Weaponizing history
How a small cadre of political radicals is hijacking the mission of the Minnesota Historical Society.
How a small cadre of political radicals is hijacking the mission of the Minnesota Historical Society.
On Sunday, City Council President Lisa Bender announced she would not seek re-election in 2021, according to an article in the Star Tribune. Bender was among the first City Council…
City Pages, 1979-2020
There is, at present, a broad consensus in America that policing reform is needed. That consensus will shatter if extremists, like those at City Pages, succeed in hijacking the cause…
Egg and I in Lyn-Lake, started 40 years ago by single mother Cathy Grotbeck, is closing for good.
A public health crisis like the Coronavirus is bound to cause economic harm. Some business will survive, some won't. But all would be in a better position to face it…
Q) Is it time to consider whether Minnesota's government should dictate what we get paid? A) No.
It is the easiest thing in the world to spend someone else's money. Juggling all these many pressures, as these restaurateurs and other entrepreneurs have to, is rather harder.
First the city of Minneapolis eliminated miles of car lanes in the name of global warming. Even a doctor warning in the pages of the Star Tribune that the resulting…
City Pages is great if you want to know where to hear live bluegrass or buy a vegan burger. But if you want any understanding of economic policy, look elsewhere.
As the beer bar continues to rise, will Minnesota see its 3.2 beer market fully dry up?
Kirk Cousins shows that a pay off to an investment is not guaranteed. That is why investment income is often taxed at lower rates. But at least we're not the…
In an attack on our report on Minnesota's economy, City Pages claims that ‘Despite propaganda, Minnesota’s ‘high tax’ economy is crushing Wisconsin, Iowa’. But every bit of tax data cited…
Citypages writer Pete Kotz recently wrote an article claiming renewable energy is a free market success story, and that jobs in the renewable energy industry are "blowing up" despite "sabotage"…
American Experiment's report "Energy Policy in Minnesota: The High Cost of Failure," must have the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) quivering in their boots. The national lobbying organization for Big…
Citypages graciously agreed to post our reply to their article about our wind billboards.
The government should not be in the business of picking winners and losers. In a free economy, consumers should do the picking.
The A-Mill Artists Lofts, located along the Mississippi River, are a special “affordable housing” project of the Metropolitan Council, City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, et. al. The project is subsidized…
A response to our report in City Pages is completely detached from the reality of life for most Minnesotans
Obsessed with 'racial equality,' St. Paul Schools abandoned discipline - and unleashed mayhem.
The Center’s Kathy Kersten has an article about violence in the St. Paul public schools in this month’s City Journal. Over the last six months, Kathy has brought both local…
In October, we told you about a “social services” Strib reporter who writes on the news pages like a commentator or advocate. It is an old fashioned but good idea…
Teachers are in crisis over the disarray and the threats unleashed by policies of 'equity.'