane Smith, a progressive Senior Policy Fellow and President Emeritus of Growth & Justice, wrote a commentary that was recently published in the Star Tribune editorial pages. His commentary attempted…
The breakdown of Minnesota’s law enforcement institutions isn’t new, neither are the solutions.
Mohamed Muse Noor, of Blaine, was arrested before he could board a flight to Istanbul, Turkey. He is the 49th suspect to be arrested in the Feeding Our Future scandal.…
Should it? As images emerge of the Martha’s Vineyard immigrants leaving on buses for the mainland, observers wonder, what will be the next destination for border crossers? It’s estimated that…
If not, they should be, according to a hitherto unknown website. Local media love any list where Minneapolis scores well. A real-estate website called “Commercial Cafe” published a list of…
A powerful U.S. Senator rebukes the Minneapolis Fed for playing politics with issues outside its ‘statutory mandate.’
The National Education Association (NEA) held its annual meeting and representative assembly over the Fourth of July holiday, as it does every year. But unlike years past, the union’s business…
In 2019, San Francisco voters elected a “progressive” prosecutor named Chesa Boudin, who ran on a promise to bring about “radical change.” The change San Francisco residents received has been…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced this week that inflation rose by 8.5 percent in the year to March. This is the fastest annual rate of increase since December 1981.…
U.S. Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Pat Toomey sent a letter to Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari calling on him to cease the bank’s aggressive political lobbying…
Starbucks’ brand as a proudly progressive company continues to take a beating among those who know the high-priced coffee corporation best — its employees. The organizing drive that led to…