AMERICAN EXPERIMENTMINNESOTA ECONOMYEMPLOYEE FREEDOMCONTACTDONATEMEDIA The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020. March 25, 2021. March 25, 2021. Spending & Taxes. Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit. November 30, 2020. November 30, 2020. Energy & Environment. Updating Prosperity: How mining can boost Minnesota’s economy.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Raise Our Standards Tour. Minnesota children deserve education, not indoctrination. Jun 8-17. / 2021. Learn more. THINKING MINNESOTA MAGAZINE Subscribe Today. Get Thinking Minnesota magazine delivered straight to your home and digital device! Subscribe. IN A BLOW TO US MINING, BIDEN PLANS TO SOURCE METALS FOR It turns out that President Joe Biden will not support the domestic mining industry, after all. According to Reuters: (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will rely on ally countries to supply the bulk of the metals needed to build electric vehicles and focus on processing them domestically into battery parts, part of a strategy THE EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTS OF MINIMUM WAGE The evidence on the effects of minimum wage. On January 14 th, President Joe Biden announced a sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief stimulus plan.Among other things, the plan includes funding for Covid-19 testing, vaccine rollout, grants to small businesses affected by the virus, and additional checks to households. STATES THAT STAYED OPEN FARED MUCH BETTER THAN STATES THAT States that stayed did not have a higher number of deaths per capita. When it comes to death rates from the coronavirus states that stayed open are among the best performing states. According to Covid-19 data, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, and North Dakota are among the top ten states with the lowest COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people. MINNESOTA HOUSE IS HOLDING UP PPP TAX RELIEF Minnesota House is holding up PPP tax relief. Last month I noted that Minnesota’s state government was planning to tax federal government loans made to businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP):. The PPP loaned businesses money, a loan which would be forgiven if the borrower could prove that they used the funds for qualifying purposes, such as payroll costs, mortgage SENIORS HAVE TO GRADUATE TO ESCAPE STATE’S MASK MANDATE Seniors have to graduate to escape state’s mask mandate. Schools remain one of the last public places under the thumb of Gov. Tim Walz and his confusing and contradictory mandatory mask edict. K through 12 schools still in session must comply with the governor’s emergency mask requirement for another two weeks. WALZ LOSES IN COURT, SETTLES WITH CHURCHES Walz loses in court, settles with churches. For the first time since invoking emergency orders, Gov. Tim Walz lost a court battle challenging his emergency powers, specifically his orders limiting church worship services, treating them differently than grocery stores, retail outlets and CAMPAIGN TO RECALL ALL RED WING CITY COUNCILORS PROCEEDS Campaign to recall all Red Wing City Councilors proceeds over city hall opposition. It’s not every day the entire city council of a community faces a recall election. But that’s exactly what organizers of the Recall City Hall Committee in Red Wing hope to accomplish through a drive underway to capture enough signatures to go

to the polls.

