Francisco Estrada-Deltaro was sentenced today in federal court in downtown Minneapolis. We’ve written about Estrada several times now. He’s that restaurateur whose Lake Street eatery was at the epicenter of…
Parents, as a general rule, always want the best for their children. Many parents are invested in their child and in their child’s educational success. They take warning signs of…
Today, Asha Farhan Hassan, age 28, became the defendant first charged as part of a $14 million autism-clinic fraud. She is charged with one count of wire fraud. Acting U.S.…
Support for the new federal tax-credit scholarship program crosses political party lines, according to a recent national poll from 3D Strategic Research. The poll, commissioned by the American Federation for…
President Trump is being ripped apart by Big Pharma and mainstream physician societies for issuing an advisory on Tylenol during pregnancy. It’s hard to believe that they even read the…
I wrote a letter to the editor in response to a Wall Street Journal op-ed by Rahm Emanuel, former mayor of Chicago and former Illinois representative. Rahm Emanuel wrongly blames the…
Quite often, in recent years, as policymakers at state and local levels have pushed some wacky rail scheme, we at Center of the American Experiment have suggested buses as an…
Nostalgia colors many of our memories of our childhood years, yet many of us will readily admit to feeling confused, frustrated, and disempowered during these critical times. The experience is…
Welcome back to the American Experiment Podcast! Grace and Kathryn kick things off with Turning Point’s first event since the assassination attempt on Charlie Kirk, held right here at the…
Center of the American Experiment’s Bill Glahn reported recently on the public hearings for Xcel Energy’s electricity rate case. The Minnesota PUC is holding hearings through September 25 in locations…
Yesterday, I noted that job growth in Minnesota was up from July to August but so was unemployment. How does that work? Jobs and unemployment up? As I’ve noted before,…
Autism rates have skyrocketed to 1 in 31 children today, leading many public health officials to declare it an epidemic, citing a nearly 300% increase in the last 20 years,…
“We’ve raised graduation rates to the highest ever,” remarks Gov. Tim Walz in his recent reelection campaign video. Unlike the governor’s proneness to misspeak while campaigning for vice president —…
Agenda Item No. 1 on the calendar for the Thursday state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) meeting reads, In the Matter of the Petition of Minnesota Power for Acquisition of ALLETE…
According to newly released US Census Bureau data, in 2024, 9.3 percent of Minnesotans were in poverty. This is the same rate as in 2023 and 2021. Among the 50…
Some recent headlines read: MPR News: Minnesota adds nearly 6,000 jobs but unemployment increases Star Tribune: The U.S. labor market is slowing. Minnesota, for now, is bucking the trend Kare 11: MN workforce,…
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…