Hurricane Harvey is and continues to be a human tragedy. Particularly in the regions affected, it will be an economic one as well.
The parking shortage in Minneapolis is a lot like the Twin Cities traffic congestion crisis American Experiment highlighted this summer. It’s self-inflicted by politicians, urban planners and environmentalists determined to…
It was not labor but invention and innovation that created the wealth which allows us to work less and our kids not at all. How about we have a day…
Gov. Dayton may be even less welcome around Mille Lacs now than when a flotilla of sportsmen and residents interrupted his photo op earlier this summer on what used to…
It’s almost Labor Day, perfect timing to overturn one of President Obama’s most counterproductive policies. Obama essentially rolled back the requirement for welfare recipients to get a job that had…
BloombergMarkets releases study using more realistic assumptions about rate of returns on investments that blow a hole in the funding for Minnesota's government pensions.
Remember how, in the sit-com “Cheers,” every time Norm rumbled through the door of the Boston bar where everyone knew your name, everyone in fact would shout out “Norm”? Well,…
The state’s most powerful public employee union—Education Minnesota—has quietly begun laying the groundwork to prevent the potential loss of thousands of members and millions of dollars, depending on the outcome…
The state’s most powerful public employee union—Education Minnesota—has quietly begun laying the groundwork to prevent the potential loss of thousands of members and millions of dollars, depending on the outcome…
As Houston still struggles through the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history we can be thankful that wealth, technology, planning, and generous help from neighbors has kept the loss…
No more nice guy. Days after allowing 20 or so “water protectors” to stop work without consequences at the Enbridge 3 pipeline replacement project outside Superior, Wisconsin, Douglas County…
The private sector can play a big part in alleviating the suffering of Hurricane Harvey's victims. It shouldn't be stopped from doing so by armchair moralists
At least Americans were told upfront that candidate Trump planned to build a wall like it or not. But Minneapolis residents have found out the hard way about the Met…
Minnesota is one of the top states in the nation for good jobs that don’t require a four-year degree. That’s the finding of a new report from Georgetown University’s Center…
One of the virtues of writing a book is that an endnote in somebody else’s book leads you to track down a third book you should have read a long…
The separation of powers doctrine says that the three branches of government are coequal, and that each branch has certain defining and exclusive functions. It’s a beautiful, powerful and simple…
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…