The broad swath of issues shaping our politics — and our country. In 2018, the two Minnesota Congressional Districts with the highest median household incomes — the 2nd and 3rd…
The outlook was bleak for the Republicans arriving at St. Cloud State University in November 1975 for their state party convention. The DFL governor, Wendell Anderson, had been elected five…
Leaked court documents reveal that the Biden administration has been secretly conspiring with tribal nations and environmental groups to spend $1 billion to prepare for the destruction of four hydroelectric…
A lesson for state and local policymakers.
Proposals to remove the four Lower Snake River (LSR) dams: Ice Harbor, Little Goose, Lower Lower Granite, and Lower Monumental, to aid in salmon recovery efforts would transform Washington from…
Motherboard had an interesting article on the nature of solar jobs, describing the work as transient and low-paying. You can read the beginning third below, or click the link for…
Many in America see ills such as poverty and claim that it is government's job to solve them. According to the Declaration of Independence, that isn't how the government of…
Last week, the Minnesota House DFL pushed a 186-page energy omnibus bill through the Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee on a party-line vote. The bill is a wish…
Last night, a substantial portion of the debate revolved around energy and environmental policy, particularly fracking and the Green New Deal. You can watch the segment by clicking the picture…
The huge costs of shuttering coal.
This article originally appeared in today’s Pioneer Press. The version below is the same text, but with graphics added. Xcel Energy recently unveiled its plan to prematurely retire its coal…
Last week's blockbuster jobs report showed that sound economic policy can enable strong growth and reveal the bankruptcy of notions of stagnation.
As socialism enjoys a new bout of popularity among so-called intellectuals, Milton Friedman's analysis of this phenomenon remains as timely and incisive as ever.
The real legacy of the Age of Aquarius was the Reagan Revolution.