Untwisting the falsehoods about religion and government Should people of faith have any influence on our state and nation? Is their influence dangerous? These are increasingly frequent questions, sometimes being…
Friday morning in Minneapolis City Hall, police chiefs from across the county joined Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt to condemn the announcement from Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty that her…
We are all familiar with the famous quote incorrectly attributed to the French writer Voltaire: I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right…
Alert readers will recall that I’ve written several times about the federal immigration court located at Ft. Snelling. Officially it’s the U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review.…
A few additional points on HF 2666 and the use of “nonprofits” to distribute taxpayer cash. Elsewhere, the Center’s John Phelan discusses this proposal, which is moving forward in the…
On ‘Death Wish’ and its current cultural relevance.
State and local taxes and spending Newsweek: (Illegal) Migrants Could Get $500 a Month Under New Bill Kare 11: ‘Build toward the future’: Gov. Tim Walz unveils supplemental budget proposal…
Here we go again. The congresswoman from Minnesota (representing the 5th district–Minneapolis and nearby suburbs) has stirred up another international controversy. And, as always, local media show little interest. [Update:…
Impulsive expansion of health regulations will harm patients.
My friend Madi Hilly has blown up the internet over the last two days after posing next to stored nuclear fuel while 27 weeks pregnant while visiting Idaho National Labs.…
In the pre-dawn hours of yesterday morning, after a contentious, marathon debate on the House floor, the lower chamber passed HF 146, marketed as the “Trans Refuge Act.” In the…
The breakdown of Minnesota’s law enforcement institutions isn’t new, neither are the solutions.
After unprecedented surges in crime in 2020 and 2021, some have suggested Minneapolis is turning the corner on crime. Not so fast. Three quarters of the way through 2022, the city…
The following article originally appeared in Newsweek. It was written by Robert Bryce. Last June, the Biden administration was so concerned about China’s use of Uyghur Muslim slave labor to…
The piece below was written by Robert Bryce and published on May 5th in Newsweek Magazine: Last week, Californians got a rare bit of good news on the energy front:…
Health policy edition.
Minnesota’s Walter Mondale famously failed to resurrect Hubert Humphrey’s liberal coalition, but also took the first, faltering steps toward a new progressive politics that appealed to younger, educated, middle-class voters.
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…
On March 2nd, Governor Gregg Abbot issued an executive order lifting Texas’s mask mandate and fully reopening the state. Proponents of lockdowns argued that this decision would kill Texans. Three…
In a recent interview, former Vice President Joe Biden said "Milton Friedman isn't running the show anymore" We might be better off if he was.
The attempt to get anything we desire designated as a 'right' which someone must provide for us is not a new one. Back in 1972, the economist Milton Friedman tackled…
When the price of labor went up, Bernie Sanders bought less of it and workers are no better off. Econ 101 strikes again.
If you don't believe in government planning, what do you believe in? Milton Friedman gave us the answer.
Taxes are incentives. If we tax something, we get less of it. Indeed, this is what so-called 'sin taxes' are based on. High rates of taxation on income from investment -…