Minnesota’s politicians are playing politics with our lives. What happens after an unspeakable tragedy? One that comes on an idyllic late August day in Minneapolis that signaled the end of…
How to break free from Minnesota’s education cartel. American Experiment has a reputation for boldly engaging the public square, educating the people of Minnesota on issues ranging from education to…
Author, journalist, gubernatorial candidate, and California resident Michael Shellenberger has been a fearless voice exposing the policy mistakes made in the Golden State regarding crime, homelessness, environmental alarmism, and leadership.…
Minnesota has a fraud problem.” That’s what Andrew Luger, former U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, said as he finished his term. As the weeks and months went by and more state-run…
In their first paycheck of 2026, Minnesotans will see a new deduction. The 0.44 percent payroll tax, matched by another 0.44 percent paid by their employer — 0.88 percent in…
There’s a new, disturbing epidemic sweeping through Minnesota. It has shown up on the government radar, infecting state agency social benefit programs and siphoning taxpayer money by the millions: fraud.…
The healthcare “cuts” Democrats are using as an excuse to shut down the government are actually the phase-out of temporary pandemic-era Obamacare credits. Contrary to their current talking points, the…
Welcome back to the American Experiment Podcast! Grace and Kathryn sit down to discuss the latest news from Minnesota. First up: the Department of Justice is suing the State of…
For most of 2025, Democratic politicians, from former Vice-Presidential candidate and current Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to a variety of Democratic members of Congress to California Governor Gavin Newsom, have…
Today’s (alleged) fraud comes to us courtesy of investigative reporter A.J. Lagoe and the KARE-11 team. They report, TikTok video alleges Medicaid billing fraud. The details, A Minnesota company is…
Support for the new federal tax-credit scholarship program crosses political party lines, according to a recent national poll from 3D Strategic Research. The poll, commissioned by the American Federation for…
“Minnesota officials alerted to housing fraud two years before indictment,” reads the headline this morning in the Minnesota Star Tribune. The “housing fraud” refers to the state Medicaid program Housing…
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores for 2024 have just been released, spawning a flurry of thinkpieces, op-eds, and research reviews. Why all the fuss? NAEP assessments measure…
The first day of school is still one of my favorite days of the year. My oldest daughter teaches kindergarten at a Catholic school in the Twin Cities and every…
The Education Minnesota teachers union and oil-heiress Alida Messinger continued to dominate the DFL money game last year. You will recall my Minnesota For Sale series of years past, tracing…
Support for a choice policy that would allow families to direct a portion of the education dollars allocated by the state for their child toward a variety of educational services…
Alpha News reports: Minnesota DHS takes a step to improve background checks. It’s about time. The requirement will also apply to contractors, interns, volunteers, and existing employees with Criminal Justice…
The White House announced a “crime emergency” today in Washington, D.C. and laid out a plan “to protect public servants, citizens, and tourists, and ensure the safe functioning of the Federal…
Nationally renowned conservative commentator and writer Scott Jennings tells American Experiment’s John Hinderaker what it’s like to be the conservative black sheep at CNN, what the future holds for news…
Applying the DOGE lens to the state budget. Which do you want first, the good news or the bad news about the state budget? How about the bad news: We…
Gerrymandering — the practice where politicians choose their voters rather than the other way around — is much in the news at present. Faced with moves to redistrict, Democrats in…
The DFL’s left and right go to war. On July 7, 1977, state DFL Rep. Phyllis Kahn from Minneapolis addressed a meeting at the Capitol’s State Office Building in St.…
The problem Analysis by Center of the American Experiment reveals that criminal justice officials in Hennepin County are failing to use the new state statute and enhanced penalties specifically designed…
If he wins, Tim Walz will be the first Minnesota governor elected to a third four-year term.