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…
Representing a portion of Mitch Pearlstein's varied writings on three key themes over the last 21 years, the essays in "Final Score" are just as relevant today as when they were…
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.
The violent crime wave underway in Minneapolis includes numerous holdups and assaults involving guns and other weapons in the vicinity of the University of Minnesota campus. Over the weekend there…
'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,…
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.
Urban school districts continue to kowtow to the left’s marching orders urging the expulsion of School Resource Officers—cops—from the hallways. Meantime, my colleague Catrin Wigfall has exposed the national teacher…
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…
Downtown businesses which were already facing an unfriendly regulatory environment ad then Covid-19 now have increased crime to cope with. To arrest the decline of downtown Minneapolis, the mayor and…
In her new book, Vicky Osterweil travels so far left she ends up on the furthest fringes of the right.
Despite the Minneapolis Public Schools district being cleared for hybrid learning, MPS has decided on distance learning for all students. This decision has stirred up concern among families, and a…
Now more than ever you have to wonder why anyone would sign up to be a police officer. Not knowing whether they’ll get shot at or assaulted when they go…
Minneapolis' 56 homicides so far this year are 8 more than all of 2019, and just one off of the 20-year high of 57, recorded in 2006. St. Paul's 23…
Liberals and the “Progressive” politicians to their left love to use the buzzwords of “equity, diversity, and inclusivity,” but politicians like Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Jacob Frey have erased…
The hospitality industry has greatly suffered from the shutdown. Now is the time for businesses in the industry to gain lost ground before it is too late. A lot of…
When rents rise we often hear people call for rent control - price ceilings. Now that they are falling will we hear people call for rent controls to enact price…
This is not the first obstacle that businesses are facing when it comes to rebuilding that has to do with regulation. Up until about 2 weeks ago, businesses could not…
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…
Unlike the last time Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called for emergency backup in containing riots after George Floyd’s death, Gov. Tim Walz fell all over himself on Wednesday dispatching the…
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…