The Natural Gas Innovation Act, or NGIA, is yet another example of Orwellian doublespeak. Rather than being about innovation in natural gas, the NGIA’s provisions are about the replacement of…
On July 1, news broke that a three-person panel containing Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison had pardoned a man who had been convicted of repeatedly raping a 10-year-old girl,…
Two women from Philadelphia pled guilty this morning to Medicaid fraud at the federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. Your correspondent was there. Cynthia Allen, age 62, and Candice Langley, age…
Maria Virginia Lopez Herandez, age 47, pled guilty this afternoon in federal court in downtown St. Paul to one count of illegal immigration. Your correspondent was there. Technically, Lopez, of…
“Ideas have consequences.” – Richard M. Weaver (1964) “The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is…
The almost 500,000 students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will all experience a dramatic technological shift this fall. The California district just announced a first-in-the-nation overhaul of…
Moktar Hassan Aden, age 30, pled guilty to one count of wire fraud this morning at the federal courthouse in downtown St. Paul. Aden was one of four men indicted…
If you are married with three kids, you must make over $106,370/year to get your kids off Medicaid. Oh, you inherited a $750,000 house and $2 million? Your kids are…
Proponents of rent control often tout its progressive effects. By effectively capping what “wealthy” landlords can charge, rent control redistributes income to “low-income” renters. — albeit indirectly. But what if that…
Recent advocacy around solving non-fatal shootings in Minnesota led to my invitation to participate in this week’s Niskanen Center Third Annual Criminal Justice Convening in Savannah, Georgia. The event brought…
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…
Starting fall 2026, public schools across the state will be required to implement new K-12 academic standards and benchmarks in social studies. Since there is no external approval process on…
The last few years will go down in history as a time when fraudsters brazenly stole billions of dollars from Minnesota and federal taxpayers while state regulators looked the other…
Gov. Tim Walz delivered his final State of the State address last Tuesday evening, using the speech to tout false education “successes,” claim he lowered taxes for Minnesotans, and take…