Hamza Abdirashid Said, age 20, was charged with three felonies arising from the Friday night shooting outside of the Wayzata High School graduation ceremony held at the University of Minnesota’s…
I’ve written before about our local DFLers fondness for trumpeting some of the various rankings of states compiled as clickbait by various bloggers and passed off as “studies.” “Data is…
Minnesota’s Top 5 ranking for business by CNBC caught attention recently, as my colleague John Phelan wrote about here. But the state’s drop in the education subindex over the years…
Three reasons why this conservative is not leaving Minnesota.
In recent days we have heard from a disgruntled conservative who is leaving Minnesota and a liberal bidding him “good riddance.” But there is another view: those conservatives who are…
Minnesotans, on average, pay a higher price for their government compared to residents of other states. A lot of high-tax advocates claim that this makes it possible for Minnesota to…
The 2023 U.S. News & World Report “Best States Rankings” study has identified Minnesota as the number 5 best state in the country. The overall ranking factors in crime &…
On Tuesday, U.S. News published its Best States Rankings study for 2023, which ranked Minnesota the fifth-best state in the country. But while this ranking paints a good picture of…
The scandal has grown to 18 schools in the Washington, D.C. suburbs. A new front in the academic war on merit. The scandal involves National Merit “Commendations,” a lower-tier of…
Last week, U.S. News reported: ‘Stocks Slump on Fears About Rates, Recession After Jobs Data‘. Was it bad data? No, quite the contrary: Good news on the economy remains bad…
How indifference about the whopping budget surplus could permanently anchor Minnesota as a second-rate state. The solution: Give it back!
This week, I’ve written about the body of empirical research which shows that people leave and avoid high tax states and about our own research which shows that Minnesota’s taxes…
‘As delta variant causes surge in cases, officials closely watching new mutation.’ So KSTP reported at the weekend. ‘Minnesota Officials Urge Shots as Delta Variant Surges,’ U.S. News reported. “‘I’m…
U.S. News & World Report recently released new rankings that identified Minnesota as the second best state in America. But a closer look at the ranking details suggests not all…
Despite no proven correlation between spending and student achievement, Big Education relentlessly demands—and gets—more and more money.
This week, it was announced that US News had ranked Minnesota the 2nd best state in America. State policymakers were quick to crow. Gov. Walz put out this press release:…
The U.S. Department of Education announced on Monday that states will have to administer their annual standardized tests this school year. Paired with the testing requirement is additional flexibility though,…
A militant new secular student faith.
In December, then president-elect Joe Biden pledged to reopen a “majority” of schools by the end of his first 100 days as president. This then shifted to a majority of…
The false narrative that inadequate funding is the root of our education problems paints Minnesota as a state allergic to accountability.
How Macalester College indoctrinates its students into a militant new secular faith.
What if I told you everything in the conventional narrative about Minnesota’s education system is believed by facts that point to a different conclusion from what we’ve been told?
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…
There is no link between high tax burdens and a state being a nicer place to live or having a better education system.