From the Star Tribune, Another wave of departures in Minnesota’s US Attorney’s Office. The Star Tribune reports, Another eight lawyers have left or announced their intentions to leave the Minnesota…
In a world where education increasingly determines economic opportunity and social mobility, understanding how well education systems perform and whom they serve is important. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and…
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2026 issue of Thinking Minnesota magazine. American Experiment’s annual award highlights the state’s wasteful spending of taxpayers’ money The first Golden Turkey in 2020 “honored”…
Last week, I looked through the available poll data to try to find common ground among Minnesotans on the issue of immigration. Broadly speaking, what I found was disquiet with…
From KCBD-11 TV Lubbock, TX, Texas approves ‘largest permitted data center campus’ in the U.S.: Pacifico Energy received its air permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for 7.65…
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2026 issue of Thinking Minnesota magazine. Assessing the 2025 elections On Nov. 4, 2025, voters in Minneapolis made international news as they held…
The big news in habeas corpus yesterday occurred down in San Antonio, Texas. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery (Clinton appointee) issued a ruling in a much-followed case. From The Hill…
On January 12, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, along with the Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over Operation Metro Surge —…
Another twenty (20) habeas corpus cases have been filed in the federal district court for Minnesota today (Saturday, January 31). That brings to 581 the total number of habeas cases…
Labor market Albert Lea Tribune: Minnesota jobs stable over the month and grew over the year KRFO: Understanding Minnesota’s December Job Losses And Gains Austin Daily Herald: Latest DEED report…
Student performance data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the nation’s most widely recognized benchmark of academic achievement, measuring reading and math in 4th and 8th grade…
Eden Prairie High School English teacher Linda Wallenberg has been named a finalist for National Teacher of the Year. Wallenberg is in her 50th year of teaching. Wallenberg is no stranger…
Local media discover the phenomenon that your correspondent has been reporting on for weeks. Of course, in their telling of it, habeas corpus is a fabulous thing. So far this…
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator for the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), was in town earlier this month to pay homage at the most-holy shrine to Minnesota fraud,…
Yesterday, looking to define some common ground on immigration, I noted that: What does this mean in practical terms for our state? 3) Opposition to ICE is often the motte,…
Over the last few weeks, the issue of immigration and the enforcement of immigration laws has roiled Minnesota. Can we chart a path forward for our state? 1) Immigration policy…
Starting in fall 2026, ethnic studies in its “liberated” form will be mandatory across all grade levels. This version of ethnic studies does more than simply encourage cultural awareness or…
Sign the petition today! In the 2023 legislative session, Gov. Tim Walz signed a Renewable Energy Standard (RES) requiring 100% of our energy to come from renewable sources such as wind and solar by the year…
With the November election just around the corner, how are Minnesotans feeling about the integrity of our voting systems? The powers that be assure us illegal immigrants won’t be able…
To support Minnesota’s new requirement for a liberated version of Ethnic Studies, the University of Minnesota’s Center for Race, Indigeneity, Disability, Gender & Sexuality Studies (RIDGS) is turning the new Ethnic…