AMERICAN EXPERIMENTMINNESOTA ECONOMYEMPLOYEE FREEDOMCONTACTDONATEMEDIA The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020. March 25, 2021. March 25, 2021. Spending & Taxes. Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit. November 30, 2020. November 30, 2020. Energy & Environment. Updating Prosperity: How mining can boost Minnesota’s economy.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Raise Our Standards Tour. Minnesota children deserve education, not indoctrination. Jun 8-17. / 2021. Learn more. THINKING MINNESOTA MAGAZINE Subscribe Today. Get Thinking Minnesota magazine delivered straight to your home and digital device! Subscribe. IN A BLOW TO US MINING, BIDEN PLANS TO SOURCE METALS FOR It turns out that President Joe Biden will not support the domestic mining industry, after all. According to Reuters: (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will rely on ally countries to supply the bulk of the metals needed to build electric vehicles and focus on processing them domestically into battery parts, part of a strategy THE EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTS OF MINIMUM WAGE The evidence on the effects of minimum wage. On January 14 th, President Joe Biden announced a sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief stimulus plan.Among other things, the plan includes funding for Covid-19 testing, vaccine rollout, grants to small businesses affected by the virus, and additional checks to households. STATES THAT STAYED OPEN FARED MUCH BETTER THAN STATES THAT States that stayed did not have a higher number of deaths per capita. When it comes to death rates from the coronavirus states that stayed open are among the best performing states. According to Covid-19 data, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, and North Dakota are among the top ten states with the lowest COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people. MINNESOTA HOUSE IS HOLDING UP PPP TAX RELIEF Minnesota House is holding up PPP tax relief. Last month I noted that Minnesota’s state government was planning to tax federal government loans made to businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP):. The PPP loaned businesses money, a loan which would be forgiven if the borrower could prove that they used the funds for qualifying purposes, such as payroll costs, mortgage SENIORS HAVE TO GRADUATE TO ESCAPE STATE’S MASK MANDATE Seniors have to graduate to escape state’s mask mandate. Schools remain one of the last public places under the thumb of Gov. Tim Walz and his confusing and contradictory mandatory mask edict. K through 12 schools still in session must comply with the governor’s emergency mask requirement for another two weeks. WALZ LOSES IN COURT, SETTLES WITH CHURCHES Walz loses in court, settles with churches. For the first time since invoking emergency orders, Gov. Tim Walz lost a court battle challenging his emergency powers, specifically his orders limiting church worship services, treating them differently than grocery stores, retail outlets and CAMPAIGN TO RECALL ALL RED WING CITY COUNCILORS PROCEEDS Campaign to recall all Red Wing City Councilors proceeds over city hall opposition. It’s not every day the entire city council of a community faces a recall election. But that’s exactly what organizers of the Recall City Hall Committee in Red Wing hope to accomplish through a drive underway to capture enough signatures to go

to the polls.

