Center of the American Experiment

Mission Statement

Recent Voices and Upcoming Events

Center of the American Experiment is a nonpartisan, tax-exempt, public policy and educational institution that brings conservative and free market ideas to bear on the hardest problems facing Minnesota and the nation.

Recent Commentaries

● As boomers grow old, America must grow up
Peter Nelson
● Age is no reason not to contribute
Mitch Pearlstein
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Housing assets should help finance long-term care
Peter Nelson
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Education reform could start with students
Mitch Pearlstein
● Change: Stop us if you've heard this before
Mitch Pearlstein
● Headlines tell the tale: '08 budget deficit is child's play next to Quie's '80s challenge
Mitch Pearlstein
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Government has health-care answers -- but not a solution
Peter Nelson

New Studies and Essays

● Can Politicians Hold to Principle Without Brutalizing Each Other?
Roger Moe & Steve Sviggum
● Is America an Experiment? Vitalizing Conservatism in Minnesota and the Nation
Wilfred M. McClay
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What to Expect from Uniform Pricing of Health Care Services
Peter J. Nelson
● Medical Home Policy Recommendations
Peter J. Nelson
● Appraising a Health Insurance Exchange for Minnesota
Peter J. Nelson
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Searching for Climate Change: A More Temperate Take on Global Warming
John R. Christy
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What Does It Mean to be an Urban Conservative? A Symposium
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A Primer on How Employment-Based Health Benefits (and the Tax Code) Distort the Health Care Market
Peter J. Nelson

Upcoming Events

Convention Acceptance Speeches
David Frum & John Hinderaker
Breakfast Forum

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

2008 Fall Briefing
with David Brooks
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Recent Event Audio

Lincoln's Political Faith: Does It Still Have a Place in Presidential Leadership?
(Download MP3)
Joseph R. Fornieri, July 16, 2008

Troublemaker: A Personal History of School Reform since Sputnik
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Chester E. Finn, Jr., March 27, 2008

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: What are the Real Economic Costs?
(Download MP3)
Margo Thorning, March 6, 2008

Audio Archive

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