Last year’s legislative session in Minnesota, which concluded in May 2023, has been described as “historic.” And it was. For the first time in eight years, the state’s Democratic party…
It should surprise no one that subsidies and regulations rarely change behavior. A recent study shows them to be largely ineffective in climate policy, too. The peer-reviewed study, published last week in the…
A May poll by Pew Research Center shows that a majority of Americans favor more nuclear power plants in the U.S. to generate electricity. Republican-leaning voters were more supportive of nuclear power…
Last week, Walker Orenstein of the Star Tribune reported on a remarkable situation in Grand Meadow, Minnesota. He reports from a neighbor’s point of view: Trucks dropped off more than…
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Century Aluminum is planning to build the country’s first new smelter in 45 years. That could be good news, if the company can…
A friend passed along a recent op-ed in The Wall Street Journal on the importance of thanking our teachers (with a focus on doing so before it’s too late). I…
Around 40 percent of students who enroll in four-year colleges and universities don’t graduate within six years. This leaves them saddled with debt and no degree that will help them…
For years, many young college-aged Americans have viewed getting an internship almost as a rite of passage. Traditionally, internships have offered many advantages—helping to develop marketable skills, sprucing up a…