CALCULATING THE REAL COST OF RENEWABLE ENERGY Center of the American Experiment released a new tool today to calculate the true cost of renewable energy sources. Renewables Blueprint, How to calculate the cost of renewable energy in your state will be an important resource for other organizations to educate policymakers, ratepayers and taxpayers as more and more states force utilities to offer a greater THE EMERGENCY PART OF COVID-19 HAS LONG BEEN OVER The emergency part of COVID-19 has long been over. According to a news report by the Star Tribune, Gov. Walz is expected to extend his emergency powers next Monday.In fact, his spokesperson had the following to say about a bill that would end Walz’s emergency powers,. Governor Walz is committed to working with the Legislature and finding bipartisan solutions to improve the state’s THE EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTS OF MINIMUM WAGE The evidence on the effects of minimum wage. On January 14 th, President Joe Biden announced a sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief stimulus plan.Among other things, the plan includes funding for Covid-19 testing, vaccine rollout, grants to small businesses affected by the virus, and additional checks to households. GOV. WALZ IGNORES MEETING REQUESTS FROM SCHOOL CHOICE 4 hours ago · Minnesota parents, education advocates and even students themselves have been urging Gov. Tim Walz to stand up for all students by expanding school choice through Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). But it has been an uphill battle to get Walz’s attention to even discuss the school choice provision. A rally in front of the Governor’s Mansion SUPPORT THE #DRINKLOCALMN BILL Support the #DrinkLocalMN bill. On Monday morning, representatives of Minnesota’s craft breweries, distilleries, and wineries gathered at the state capitol to urge legislators to pass the ‘Drink Local Economic Recovery Package’, SF 1176 and HF 1192. STATE OF WYOMING TO INSTALL NUCLEAR REACTOR AT RETIRING Wyoming is the largest coal-producing state in the country. However, the Cowboy State is also going to be a pioneer in the emerging industry of building small, modular nuclear reactors. According to a press release from TerraPower, the company developing the reactor: TerraPower, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon and PacifiCorp today announced efforts to advance a Natrium™ reactor PRESS CONFERENCE THURSDAY: NOW MORE THAN EVER SCHOOL Press conference Thursday: Now more than ever school choice is needed. The need for expanding education opportunities for Minnesota students could not be more obvious. And families are calling on state leaders to do something about it. Parents and education advocates, with the support of Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, Senate Education A LESSON FOR MINNESOTA MEDIA: INCOME TAX TAXES INCOME A lesson for Minnesota media: income tax taxes income. Minnesota’s media is in a state of excitement today over a new report from think tank ProPublica which “Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax.” There is much less to this report than meets the eye. SUNDAY FUNNIES: WIND TURBINE BLADE EDITION Wyoming is the largest coal-producing state in the country. However, the Cowboy State is also going to be a pioneer in the emerging industry of building small, modular nuclear reactors. RED OR BLUE, BAD POLICY IS BAD POLICY WHOEVER IT COMES FROM 5 hours ago · Red or Blue, bad policy is bad policy whoever it comes from. I wasn’t a fan of President Trump’s trade policy. In April 2018, I wrote ‘Trump’s tariffs could spark trade war that will cost many Americans‘: in May 2019, I wrote ‘There’s No “Lost Money” in Trade, Mr. President‘: and, in August 2019, I wrote: ‘President Trump’s misguided trade war is hitting Minnesota’s AMERICAN EXPERIMENTMINNESOTA ECONOMYEMPLOYEE FREEDOMCONTACTDONATEMEDIA The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020. March 25, 2021. March 25, 2021. Spending & Taxes. Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit. November 30, 2020. November 30, 2020. Energy & Environment. Updating Prosperity: How mining can boost Minnesota’s economy.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Raise Our Standards Tour. Minnesota children deserve education, not indoctrination. Jun 8-17. / 2021. Learn more. THINKING MINNESOTA MAGAZINE Subscribe Today. Get Thinking Minnesota magazine delivered straight to your home and digital device! Subscribe. IN A BLOW TO US MINING, BIDEN PLANS TO SOURCE METALS FOR It turns out that President Joe Biden will not support the domestic mining industry, after all. According to Reuters: (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will rely on ally countries to supply the bulk of the metals needed to build electric vehicles and focus on processing them domestically into battery parts, part of a strategy THE EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTS OF MINIMUM WAGE The evidence on the effects of minimum wage. On January 14 th, President Joe Biden announced a sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief stimulus plan.Among other things, the plan includes funding for Covid-19 testing, vaccine rollout, grants to small businesses affected by the virus, and additional checks to households. STATES THAT STAYED OPEN FARED MUCH BETTER THAN STATES THAT States that stayed did not have a higher number of deaths per capita. When it comes to death rates from the coronavirus states that stayed open are among the best performing states. According to Covid-19 data, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, and North Dakota are among the top ten states with the lowest COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people. MINNESOTA HOUSE IS HOLDING UP PPP TAX RELIEF Minnesota House is holding up PPP tax relief. Last month I noted that Minnesota’s state government was planning to tax federal government loans made to businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP):. The PPP loaned businesses money, a loan which would be forgiven if the borrower could prove that they used the funds for qualifying purposes, such as payroll costs, mortgage SENIORS HAVE TO GRADUATE TO ESCAPE STATE’S MASK MANDATE Seniors have to graduate to escape state’s mask mandate. Schools remain one of the last public places under the thumb of Gov. Tim Walz and his confusing and contradictory mandatory mask edict. K through 12 schools still in session must comply with the governor’s emergency mask requirement for another two weeks. WALZ LOSES IN COURT, SETTLES WITH CHURCHES Walz loses in court, settles with churches. For the first time since invoking emergency orders, Gov. Tim Walz lost a court battle challenging his emergency powers, specifically his orders limiting church worship services, treating them differently than grocery stores, retail outlets and CAMPAIGN TO RECALL ALL RED WING CITY COUNCILORS PROCEEDS Campaign to recall all Red Wing City Councilors proceeds over city hall opposition. It’s not every day the entire city council of a community faces a recall election. But that’s exactly what organizers of the Recall City Hall Committee in Red Wing hope to accomplish through a drive underway to capture enough signatures to go

to the polls.

