Liberals will not relinquish their taste of power.
COVID-19 has laid bare the educational disparities that continue to remain a stubborn feature of our education system. The status quo, one-size-fits-all does not fit all, and if we do…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Since the fourth quarter of 2019, GDP has fallen by 10.1% nationally and by 10.6% in Minnesota, making us the 32nd worst hit state.
As the state looks to a post-Covid-19 future, what economic policies can help us get back on our feet?
The Councillors can walk away from all this, whether they feel any shame about it or not. But, if activists like Al Flowers, Alicia Smith, and Lisa Clemons are correct…
Accepting Gov. Walz' argument that the spread of Covid-19 cannot be stopped and that all we can do is build up capacity to cope with its acute cases, the share…
Two locals writing in Minn Post propose five benchmarks for ending Minnesota's state of emergency - the Governor himself only claims to have two. Sadly, their benchmarks are almost all…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
As with the positivity rate, it isn't clear that the ratio of community spread cases makes a very useful benchmark for whether Minnesota is in a state of emergency or…
The data has consistently failed to support the state government's dire warnings. Rather than ditching the dire warnings, the state government is ditching the data.
Minnesota's sentencing guidelines might need a rethink.
As long as testing is not truly 'random', the positivity rate is an unreliable benchmark.
For the time being at least, while COVID-19 is still with us, the data is clear: The emergency period of this pandemic is over.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Research shows that more cops mean less crime. As police numbers in Minneapolis and Saint Paul fall, not only relative to the population but in absolute terms, what will less…
The state government is cracking down on bars and restaurants which are already struggling with reduced capacity.
Minneapolis city council may have recognized its mistake in calling for abolition of the police department, but it still refuses to take responsibility for the consequences.
“I think the thing that's most wrong with Hubert Humphrey is that he is not cognizant of the limited, finite ability government has to deal with people's problems. And I…
'Defunding' the police is a bad idea. If more cops means less crime, what does fewer cops mean? Faced with rising violence in the Twin Cities, we need more cops,…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The Franchise Formerly Known as the Redskins should take a leaf out of the Packers' book and take their name from the city's employment.
Minneapolitans might have won a reprieve from the city council's lunatic ideas, but they will need to remain their guard.
Increased crime, vandalism, and disorder – even just the perception of it – imposes economic costs. If people feel unsafe, they will go elsewhere and they will take their money…