This op-ed originally appeared in the Mille Lacs Messenger on May 18, 2020. The statewide shutdown that Gov. Tim Walz imposed in response to the coronavirus has been an economic…
This op-ed originally appeared in the Duluth News-Tribune on March 26, 2020. The United States is in the early stages of what may well be the longest period of widespread…
Yes, the United States has a wall separating church and state, as well we should. But it should not be as tall and thick as it’s often made out to…
Many people in the Twin Cities are vaguely aware of the fact that Minnesota mines iron ore, but few understand the scale or importance of mining to the communities who…
Today is Brexit Day in Britain, the day on which, more than three years after voting to leave the European Union the country actually does so. How did the UK reach…
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2020 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]. Hubert…
On National Miners Day, America honors the 325,000 men and women who work in nearly 13,000 surface and underground mines across the United States. Throughout Minnesota’s history, the miners of our…
Eloise Anderson, former secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families and a nationally regarded welfare expert, reflects on the experiences that shaped her past and stresses the importance…
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…
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]. In George Orwell’s…
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…
Nearly a decade of inept decision-making in St. Paul has produced a pile of scandals and epic policy disasters.
Why the Left wants to rewrite Minnesota’s history.
This article originally appeared in the Summer 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]. Picture Minnesota. Do…
Yesterday, Twin Metals Minnesota announced that they were going to be storing their mine waste using a dry stack storage method, which is often hailed by environmentalists as the best…
Metro politicians push an urban agenda that has real costs for Greater Minnesota
My American Experiment colleague Isaac Orr was on WCCO radio on June 6 talking powerfully about how huge amounts of iron ore mined in Northern Minnesota, used to build ships,…
Last week I was on the Paul and Jordana show to talk about how Minnesota’s iron miners played an indispensable role in the war effort during World War II. Click…
Today marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, when more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of…
Minnesota is one step closer to opening its first copper-nickel mine, as the State Court of Appeals has rejected a lawsuit from anti-mining groups who had hoped to force PolyMet…
On Memorial Day, Americans remember and honor those who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. When you look at the numbers – 4,435 in the Revolutionary…
The SATs and ACT’s are particularly high-profile right now, in largest part because of ridiculously rich parents spending ridiculous amounts of money to feloniously insinuate their children into elite and…
The Magic Money Tree which will pay for trillions of dollars of new spending has a new name: Modern Monetary Theory
A tax cut is going to 'disproportionately' benefit 'the rich' because they pay a 'disproportionate' share of the taxes.