AMERICAN EXPERIMENTMINNESOTA ECONOMYEMPLOYEE FREEDOMCONTACTDONATEMEDIA The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020. March 25, 2021. March 25, 2021. Spending & Taxes. Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit. November 30, 2020. November 30, 2020. Energy & Environment. Updating Prosperity: How mining can boost Minnesota’s economy.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Raise Our Standards Tour. Minnesota children deserve education, not indoctrination. Jun 8-17. / 2021. Learn more. THINKING MINNESOTA MAGAZINE Subscribe Today. Get Thinking Minnesota magazine delivered straight to your home and digital device! Subscribe. IN A BLOW TO US MINING, BIDEN PLANS TO SOURCE METALS FOR It turns out that President Joe Biden will not support the domestic mining industry, after all. According to Reuters: (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will rely on ally countries to supply the bulk of the metals needed to build electric vehicles and focus on processing them domestically into battery parts, part of a strategy THE EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTS OF MINIMUM WAGE The evidence on the effects of minimum wage. On January 14 th, President Joe Biden announced a sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief stimulus plan.Among other things, the plan includes funding for Covid-19 testing, vaccine rollout, grants to small businesses affected by the virus, and additional checks to households. STATES THAT STAYED OPEN FARED MUCH BETTER THAN STATES THAT States that stayed did not have a higher number of deaths per capita. When it comes to death rates from the coronavirus states that stayed open are among the best performing states. According to Covid-19 data, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, and North Dakota are among the top ten states with the lowest COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people. MINNESOTA HOUSE IS HOLDING UP PPP TAX RELIEF Minnesota House is holding up PPP tax relief. Last month I noted that Minnesota’s state government was planning to tax federal government loans made to businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP):. The PPP loaned businesses money, a loan which would be forgiven if the borrower could prove that they used the funds for qualifying purposes, such as payroll costs, mortgage SENIORS HAVE TO GRADUATE TO ESCAPE STATE’S MASK MANDATE Seniors have to graduate to escape state’s mask mandate. Schools remain one of the last public places under the thumb of Gov. Tim Walz and his confusing and contradictory mandatory mask edict. K through 12 schools still in session must comply with the governor’s emergency mask requirement for another two weeks. WALZ LOSES IN COURT, SETTLES WITH CHURCHES Walz loses in court, settles with churches. For the first time since invoking emergency orders, Gov. Tim Walz lost a court battle challenging his emergency powers, specifically his orders limiting church worship services, treating them differently than grocery stores, retail outlets and CAMPAIGN TO RECALL ALL RED WING CITY COUNCILORS PROCEEDS Campaign to recall all Red Wing City Councilors proceeds over city hall opposition. It’s not every day the entire city council of a community faces a recall election. But that’s exactly what organizers of the Recall City Hall Committee in Red Wing hope to accomplish through a drive underway to capture enough signatures to go

to the polls.

THINKING MINNESOTA MAGAZINE Subscribe Today. Get Thinking Minnesota magazine delivered straight to your home and digital device! Subscribe. THE EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTS OF MINIMUM WAGE The evidence on the effects of minimum wage. On January 14 th, President Joe Biden announced a sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief stimulus plan.Among other things, the plan includes funding for Covid-19 testing, vaccine rollout, grants to small businesses affected by the virus, and additional checks to households. GOV. WALZ IGNORES MEETING REQUESTS FROM SCHOOL CHOICE Minnesota parents, education advocates and even students themselves have been urging Gov. Tim Walz to stand up for all students by expanding school choice through Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). But it has been an uphill battle to get Walz’s attention to even discuss the school choice provision. A rally in front of the Governor’s

Mansion

THE CASE AGAINST RE-REGULATION The government cut back on bureaucratic red tape to help get through COVID-19. Here’s why it should make that move permanent. When COVID-19 swept through America, a number of states rushed to change regulations that would help businesses and individuals respond to the epidemic. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz used emergency powers to allow

health care

THE COMING TSUNAMI OF BIG GOVERNMENT Unprecedented levels of COVID-related spending and intrusioninto private lives and public businesses have given liberals a tastefor Big Government power that they’ll not readily relinquish.Minnesota’s policymakers must prepare for a tsunami of spending,regulations and social engineering in the next legislative session.Here are our thoughts on just a few issues they’ll face.

