The University of Minnesota Physicians, Fairview Health Services, and Attorney General Keith Ellison have reached a ten-year agreement that will prevent the medical school and hospital from shutting down next…
In his book The Euro, Nobel Prize winning — and decidedly non-conservative — economist Joseph E. Stiglitz writes: Countries compete to attract firms, capital, and highly skilled workers, and one…
I have written a lot about why people decide to move from one place to another. I generally discuss taxes because, for one thing, research shows that they are one…
Whenever I point out that Minnesota is losing residents, on net, to places like Florida, one of the standard responses is that they’re only moving for the weather. But, if…
The Star Tribune reported last week that Mankato “has the lowest unemployment rate forany metro in U.S.” So it does, as Bureau of Labor Statistics data show. The Star Tribune…
Sioux Falls has strong demand for housing but is relatively affordable because more houses are built. Supply expands to accommodate rising demand which helps keep prices low. This is is…
Sioux Falls may be South Dakota’s largest city, but it’s no Minneapolis in terms of population or the number of demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd. And South Dakota…
Center of the American Experiment has been at the forefront of exposing the short lifespan and enormous cost associated with decommissioning wind turbines at the end of their 20 year…
Mitchell, South Dakota is famous for the corn palace, but it appears the community is also known among wind companies as a place to dispose of wind turbine blades that…
Last week I wrote about how decommissioning wind turbines in Germany could cost hundreds of millions of Euros more than previously planned and overwhelm Germany’s capacity to dispose of non-recyclable…
A newly launched study by the Center for the Study of Economic Liberty at Arizona State University has ranked Minneapolis 40th among 115 cities in North America on the overall…
American Experiment has been a leader in exposing the fact that wind turbines only last for twenty years, and after that time the turbines must be torn down as part…
Minnesota's border counties experience the competitive disadvantage of high taxes and hostile regulations
Minnesota’s economy faces a turning point. That’s the message of American Experiment’s new report, “Minnesota’s Economy: Mediocre Performance Threatens the State’s Future.” It’s a report with statewide implications, so the Center…