Crime and public safety are universal concerns that transcend politics and race. But more specifically in the black community — in the United States and Minnesota — is the overwhelming…
One of the centerpieces of Gov. Walz’ “One Minnesota” budget is his proposal to spend $1.1 billion over two years on a child tax credit for low income families. The…
Today the Minnesota House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee will hold a hearing on a bill to impose price controls on drug manufacturers. The bill — House File 17 —…
New law will raise health care costs on some, result in fewer new life-saving cures and more lives lost for others Rep. Angie Craig recently led off a commentary in…
Our supporters are absolutely crushing the Walz administration’s survey on the California fuel standards and electric vehicle adoption. Now that we’ve conquered one survey, it’s time to move on to…
At a recent conference hosted by the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics, Senator Amy Klobuchar failed to answer a reporter’s direct question about the nature of her proposed bill,…
Attempts to justify the high costs of President Biden’s Build Back Better plan have engendered a string of creative economic arguments advocating for so-called investments by the government to drive a…
The American Rescue Plan, enacted in March 2021, extended previous measures that expanded eligibility for Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits to workers who are typically ineligible for state UI programs (Pandemic…
Rent control is a bad policy; economists agree. In 1992, when economists were polled on whether rent control reduces the supply of housing, 93 percent of them agreed. Similarly, in…
Consequences eclipse good intentions or favorable PR.
The Trump administration was punctuated by a string of “explosive” books — mostly composed of unsourced tittle-tattle — which were published, “exploded,” and disappeared. You’re Hired! Untold Successes and Failures…
New research led by the University of Chicago shows huge promise to defeating global hunger by using genetic modification of crops to increase food production by 50 percent and make…
Getting out of the way of the economy.
This op-ed appeared in the Star Tribune on April 28th, 2021 As Minnesota’s economy slowly begins to recover from COVID-19 and the measures taken by state government to fight it,…
Last week, I wrote about how increased unemployment benefits are preventing employers from hiring. This isn’t just a problem for Minnesota or for specific industries. As the Wall Street Journal reports:…
Like the undermentioned parrot, Modern Monetary Theory fails to check three boxes.
A new book on recent political upheavals makes some brave and astute observations, but comes up short on solutions.
Researchers have provided an update on the fate of small businesses in the country. By tracking and taking surveys from small business owners, they estimate that over 100,000 small business…
Let me suggest a different response for when charges erupt. This op-ed originally appeared in the Star Tribune on September 17, 2019. Are an unknown number of racists slithering through…
Four years prostrate to the higher mind isn’t right for everyone. Nod if you can hear me. Vigorously if you truly agree. This Sunday Cover op-ed originally ran in the…
I was also on the King Banaian show last weekend to talk about how renewable energy mandates and subsidies, not markets, are responsible for the eroding market share of coal-fired…
The University of Chicago made waves last week by releasing the findings of a working paper that found renewable energy mandates cause electricity prices to rise. This won’t be surprising…
The Magic Money Tree which will pay for trillions of dollars of new spending has a new name: Modern Monetary Theory
The following article originally appeared in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. There have been many recent articles in The Daily Sentinel on Xcel’s new Colorado Energy Plan related to climate…