GALA, INDEED

The Center’s annual event highlights a year of extraordinary accomplishments, despite COVID-19. Center of the American Experiment celebrated a year of unprecedented success despite the constraints of COVID-19 when close to 3,000 people attended a “virtual” version of its annual gala on September 19. The 75-minute, internet-based event featured a live keynote address from former A LESSON FOR MINNESOTA MEDIA: INCOME TAX TAXES INCOME A lesson for Minnesota media: income tax taxes income. Minnesota’s media is in a state of excitement today over a new report from think tank ProPublica which “Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax.” There is much less to this report than meets the eye. STATE OF WYOMING TO INSTALL NUCLEAR REACTOR AT RETIRING Wyoming is the largest coal-producing state in the country. However, the Cowboy State is also going to be a pioneer in the emerging industry of building small, modular nuclear reactors. According to a press release from TerraPower, the company developing the reactor: TerraPower, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon and PacifiCorp today announced efforts to advance a Natrium™ reactor RED OR BLUE, BAD POLICY IS BAD POLICY WHOEVER IT COMES FROM 3 hours ago · Red or Blue, bad policy is bad policy whoever it comes from. I wasn’t a fan of President Trump’s trade policy. In April 2018, I wrote ‘Trump’s tariffs could spark trade war that will cost many Americans‘: in May 2019, I wrote ‘There’s No “Lost Money” in Trade, Mr. President‘: and, in August 2019, I wrote: ‘President Trump’s misguided trade war is hitting Minnesota’s SUNDAY FUNNIES: WIND TURBINE BLADE EDITION Wyoming is the largest coal-producing state in the country. However, the Cowboy State is also going to be a pioneer in the emerging industry of building small, modular nuclear reactors. AMERICAN EXPERIMENTMINNESOTA ECONOMYEMPLOYEE FREEDOMCONTACTDONATEMEDIA The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020. March 25, 2021. March 25, 2021. Spending & Taxes. Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit. November 30, 2020. November 30, 2020. Energy & Environment. Updating Prosperity: How mining can boost Minnesota’s economy.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Raise Our Standards Tour. Minnesota children deserve education, not indoctrination. Jun 8-17. / 2021. Learn more. THINKING MINNESOTA MAGAZINE Subscribe Today. Get Thinking Minnesota magazine delivered straight to your home and digital device! Subscribe. THE EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTS OF MINIMUM WAGE The evidence on the effects of minimum wage. On January 14 th, President Joe Biden announced a sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief stimulus plan.Among other things, the plan includes funding for Covid-19 testing, vaccine rollout, grants to small businesses affected by the virus, and additional checks to households. STATES THAT STAYED OPEN FARED MUCH BETTER THAN STATES THAT States that stayed did not have a higher number of deaths per capita. When it comes to death rates from the coronavirus states that stayed open are among the best performing states. According to Covid-19 data, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, and North Dakota are among the top ten states with the lowest COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people. MINNESOTA HOUSE IS HOLDING UP PPP TAX RELIEF Minnesota House is holding up PPP tax relief. Last month I noted that Minnesota’s state government was planning to tax federal government loans made to businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP):. The PPP loaned businesses money, a loan which would be forgiven if the borrower could prove that they used the funds for qualifying purposes, such as payroll costs, mortgage SENIORS HAVE TO GRADUATE TO ESCAPE STATE’S MASK MANDATE Seniors have to graduate to escape state’s mask mandate. Schools remain one of the last public places under the thumb of Gov. Tim Walz and his confusing and contradictory mandatory mask edict. K through 12 schools still in session must comply with the governor’s emergency mask requirement for another two weeks. IN A BLOW TO US MINING, BIDEN PLANS TO SOURCE METALS FOR It turns out that President Joe Biden will not support the domestic mining industry, after all. According to Reuters: (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will rely on ally countries to supply the bulk of the metals needed to build electric vehicles and focus on processing them domestically into battery parts, part of a strategy WALZ LOSES IN COURT, SETTLES WITH CHURCHES Walz loses in court, settles with churches. For the first time since invoking emergency orders, Gov. Tim Walz lost a court battle challenging his emergency powers, specifically his orders limiting church worship services, treating them differently than grocery stores, retail outlets and CAMPAIGN TO RECALL ALL RED WING CITY COUNCILORS PROCEEDS Campaign to recall all Red Wing City Councilors proceeds over city hall opposition. It’s not every day the entire city council of a community faces a recall election. But that’s exactly what organizers of the Recall City Hall Committee in Red Wing hope to accomplish through a drive underway to capture enough signatures to go

to the polls.

