Dr. James Dobson, who sadly passed away last week at the age of 89, wrote in his 1970 book Dare to Discipline, “Respect for leadership is the glue that holds…
A recently released report from progressive institute The Century Foundation ranked Minnesota number one in the nation for immigrant student support. The report judged states on three primary factors; (1)…
This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, a case that critiqued the boundaries of state charter school funding. After Oklahoma attempted to authorize…
Shortly before Election Day last November, Gallup reported that “The economy ranks as the most important of 22 issues that U.S. registered voters say will influence their choice for president.” Crucially, given…
American Experiment’s John Hinderaker speaks with Christopher Rufo, the conservative activist, researcher, and writer, about his bestselling book, the roots of cultural wokeism, and putting a stop to the political…
Tonight sees the second televised debate of this presidential campaign, and Vice President Harris’ first after President Biden’s disastrous performance in the first debate ended both his campaign and, effectively,…
Only 35 percent of Minnesotans believe things in K-12 education are going in the right direction, according to a survey by Morning Consult that is updated monthly. Optimism about the…
Over 30 years ago, Minnesota passed a ground-breaking law enacting chartered public schools. But based on recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Minnesota’s restrictions on charter school authorizers appear constitutionally suspect, according to…
In December 2023, sociology professors Christopher Ferguson and Sven Smith of Stetson University published a paper entitled “Race, class, and criminal adjudication: Is the US criminal justice system as biased…
UMLC adds to its team fighting for freedom and constitutional rights in Minnesota.
Uncovering Minnesota’s extreme laws regarding medicalized treatment for gender-distressed young people.
I highly recommend Rufo’s book on the origins of the CRT/DEI/ethnic studies phenomenon. The Manhattan Institute’s Christopher Rufo book, America’s Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything, still ranks…
Author and Manhattan Institute Fellow Heather Mac Donald has offered a brilliant piece in The Spectator on the death of Tyre Nichols, and the renewed calls for massive police reform. …
Much ink has been spilled recently on the release of 2022 national reading and math scores, which add to data on the devastating learning loss that has occurred over the…
The U.S. Sentencing Commission is a bipartisan body that studies and develops sentencing policies for the federal courts. It also serves as a resource for congress, the executive branch, and…
He superficially understands the “why” but has it all backward on the “what now.” A Pew Research poll last month found that 70% of Americans view inflation as a very big problem…
A recent national poll by Rasmussen Reports shows that American voters oppose Critical Race Theory by large margins. According to the survey, 73 percent of American adults are following the…
For the average person, Jeff Bezos using his money to go to space was probably a non-event. However, for some politicians, this signifies a policy failure that needs correcting. Business…
How Minneapolis voluntarily relinquished its streets to a mob of vandals, thieves and arsonists
I have written extensively on how COVID-19 has changed the education landscape and has revealed to parents the shortcomings of a top-down education system, leading many to seek out alternative…
Regular readers of Center of the American Experiment understand that wind and solar are expensive, unreliable, and they require massive amounts of metals to generate just a fraction of the…
In an unlisted YouTube video discovered by Choice Media, Lily Eskelsen Garcia (former president of the national teachers' union) tells Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden that charter schools are "very…
The video of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis on Memorial Day is sickening. There is no way that arresting a man for an alleged minor infraction should involve a police…
School choice opponents argue that school choice, such as charter schools, harm traditional public schools. Any gains made by students in charter schools, they say, comes at the expense of…