Today’s Minneapolis Star Tribune sounds an alarm on hate crimes against Muslims, a common theme in the news lately: While alleged terrorist acts by American Muslims dominate public debate, terror…
The City of Minneapolis’s far-left city council is thinking about starting a bank. Seriously. Is there a shortage of banks in the Twin Cities? No. Does anyone in city government…
General Mills, one of Minnesota’s premiere Fortune 500 companies, made the news this week with renewed speculation that the company is ripe for a takeover. According to the Star Tribune,…
The scandal surrounding the two luxury suites at brand-new U.S. Bank Stadium that are controlled by the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority continues to grow. The Minneapolis Star Tribune, to its…
Obamacare is a disaster, and MNSure is a fiasco. Pretty much all Minnesotans know that. Obamacare/MNSure has led to higher premiums, larger deductibles and smaller networks. This fall the crisis…
The free ride for luxury suite tickets to Vikings games and other events at U.S. Bank Stadium for political pals of Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority big-wigs Ted Mondale and Michele…
Center of the American Experiment has had a great year in 2016, as evidenced by a nice article by reporter Shannon Prather in yesterday’s Minneapolis Star Tribune. The article, on…
In October, we told you about a “social services” Strib reporter who writes on the news pages like a commentator or advocate. It is an old fashioned but good idea…
No matter what you think about the financing deal for U.S. Bank Stadium (not much), we can all agree that public infrastructure projects should not be turned into partisan slush…
Minnesota Timberwolves point guards Ricky Rubio, Kris Dunn and Tyus Jones all were first-round draft picks. Rubio, the long-time starter, is a very good player who has been stuck on…
Dear Friends, As always, we have much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. In the tumult of the moment, especially in an election season, it is easy to forget that…
Today’s Minneapolis Star Tribune bemoans the lack of affordable housing for young people in the Twin Cities: “Twin Cities real estate pinchpoint: Few low-priced homes are being built.” Builders are…
One of the biggest questions raised by the election results this week is what it all means for the unpopular MNsure state health insurance exchange. Minnesota was among a handful…
This is what the front page of today’s Minneapolis Star Tribune looks like: “55% say Trump unfit for the job”! How did the Star Tribune get that stunning result? This…
On Monday (Oct. 24) Minneapolis City Council member Blong Yang responded to my earlier Star Tribune op-ed that discussed the council’s politically correct repeal of their lurking ordinance and the…
This piece originally appeared in the Star Tribune on October 21, 2016. He’s wrong on several points, and unhelpful. In “Don’t believe Republicans: MNsure isn’t the problem” (Oct. 19), Gov.…
The Star Tribunal Editorial Board recently tried to clear up a few “misunderstood health-care realities” about Minnesota’s troubled individual insurance market. Their editorial took subtle aim at countering criticisms of President…
Gov. Mark Dayton may regret his unusually blunt and candid assessment that “the reality is the Affordable Care Act is no longer affordable to increasing numbers of people.” It’s true,…
Liberals know so much that isn't true.
It was reported this week that national high school graduation rates reached an all-time high of 83.2 percent for the 2014-15 school year. This is good news. As is the…
The new state jobs report is out and not surprisingly, it’s more of the same that Minnesotans have come to expect and accept. Last month Minnesota plodded along with an…
Center of the American Experiment and Minnesota Personal Care Attendants (MNPCA) hosted a well-attended press conference at the State Capitol on Wednesday, October 19th to announce a lawsuit recently filed…
Minneapolis had a lurking law that helped head off trouble. Then political correctness struck. In the wake of more downtown shootings, it’s great that Minneapolis leaders are making new plans…
It’s no secret the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs faculty tend to hold and promote liberal views. That just goes with the territory in academia. According to…