AMERICAN EXPERIMENTMINNESOTA ECONOMYEMPLOYEE FREEDOMCONTACTDONATEMEDIA The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020. March 25, 2021. March 25, 2021. Spending & Taxes. Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit. November 30, 2020. November 30, 2020. Energy & Environment. Updating Prosperity: How mining can boost Minnesota’s economy.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Raise Our Standards Tour. Minnesota children deserve education, not indoctrination. Jun 8-17. / 2021. Learn more. THINKING MINNESOTA MAGAZINE Subscribe Today. Get Thinking Minnesota magazine delivered straight to your home and digital device! Subscribe. THE EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTS OF MINIMUM WAGE The evidence on the effects of minimum wage. On January 14 th, President Joe Biden announced a sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief stimulus plan.Among other things, the plan includes funding for Covid-19 testing, vaccine rollout, grants to small businesses affected by the virus, and additional checks to households. STATES THAT STAYED OPEN FARED MUCH BETTER THAN STATES THAT States that stayed did not have a higher number of deaths per capita. When it comes to death rates from the coronavirus states that stayed open are among the best performing states. According to Covid-19 data, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, and North Dakota are among the top ten states with the lowest COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people. MINNESOTA HOUSE IS HOLDING UP PPP TAX RELIEF Minnesota House is holding up PPP tax relief. Last month I noted that Minnesota’s state government was planning to tax federal government loans made to businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP):. The PPP loaned businesses money, a loan which would be forgiven if the borrower could prove that they used the funds for qualifying purposes, such as payroll costs, mortgage SENIORS HAVE TO GRADUATE TO ESCAPE STATE’S MASK MANDATE Seniors have to graduate to escape state’s mask mandate. Schools remain one of the last public places under the thumb of Gov. Tim Walz and his confusing and contradictory mandatory mask edict. K through 12 schools still in session must comply with the governor’s emergency mask requirement for another two weeks. IN A BLOW TO US MINING, BIDEN PLANS TO SOURCE METALS FOR It turns out that President Joe Biden will not support the domestic mining industry, after all. According to Reuters: (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will rely on ally countries to supply the bulk of the metals needed to build electric vehicles and focus on processing them domestically into battery parts, part of a strategy WALZ LOSES IN COURT, SETTLES WITH CHURCHES Walz loses in court, settles with churches. For the first time since invoking emergency orders, Gov. Tim Walz lost a court battle challenging his emergency powers, specifically his orders limiting church worship services, treating them differently than grocery stores, retail outlets and CAMPAIGN TO RECALL ALL RED WING CITY COUNCILORS PROCEEDS Campaign to recall all Red Wing City Councilors proceeds over city hall opposition. It’s not every day the entire city council of a community faces a recall election. But that’s exactly what organizers of the Recall City Hall Committee in Red Wing hope to accomplish through a drive underway to capture enough signatures to go

to the polls.

