The only demographic group to support the measure was 'Self-described liberal'
The numbers show that the pandemic just isn't 'exploding' here in the way the models driving Gov. Walz' decisions forecast. And where he actually could do some good, in our…
When the police didn't protect Minneapolitians in the recent riots, they practiced the great American tradition of defending themselves. The gun control debate is dead for years, but this armed…
Sadly, at the same time that many have been exercising their constitutional right to peaceful protest, others have simply been out rioting or using the opportunity to loot some free…
Celebrities like Steve Carrell and Justin Timberlake are giving money to the people who wrecked large parts of the Twin Cities. They should give it to their victims instead.
The trials of those arrested and charged will hopefully shed more light on the motives of those who have ravaged our cities and pushed George Floyd's name off the top…
The protests on Sunday were mostly peaceful, doing good service to the memory of George Floyd. But they might not have been. There was a very real danger that the…
On May 13th, the state's Covid-19 model forecast 1,441 deaths by the end of May. We had 1,040.
City and state authorities have spread misinformation about the Twin Cities' rioters.
For Covid-19, Minnesota's care homes are some of the most deadly in the United States. Why is that?
Outside of these facilities Minnesota is safer than average, but data shows that we're failing to protect those most vulnerable.
Covid-19 ICU cases are edging up, but by imposing a ban on elective surgeries and then lifting that ban, Gov. Walz has created a simultaneous surge of non-Covid-19 ICU cases.
Polls show that a majority of people support Gov. Walz' stay-at-home restrictions and business closures. But talk is cheap. The data on their actual movements tell a different story.
As the latest issue of Thinking Minnesota reaches doorsteps, the news is dominated by the COVID-19 epidemic that began in China and now has spread worldwide. A number of states…
Lt. Harvey Johnson from New Jersey died in London in November 1942. Remember him today.
From March to April, the unemployment rate in our state rose from 2.9% to 8.1% as the number of unemployed Minnesotans increased by 160,627.
Minnesota's comparatively poor record on Covid-19 fatalities in nursing and assisted living facilities shows that our state government has failed to protect those most at risk.
In this unprecedented time of economic mayhem, Minnesota's small businesses need some certainty from state government. Sadly, they aren't getting it.
The ever-upward march of government spending ought to be halted. We couldn’t afford in the fat years, and we can’t afford in the lean ones.
"We can say with 95 percent confidence that we are going to need a minimum of 3,000 beds starting in the middle of May." -Gov. Walz, April 8th. Yesterday, there…
A couple of weeks ago, it wasn’t unusual to hear people praising Minnesota as leading the nation in its response to Covid-19. We don’t hear anyone saying that now. So…
The state's much vaunted model shows that extending the stay-at-home order to the end of May will see a higher ICU peak and more deaths.
You can't turn a normative question into a positive one. The question 'What will be the consequences of choosing Scenario 3?' is a positive one for 'science' to answer. But…
Gov. Walz made himself look foolish a while back when he claimed he could control the weather. But controlling people is little easier.