Nearly 90 years ago, the people of Germany, enthused by neo-pagan occultism, fascism, and nihilism, attempted to raise themselves to the level of a godlike “volk,” and thus degraded their…
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…
The outlook was bleak for the Republicans arriving at St. Cloud State University in November 1975 for their state party convention. The DFL governor, Wendell Anderson, had been elected five…
September 17 is Constitution Day, a federal observance to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on this day in 1787. If a school receives federal funds for a fiscal…
A lesson for state and local policymakers.
Motherboard had an interesting article on the nature of solar jobs, describing the work as transient and low-paying. You can read the beginning third below, or click the link for…
In July 1921, the United States emerged from a depression. Though the economic statistics of the time were rudimentary by modern standards, the numbers confirm that it had been bad. By…
Many in America see ills such as poverty and claim that it is government's job to solve them. According to the Declaration of Independence, that isn't how the government of…
Today marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, when more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of…
The real legacy of the Age of Aquarius was the Reagan Revolution.
Tucker Carlson tells John Hinderaker how insiders should respond to Trump.
Michael Ramirez uses a familiar desktop toy to illustrate why public sector unions inherently pose a conflict of interest. Click to enlarge: When politicians negotiate the pay and benefits of…
A recent report by 24/7 Wall Street named Minnesota the best governed state in the US. But how did they measure that? When you take a look at how they…
The phrase 'A fair day's wage for a fair day's work' has a long history. From an economic standpoint, the maxim ought to be a fair day's wage for a fair day's production.
Lowering tax rates can increase tax revenues. So-called 'progressives' and 'liberals' have to ask themselves the same question they had to ask themselves in the 1920s. Which situation do they…
'Trickle down economics' is a theory made up by its opponents that nobody actually believes. Stop trying to make it happen.
Minneapolis’ small business owners are vital to the economy and will struggle with this proposed ordinance. All politicians like Council Member Bender can offer them are empty clichés. Since when…
Higher minimum wages hurt the very unskilled workers they are intended to help. They also hurt small businesses rather than big ones. Minneapolis City Council's discussion of the $15 per…
According to the Strib, Roe “helped engineer the DFL gains that resulted in 1972 in full DFL control of the Legislature and the governor’s office for the first time in…
A Feb. 13 Star Tribune editorial disagreed with President Bush's assertion that Social Security is not a "trust fund."