Conservative speaker Ben Shapiro just might get the last word in against the University of Minnesota after all–in a federal courtroom. The U of M refused to let the popular…
Rating agencies like Moody’s have all threatened to ding the State of Minnesota for not properly funding pensions. This is what finally prompted the Governor and Legislature to act in…
“There’s an adult sphere and there’s a sphere for children,” said Kim Crockett, vice president of the think tank Center for the American Experiment. “It is very clear to me…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Public Utilities Commission Commissioner Katie Sieben, who was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton, said the decision on whether to approve a replacement of the Line 3 oil pipeline “Has no…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The landmark Supreme Court ruling that public employees cannot be forced to fund organized labor as a condition of getting a paycheck continues to reverberate as the ramifications for union…
Many of the anti-copper mining activists in Minnesota also believe the state should use more renewable energy sources. An excellent Star Tribune Editorial explains why these two conflicting ideologies simply cannot coexist…
The Dayton administration wants Minnesotans to believe that throwing millions more taxpayer dollars at the failed new $93 million MNLARS state vehicle and registration system would solve everything. But a…
At American Experiment, we aim to play a constructive role in Minnesota’s marketplace of ideas and public policy. To do that the Center communicates its message statewide in an increasing…
A culture hell-bent on separating pleasure from responsibility made #MeToo inevitable, so now should come the reflective part of the reckoning. This Sunday opinion cover commentary originally appeared in the…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Many public employees object to union policies. The Supreme Court is in a position to overturn a requirement of “fair share” fees. This op-ed originally appeared in the Star Tribune…
We are standing by live right now to see if the Supreme Court rules in favor of restoring the First Amendment rights of public employees; in Janus v Afscme, the…
A citizen watchdog group just handed the city of Bloomington an embarrassing loss at the Minnesota Supreme Court. The case started over the rights of residents of the Twin Cities…
Why do we need to spend up to $2 billion on a streetcar from Union Depot to the airport and the Mall of America when the 54 bus already runs…
Environmental activists and green energy special interest groups are circling the wagons. They’re panicking over an administrative law judge’s thumbs-down on a huge, but locally unpopular proposed wind farm on…
I am not at all unsympathetic to hungry kids if they have incompetent and/or neglectful parents. But this is not a proper expenditure or activity for any public school. Period.…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Minnesota's solar energy mandate continues to cause electricity prices to soar.
Remember the apocalyptic protests over how catastrophic the Dakota Access Pipeline would be for the environment? That was then, this is now. The pipeline just celebrated its first full year…
Supporters of the Enbridge 3 pipeline in northern Minnesota paid a visit to Gov. Mark Dayton’s office at the State Capitol. They dropped off a petition with more than 1,200…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The massive road construction project underway on I-35 and I-94 has further exposed the folly of converting traffic lanes to bike lanes on major thoroughfares in Minneapolis. Major closures have…