MN Reformer calls attention to this new Gallup poll (scroll down) about American opinions on crime in various cities. The Reformer‘s headline reads, Americans think Minneapolis is less safe than…
From tomorrow, recreational marijuana will be legal in Minnesota. Center of the American Experiment has never taken a position on the legalization of marijuana — we neither support the measure,…
The saying used to go, “All politics is local.” Not anymore. To be competitive in Minnesota politics, at least within the state’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party, you need to have a…
The southeastern Minnesota town of Harmony was projected to lose residents in the 2020 census, leaving the community short of 1,000 residents. But the prognosticators evidently failed to account for…
Dane Smith, a progressive Senior Policy Fellow and President Emeritus of Growth & Justice, wrote a commentary that was recently published in the Star Tribune editorial pages. His commentary attempted…
If our own struggles to control crime and violence aren’t enough to convince Minnesotan’s how disastrous the progressive led anti-police movement has been, Seattle might provide for a convincing comparative…
The dramatic drop in enrollment at Minneapolis public schools is a leading indicator of the city’s eventual decline. Two decades ago (2002-2003 school year), Minneapolis ranked in the top 100…
In September, 2016, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reported: Starbucks is expanding its presence in the Twin Cities with several new shops in the works, including one in downtown Minneapolis.…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has instructed the Department of Transportation and the Department of Agriculture to release a report detailing how Minnesota would adopt California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. California’s…
High prices are not problems in themselves; rather, they are symptoms of underlying problems which lead demand to outstrip supply. Digging into these underlying problems and their causes requires some…
Chad Helton’s tumultuous tenure as head of the Hennepin County Library system from afar in sunny California may be over, but not before one last departing bout of controversy. As…
Under criticism for collecting a $184,000 paycheck from Hennepin County taxpayers from his condo in Los Angeles, the director of the county library system has taken a pause from his…
San Fransicko focuses on the west coast city, but Minneapolis is prominently mentioned throughout the book. Author Michael Shellenberger explains how and why progressive policies have made the big Pacific…
Shortage of housing is one of the biggest issues facing most metros. But according to the Star Tribune, the Twin Cities have it worse than all regions in the nation.…
On Wednesday, a short item in the Federal Register underscored the regressive nature of the “electrify everything” effort that is being promoted by some of America’s highest-profile environmental groups, climate-change activists, politicians, and academics. The…
The following article was written by Robert Bryce. It originally appeared in Forbes. The massive blast of Siberia-like cold that is wreaking havoc across North America is proving that if we humans want…
A politicized press and an elite establishment perpetuate racism as America’s defining trait.
The concept of “environmental justice” has gained increasing traction among liberal lawmakers who claim that past energy and environmental policies have left low income and minority communities less able to…
When it comes to energy policy, legislators in Minnesota often cite Germany as an example of a shining star on a hill. This fondness for Germany probably stems from the…
Due to increased vacancies, landlords are offering lower rents and other pricing incentives. This should show Minnesota policymakers that to sustainably address the affordable housing crisis, efforts should center around…
Figuring out what school learning will look like this fall has stirred up quite the debate nationwide. And all the uncertainty over schools reopening and what it would take for…
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, most major cities in the country were grappling with a lack of affordable housing. But with growing increasing unemployment, there is a possibility a lot…
Nearly everyone acknowledges that the lack of housing available for people of low and middle income is one of the most serious problems facing the Twin Cities today. Experts use…
A few weeks ago I wrote about how the Coronavirus shutdown had not resulted in lower levels of particulate matter in the Twin Cities despite a dramatic downturn in daily…