Truer words were never spoken. The six-week-long second trial of Feeding Our Future defendants wrapped up late this afternoon. Now the matter is in the hands of the jury to render a verdict. Your correspondent was there. This round, the defendants are Aimee...
In the latest episode of the American Experiment Podcast, we break down some of the highlights from Governor Walz’s first stop along his midwest ‘red states’ tour. While Minnesota faces a $6 BILLION budget deficit, half of MN students can’t read or do...
The DFL deficit In February 2023, Minnesota Management & Budget (MMB) forecast a state government budget surplus of $17 billion for the 2024-2025 biennium. In that “historic” session, the DFL trifecta blew through that surplus and, between 2019 and 2024,...
The second Feeding Our Future trial resumed this morning at the Federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. Your correspondent was there. Salim Said, co-owner of the Safari Restaurant of south Minneapolis, is on trial with Feeding Our Future founder and CEO...
Photo: Brian Peterson, Star Tribune Under our “social contract,” individuals voluntarily agree to surrender certain rights and freedoms to a governing authority in exchange for protection and the maintenance of social order, forming the basis of legitimate...
The dust finally settled on the November 2024 election as the House DFL candidate won the special election in Roseville and Shoreview last week. That means the House is now officially tied 67-67, with Republican Lisa Demuth as Speaker. Committee leadership will...
A proposed federal scholarship tax credit bill would expand parental choice to all 50 states, providing families a funding option that could be used for a wide variety of educational needs. Through privately funded scholarships, the Educational Choice for...
That’s the curious case of the recently-created state Office of New Americans (ONA). The private company in this instance is the Palo Alto, CA-based Emerson Collective LLC. The Collective was founded, and is funded, by Laurene Jobs, the widow of Apple...
Two years ago I wrote two articles for Econlib marking the centenary of Irish independence. Here they are to mark St. Patrick’s Day At the Irish Free State’s birth in 1922, hopes were high that independence from Britain – what the 18th century...
State and local taxes and spending Pioneer Press: Letters: The taxing cost of living in Minnesota Star Tribune: Minnesota faces a projected $6 billion budget deficit down the road. Here’s what you should know Hometownsource: Southern Minnesota counties warn...