'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,…
Have you considered moving, only to find home prices way higher than you expected? That's not the case in the rest of the Midwest. It's uniquely a Twin Cities problem,…
In her new book, Vicky Osterweil travels so far left she ends up on the furthest fringes of the right.
A new billboard that has appeared in Edmonton, Alberta (home of the Oilers hockey team) asks Albertans the question, “Should Alberta join the USA?” For those of you who are…
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…
We often hear the old quote that "a riot is the language of the unheard". Sometimes, maybe. Sometimes it is just the language of thieves and vandals.
Blue checks on Twitter shrugged off damage to businesses, arguing that the owners were insured. Many weren't. People like this rely on the city and state government to protect them…
It’s hard to blame businesses considering rebuilding after the riots in Minneapolis for wanting to take additional security measures to protect themselves. They have little choice with the lack of…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Last weekend, the Minneapolis Star Tribune wrote an article about Xcel Energy’s plans to increase the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road by giving rebates of up to…
The following article originally appeared in the Duluth News Tribune. This week, the Center of the American Experiment crisscrossed the state of Minnesota to help educate residents about the Walz…
Under leftist Gov. Tim Walz, the Minnesota State Patrol has repeatedly looked the other way as favored political protesters flagrantly broke the law and endangered public safety. Most infamously, the…
Pro-mining DLFers in Minnesota lost an ally yesterday, as State Senator Erik Simonson lost his primary race to anti-mining political newcomer, Jen McEwen. The results of this primary, along with…
Yesterday the Minneapolis Star Tribune featured an article discussing how Minnesota Power, an investor owned electric utility in northern Minnesota, was relieved that the state’s iron ore mines were starting…
This week the Eagan Police Department invited residents of the Twin Cities suburb to an open forum on policing. It was an effort to reach out to those with concerns…
A number of statues stand on the ground of the Minnesota Capitol. Since 1931, these have included a statue of Christopher Columbus. The Columbus monument was erected, in part, to…
The high cost of childcare in Minnesota - caused chiefly by government regulation - strains families and our economy, especially in Greater Minnesota.
Energy policy in Minnesota is a mess. Liberal politicians, profit-seeking, government-approved monopoly utilities like Xcel Energy, and environmental groups are pushing for the closure of Minnesota’s reliable coal-fired power plants,…
In the midst of the overheated political responses to the Twin Cities riots, Minnesotans steadily support their cops but overwhelmingly expect reform.
With crime on the rise, there is evidence that business are starting to recognize Minneapolis as somewhere to be avoided.
How government regulation strains families and our economy.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) has recently released its 2019 Sustainability Report, which sheds light on the Walz Administration’s desire to radically change the way Minnesotans drive. According to…
Within days of the launching of American Experiment’s Support MN Police public information campaign on behalf of law enforcement, leftist vandals have shown Minnesotans once again that the lawlessness and…
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…