Minnesota lawmakers often speak fondly of German energy policy, but the country’s decision to shutter its nuclear power plants and instead rely upon wind and solar is setting the nation…
Americans cannot accurately define socialism In January, I noted that Americans are, today, likely to define ‘socialism’ in a way that differs significantly from actual dictionary definitions. A plurality of…
The state of Minnesota is currently conducting a “sweeping” rewriting of its permitting rules to force state agencies like the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to consider the greenhouse gas impact…
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal detailed the skepticism of Toyota’s president, Akio Toyoda, toward electric vehicles. This is a big deal because Toyota was the third-largest vehicle manufacturer in…
When it comes to energy policy, legislators in Minnesota often cite Germany as an example of a shining star on a hill. This fondness for Germany probably stems from the…
While many American students have returned to in-person classroom instruction, many of their peers have not. Continued school closures have been driven by different factors—from fear that reopened schools will…
Last night, a substantial portion of the debate revolved around energy and environmental policy, particularly fracking and the Green New Deal. You can watch the segment by clicking the picture…
Like the undermentioned parrot, Modern Monetary Theory fails to check three boxes.
Despite being framed as a public health intervention, school closures are unlikely to be an effective countermeasure to COVID-19. And the consequences of continued school closures are high: long-term health,…
Research strongly suggests that kids face a low risk of contracting the virus and are therefore less likely to spread it. Additionally, children also learn better in the classroom setting…
Since children are less likely to contract the coronavirus, holding everything else equal, they are also less likely to be big transmitters of the virus. This is evidenced by the…
Yes, having everyone at home all day long can get crazy, but for some parents, this time together is giving them a chance to enjoy new relationships with their children…
But has that made the average American any better off?
The 1619 Project's essay on slavery and capitalism got it wrong about the 19th century economy. It was also pretty far off on the current economy.
Contrary to expected lower foreign prices, recent US tariffs have been passed on to importers and consumers almost entirely.
High electricity prices are deadly. That’s the conclusion reached by a new paper produced by the National Bureau Of Economic Research (NBER), which investigated the relationship between electricity prices and…
Tomorrow morning, at 5:45am, on NBCSN, the USA will take on England in the rugby world cup. What's that?
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Tomorrow, Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan and State Senator Dave Senjem, along with several other members of a Minnesota delegation including Jessica Hellman, Steve Kelley, and members of the Minnesota Public…
Everyone seemed to have forgotten a basic lesson: when goods cross borders, armies won’t.
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…
Governor Walz has made expanding electric vehicle (EV) usage in Minnesota a high priority for his administration. In February, the Department of Transportation announced that transit officials want 20 percent…
The good news is that the rich will pay for everything. The bad news is that you’re rich.
The following article originally appeared in the Financial Times: Does it make any sense to build nuclear plants in Britain? Not obviously, unless you are an atomic evangelist. In recent…