The vaunted political clout of the teachers’ unions might be collapsing under the weight of their own arrogance
In the wake of George Floyd’s death in May 2020, Minneapolis became a center for the movement to ‘defund the police.’ Last week, Fox 9 reports: Minneapolis City Council mostly…
It seems that Minnesota only imports the worst ideas from California. On Black Friday, a group of 20-30 people stole merchandise from a Best Buy store in south suburban Burnsville,…
How a small cadre of political radicals is hijacking the mission of the Minnesota Historical Society.
Yesterday I shared an article for Vox by German Lopez which sets out some of the evidence that police reduce crime and violence. Some in the ‘defund’ movement argue that there are…
More and more people are taking notice of the work Center of the American Experiment is doing on energy issues. Earlier this week, two nuclear power advocates cited our work…
Shortage of housing is one of the biggest issues facing most metros. But according to the Star Tribune, the Twin Cities have it worse than all regions in the nation.…
Violent crime in Minneapolis is up 19 percent so far in 2021. Why is this happening? One part of the answer is less policing in the city. Economists Tanaya Devi and…
Minnesota’s Walter Mondale famously failed to resurrect Hubert Humphrey’s liberal coalition, but also took the first, faltering steps toward a new progressive politics that appealed to younger, educated, middle-class voters.
At least the organizers of the Uptown Art Fair could blame the popular event’s cancellation last year on COVID-19. But now one of the highlights of the Minnesota summer has…
Renowned author and filmmaker Robert Bryce debunks the misconceptions surrounding wind and solar energy.
A politicized press and an elite establishment perpetuate racism as America’s defining trait.
The Visual Capitalist had an interesting diagram showing the range of some of the most popular electric vehicle models available. The Visual Capitalist states the data on estimated ranges and…
A rare win for cutting government red tape may be on tap tonight in the Twin Cities suburb of Hopkins. The city council stands ready to consider abolishing an ordinance…
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…
Why the 'Happy Warrior' would find no perch among today's progressives.
It says a lot when a pet project backed by well-connected lobbyists fails to make the cut in the $1.9 billion bonding bill passed by the Minnesota Legislature filled with…
Minneapolis' 56 homicides so far this year are 8 more than all of 2019, and just one off of the 20-year high of 57, recorded in 2006. St. Paul's 23…
With crime on the rise, there is evidence that business are starting to recognize Minneapolis as somewhere to be avoided.
Nobody’s saying exactly why Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot abruptly withdrew from a high profile virtual forum with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey scheduled for Friday. But the Chicago Tribune strongly hinted…
Since Memorial Day, the number of murders in Minneapolis is up 109% over the same period last year. The first six months of 2020 saw murders in St. Paul up…
In a recent interview, former Vice President Joe Biden said "Milton Friedman isn't running the show anymore" We might be better off if he was.
That reduced policing leads to more crime is another manifestation of the consistent research finding that more cops means less crime. What will happen to crime in Minneapolis if the…
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…