Abdinasir Mohamed Abshir was sentenced to 6-and-half year in prison this afternoon in federal court in downtown Minneapolis. Your correspondent was there and filed this report. KSTP-5 reports, Feeding Our…
As I first wrote on June 17, Minnesota is finally revisiting the ban, since 1994, on building any more nuclear power. The vehicle for this is a $500,000 study, approved…
One of the American left’s main causes is ridding the country’s economy of carbon. This will require vast amounts of copper. As Sprott, a global asset manager specializing in precious…
In a fast developing story, award-winning entrepreneur Salman Ahmed Elmi, age 30, has been charged with eight (8) felony counts of Medicaid fraud in conjunction with a massive alleged sex…
Tom Burnett and Flight 93 This article originally appeared in the Summer 2026 issue of Thinking Minnesota magazine. The Minnesotan Tom Burnett was heading home to his wife and three…
The issue Our most recent Thinking Minnesota poll asked “Which of the following affordability issues would you MOST want candidates for state office to focus on in 2026?” The second…
This year, Minnesotans were hit with an extra $1 billion ($164 per person) in property taxes, and it looks like they will take another big hit in 2027. Dakota County…
Walter Judd is the most important conservative you’ve never heard of This article originally appeared in the Summer 2026 issue of Thinking Minnesota magazine. Walter Judd is arguably Minnesota’s most…
The headlines are almost too bizarre to believe. Rather than prosecuting sex trafficking crimes, an assistant Minnesota county attorney is accused of committing them. It’s always something here. From KARE-11 TV,…
Once again Minnesota has been exposed by an outsider with a video camera. And once again, Minnesota state officials and their public relations team (local media) are crying foul. Undercover…
Machinations in federal court grow ever more opaque. The latest affront to transparency occurred on Thursday, when district court in Minnesota accepted for filing a habeas corpus petition (Case No.…
Economic development MPR News: Proposed North Loop data center sparks debate Duluth News Tribune: Local View: NorthMet taking modern approach to copper nickel mining Interesting Engineering: 1,500 tons of rare-earth-free…
Arguments were heard this morning at the federal courthouse in downtown St. Paul in the case captioned Mohamed v. Walz. Your correspondent was there. It’s a civil lawsuit (Case No.…
Based on recent court filings, a third individual has been identified by name as having been present at the Edina pool disturbance of the evening of August 8. We still…
Affordability tops the issues for Minnesota voters This article originally appeared in the Summer 2026 issue of Thinking Minnesota magazine. Every election, political pundits try to predict the top issue…
There are many factors that contribute to a student’s academic achievement: natural talent, family resources, conditions of poverty, personal willpower, and school structure. Typically, researchers isolate student groups by their…
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…