Photo by Matias J. Ocner ([email protected]) Every year, in either December or January, I post something along the lines of “Did the Vikings suck this year because of Minnesota’s high…
The information about who and what was behind the deadly terror attack in New Orleans early New Year’s Day has now been vetted. As of yesterday, the FBI has concluded…
Tonight the Timberwolves take on the Denver Nuggets at Target Center looking to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference Semi Final. After eclipsing the Phoenix Suns 4-0 in…
The last six years working at Center of the American Experiment have been the most fun and professionally rewarding of our careers. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an…
This week, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and city leaders held a press conference to announce that the city is now prepared to properly respond to future crisis events, such as…
It has been nearly four years since the Columbus statue was torn from its pedestal near the State Capitol as protestors continued destroying property after the murder of George Floyd,…
Can the Vikings’ persistent woes be traced back to bad economic policies?
Earlier this year, the Boston Celtics offered forward Grant Williams $48 million to continue playing for them for another four years. He turned them down. Why? Taxes. Massachusetts used to…
50 years after its TIME cover story, does Minnesota still work?
State and local taxes and spending Twin Cities Business: Paying Your Fair Share! KSTP: Question on St. Paul ballot will ask for sales tax increase to fund road, bridge maintenance…
It’s Super Bowl Sunday this weekend and, once again, the Vikings will be watching it at home. It is also budget season at the state Capitol, with Gov. Tim Walz…
AKA Do the Vikings lose because of Minnesota's high taxes?
The Franchise Formerly Known as the Redskins should take a leaf out of the Packers' book and take their name from the city's employment.
Celebrities like Steve Carrell and Justin Timberlake are giving money to the people who wrecked large parts of the Twin Cities. They should give it to their victims instead.
More research shows that high state income taxes have a negative impact on the performance of sports teams from those states .
We all accept that Minnesota imposes high taxes. Some argue that that's a fair price to pay for all the absolutely necessary stuff the state government does for us in…
Research finds "a significant negative relation between the amount of the net (after-tax) salary cap represented by the personal income tax rate of the teams’ home states and the success…
Today is the day that President Trump arrives in Minneapolis for a rally as he ramps up his efforts to carry the state in the upcoming election. President Trump is…
If Mayor Frey has developed a new found sense of responsibility to his city's taxpayers it is to be welcomed. Sadly, I suspect that no such Damascene conversion to fiscal…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Green Bay Packer’s quarterback Bart Starr passed away on Sunday, May 26th, 2019 at the age of 85. During his playing career, Starr won five NFL championships, including the first…
This post appeared at MinnPost on February 13, 2019. There has been no shortage of books over the last decade about how Americans are in centrifugal flight from one other. Journalist…
Budweiser’s wind-powered message claims the beer is now brewed with renewable electricity from wind power, which will create clean electricity and a better future for us all. But the answer…
With the NFL season set to kick off this week, I thought it would be a fun time to call my shot on who is going to wind the Superbowl…