Restricting cell phone use in American schools is a growing phenomenon, as concerns about student focus, mental health, and classroom behavior continue to rise. More states across the country are…
Catching up on news from last week, from KSTP: Man charged with fatal stabbing at bar in Windom sentenced to 15 years in prison. You may recall the tragic story…
The International Energy Agency (IEA) last week again predicted a decline in global coal use, expecting demand to plateau through 2027 and decline thereafter “as renewable energy sources play a…
The modern coach-style tour bus parked in front of a south metro suburban hotel gave little hint as to the epic journey it had just completed. The blue and white…
There’s been no let up in the increased number of illegal aliens attempting to enter the U.S from Canada along the Grand Forks sector of the border encompassing Minnesota and…
Here we go again. The congresswoman from Minnesota (representing the 5th district–Minneapolis and nearby suburbs) has stirred up another international controversy. And, as always, local media show little interest. [Update:…
But the globe-trotting adventures of guilty plea No. 13 have been extended for another month. Earlier this week, a federal judge in Minneapolis denied the overseas travel request of Ahmed…
My colleague John Phelan has been writing about the latest U.S. Census data, showing the continued net exodus from Minnesota to other states. Since the last national census (April 1,…
There’s another threat to U.S. border security that continues to fly under the radar. With the focus largely on millions illegally crossing into the U.S. on the southern border under…
While all of the attention of late has been on apprehensions of migrants at the southern border, the northern border made the news last week. The U.S. Border Patrol issued…
Four migrants are found dead in a blizzard. The suspected human smuggler is released without bond. The southwestern U.S. border gets all the attention, but Minnesota’s northern border is also…
The Educrats’ newest approach at social studies standards doubles down on Critical Race Theory.
The Washington Free Beacon reports that First Solar, a solar energy company owned by a Biden megadonor, received a $500 million government loan to build a manufacturing facility in India.…
The third draft of the social studies standards is out, and MDE will soon begin the formal rulemaking process that will entrench them in Minnesota’s K-12 classrooms. The bad news…
The article below was written by Francis Menton at the Manhattan Contrarian: As noted in my post this past Sunday, no amount of fake happy talk in the so-called “Glasgow…
The following article was written by Michael Shellenberger at Substack. Shareholder divestment campaigns caused oil and gas shortages, a return to coal, and higher emissions. Over the last decade, climate…
It is generally agreed, even by the greenest among us, that efforts to fight ‘climate change’ by ending the use of fossil fuels in the West will be a fair…
One of the questions of economics teaches you to ask is ‘compared to what?’ Someone might tell you that a job paying $10 an hour is bad, but any reasonable…
This article was written by Robert Bryce and it originally appeared on Forbes. View the full article here. As the Covid lockdowns are easing, the global economy is recovering and that…
The Walz administration is seeking to unilaterally impose new regulations that will add more bureaucratic red tape for Minnesota iron ore and copper-nickel mining operations. You can tell the administration…
The following article was written by Michael Shellenberger at Substack: Journalists, experts, and elected officials are today blaming heat wave deaths, forest fires, and electricity shortages in New York, California,…
A new report by the Rhodium group has concluded that China emits more greenhouse gases than the rest of the developed world, combined. China emitted 27 percent of the world’s…
Today is Earth Day, and there is no better way to observe today than to honor a University of Minnesota graduate who has arguably done more to improve the living…
On Wednesday, a short item in the Federal Register underscored the regressive nature of the “electrify everything” effort that is being promoted by some of America’s highest-profile environmental groups, climate-change activists, politicians, and academics. The…