After two days of deliberations, a jury in Minneapolis found Derrick John Thompson guilty on all counts. Thompson, now age 29, was charged with 15 felonies, including 3rd-degree murder, from…
The legislature is scheduled to convene at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 9, for a one-day special session to complete work on the two-year 2026-27 state budget. A few, smaller…
A ratchet wrench is an effective tool that allows for continuous movement of a nut in one direction while preventing movement in the opposite direction. The evolution of the left’s…
Does the American education system provide students enough instructional time to keep them competitive against their peers worldwide? It’s a question policymakers have argued over for decades. In terms of…
Posted on the federal court calendar for next week is a guilty plea hearing for Ahmed Artan, Defendant No. 8 (of 71) in the sprawling free-food scandal. If all goes…
Sound familiar? The AP reported yesterday: Amazon plans to invest $10 billion toward building a campus in North Carolina to expand its cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure. That’s billion,…
Draft language in the legislature’s transportation spending bill would drop the maximum e-bike rebate from $1,500 to $750. Quick question: why not $0? The draft language, according to Axios Twin…
The One Big Beautiful Bill (HR1, aka OBBB), passed by the GOP-controlled U.S. House on May 22, 2025, significantly alters federal healthcare funding, impacting Minnesota’s health care system. This omnibus…
The number of principals and assistant principals in Minnesota public schools is up again even though they served fewer students, according to state data from the National Center for Education…
In the Derrick Thompson trial now wrapping up in Minneapolis, his older brother Damarco appeared as a witness for the prosecution. Damarco testified that he was never in the rented…
Defendant No. 71, Hibo Daar, was formally arraigned in Federal Court this morning in downtown Minneapolis. She entered a plea of not guilty. Your correspondent was there. Except where specifically…
Yesterday a major federal investigation into human trafficking and the distribution of controlled substances led to search warrants being executed in multiple locations in Minnesota. One of those locations was at…
Our political and law enforcement leaders are reaping the results of years of leadership that has tried to appease the activist voices in Minnesota. This effort has done nothing to…
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a piece last week about the frontrunner in the headlong rush for more solar and wind power, California. The unfortunate result is that the…
Net domestic migration — whether more people are moving to Minnesota from other parts of the United States than are moving from it to other parts of the United States…
Last week the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a press release entitled “DHS Exposes Sanctuary Jurisdictions Defying Federal Immigration Law.” As Center of the American Experiment reported here, the…
Join Opportunity for All Kids and Center of the American Experiment for the second annual 7k for Kids Fun Run on Saturday, October 11th in Plymouth. There will be a…
Minnesota’s fraud problem made national headlines as criminals took advantage of our state’s generous welfare programs and lax oversight to steal billions of taxpayer dollars. Join American Experiment’s fraud expert…
As part of American Experiment’s Minnesota School Board Toolkit, this video walks through how to access reading and math proficiency results for a school or district.
Amidst mounting frustration with the state and national teachers’ union, a small group of teachers in Becker, Minnesota decided to try something different. They successfully petitioned the state to call…