On Nov. 1, residents of St. Paul and Minneapolis will vote on whether to give local bureaucrats the power to limit the rates at which landlords can raise their rents.…
Why closing coal plants is a bad idea.
One of the biggest decisions that parents have to make is how to raise their young kids. While it may not look like it, there is variation in child-rearing preferences…
Earlier this week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released estimates on the healthcare provisions of the Democrats’ massive spending bill. Altogether, the CBO projects these provisions will cost $553 million,…
There’s no writing off the decline in enrollment at many Minnesota colleges as a fluke any longer. What started as trickle in high school graduates skipping out on going to…
The Biden administration has dealt a potential blow to the Twin Metals Minnesota mine by imposing a ban on new leases in the Rainy River Watershed. The administration is also…
As taxes skyrocket, quality of life plummets.
“If questioning the results of a presidential election were a crime — as many people have argued in the wake of last year’s election — then much of the country,…
Last week, the Financial Times reported: The pace of US consumer price growth pushed higher in September, hovering at a 13-year high as inflationary pressures drove up the cost of…
Center of the American Experiment’s influence in the national energy conversation continues to grow with our ground-breaking work modeling the high cost of liberal energy policies in states across the…
Minnesotans provide negative feedback on education standards.
The September jobs report was disappointing. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the nation only added 194,000 jobs. Not only that, but the Labor force participation rate has…
A new study by a national transportation group confirms what metro area drivers already know, as well as the findings of a landmark American Experiment traffic congestion study. The Twin…
Over the weekend, environmental activist Michael Shellenberger cited American Experiment’s new study on the high cost of the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP) in Arizona in his most recent piece.…
In August, St. Paul wasn’t seeing a surge in homicides in 2021 over 2020’s already-high numbers comparable to that seen in Minneapolis. At the time, St. Paul had just recorded…
Why America’s political infrastructure must not be undone.
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…