This article appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of Thinking Minnesota. To receive a free issue send your name and address to [email protected]. Minnesotans of a certain age will always…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s remarks at a Bernie Sanders campaign rally last weekend helped make the argument for more educational choice, despite her overall fight against the school choice movement.
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of Thinking Minnesota, now the second largest magazine in Minnesota. To receive a free trial issue send your name and address to [email protected]. Minnesotans of a…
Minnesota’s education rankings are generally a source of pride for the state. This new research suggests that we ought to think again.
Nearly a decade of inept decision-making in St. Paul has produced a pile of scandals and epic policy disasters.
There are great things about Minnesota which make it a wonderful place to live. But its economy is not, perhaps, foremost among them.
The argument that Minnesota performs well on rankings like those of U.S. News and World Report just is not supported by the evidence.
The following article is a guest column by Kristi Rosenquist, a Grassroots Citizen Activist in Minnesota: When President Trump said, “The noise [from wind turbines] causes cancer,” the reactions were immediate. Iowa…
"Well, if you don't like it move to New Hampshire". People never say this to you when you make the point that Minnesotans are some of the most heavily taxed citizens…
"If you drive a car, I'll tax the street", as The Beatles sang. Minnesotans are already some of most heavily taxed people in America. With state revenues at near record…
The evidence shows that, when looking at 'quality of life' measures, low tax states do as well as high tax states.
Minnesota has high taxes and lousy roads. It has high taxes and good educational outcomes, but other states have better outcomes with much lower taxes. The idea that Minnesotans get…
It is true that Minnesota has a high quality of living, but that is despite the state's high taxes, not because of them.
Minnesota's education rankings are generally a source of pride for the state. A new report suggests that we ought to think again.
The Rochester Post Bulletin argues that high taxes are what makes Minnesota great. It makes this argument in contradiction of the facts and, even, to the studies it cites in…
Minnesota's tax climate is bad for business. Happily, two bills, from either side of the aisle, look to help that.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
Another state ranking gives Minnesota high marks, but no thanks to its Big Government economic policies.
Education does not exist simply to produce future employees. But if we sacrifice our children's education on the altar of political correctness, they will pay an economic price down the…
Education excellence threatened by ideology in Edina Schools.
When it comes to making “Best of” lists, Minnesota is quick to proclaim its superiority. But a MinnPost article questions whether the state is really among the best or just…
Set aside the hype: Minnesota lags national averages in a wide range of economic indicators, exposing deep vulnerabilities for the future.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth, former chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor, a senior fellow and director of Economics21 at the Manhattan Institute wrote a great article in U.S. News &…