THINKING MINNESOTA MAGAZINE Subscribe Today. Get Thinking Minnesota magazine delivered straight to your home and digital device! Subscribe. THE EMERGENCY PART OF COVID-19 HAS LONG BEEN OVER The emergency part of COVID-19 has long been over. According to a news report by the Star Tribune, Gov. Walz is expected to extend his emergency powers next Monday.In fact, his spokesperson had the following to say about a bill that would end Walz’s emergency powers,. Governor Walz is committed to working with the Legislature and finding bipartisan solutions to improve the state’s THE EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTS OF MINIMUM WAGE The evidence on the effects of minimum wage. On January 14 th, President Joe Biden announced a sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief stimulus plan.Among other things, the plan includes funding for Covid-19 testing, vaccine rollout, grants to small businesses affected by the virus, and additional checks to households. SUPPORT THE #DRINKLOCALMN BILL Support the #DrinkLocalMN bill. On Monday morning, representatives of Minnesota’s craft breweries, distilleries, and wineries gathered at the state capitol to urge legislators to pass the ‘Drink Local Economic Recovery Package’, SF 1176 and HF 1192. RENEWABLES BLUEPRINT 5 hours ago · Renewables Blueprint. How to calculate the cost of renewable energy in your state. As the Green New Deal and ever-increasing mandates for wind and solar in California, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Washington and other states propose to completely transform the American electricity sector, and thus the entire American economy, it has never been more important to have

accurate and

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FREE CHILDCARE 4 hours ago · There is no such thing as free childcare. During the 2020 presidential campaign period, free childcare for all was one of the most popular promises of candidates from the Democratic Party. STATE OF WYOMING TO INSTALL NUCLEAR REACTOR AT RETIRING 1 day ago · Wyoming is the largest coal-producing state in the country. However, the Cowboy State is also going to be a pioneer in the emerging industry of building small, modular nuclear reactors. According to a press release from TerraPower, the company developing the reactor: TerraPower, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon and PacifiCorp today announced efforts to advance a Natrium™ reactor CAPITOL WATCH: THE POLITICS OF SHUTDOWN The last shutdown of state government was in 2011 with Republicans controlling both the House and Senate and Mark Dayton in the governor’s office. The major sticking point was whether or not to raise taxes to solve a $5 billion budget deficit. Dayton’s campaign promises to “tax the rich” and grow the ranks of public SUNDAY FUNNIES: WIND TURBINE BLADE EDITION Wyoming is the largest coal-producing state in the country. However, the Cowboy State is also going to be a pioneer in the emerging industry of building small, modular nuclear reactors. Q&A: AMERICAN EXPERIMENT’S MITCH PEARLSTEIN The Center’s founder recalls the Center’s earliest days, its ongoing triumphs, its occasional challenges, then looks to the future. When did you conceive the concept of Center of the American Experiment? In early October of ’87, I had a chance to go to

Washington to

AMERICAN EXPERIMENTMINNESOTA ECONOMYEMPLOYEE FREEDOMCONTACTDONATEMEDIA The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020. March 25, 2021. March 25, 2021. Spending & Taxes. Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit. November 30, 2020. November 30, 2020. Energy & Environment. Updating Prosperity: How mining can boost Minnesota’s economy.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Raise Our Standards Tour. Minnesota children deserve education, not indoctrination. Jun 8-17. / 2021. Learn more. IN A BLOW TO US MINING, BIDEN PLANS TO SOURCE METALS FOR It turns out that President Joe Biden will not support the domestic mining industry, after all. According to Reuters: (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will rely on ally countries to supply the bulk of the metals needed to build electric vehicles and focus on processing them domestically into battery parts, part of a strategy STATES THAT STAYED OPEN FARED MUCH BETTER THAN STATES THAT States that stayed did not have a higher number of deaths per capita. When it comes to death rates from the coronavirus states that stayed open are among the best performing states. According to Covid-19 data, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, and North Dakota are among the top ten states with the lowest COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people. THE PRO ACT IS ANTI-WORKER The PRO Act is the opposite of pro-worker. It puts the interests of labor union bosses ahead of American workers and taxpayers. It is an attack on freedom and choice in the workplace. It is an attempt to handcuff workers to unions by eliminating workers’ constitutionally protected rights and privacies. This bill would undermine the MINNESOTA HOUSE IS HOLDING UP PPP TAX RELIEF Minnesota House is holding up PPP tax relief. Last month I noted that Minnesota’s state government was planning to tax federal government loans made to businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP):. The PPP loaned businesses money, a loan which would be forgiven if the borrower could prove that they used the funds for qualifying purposes, such as payroll costs, mortgage SENIORS HAVE TO GRADUATE TO ESCAPE STATE’S MASK MANDATE Seniors have to graduate to escape state’s mask mandate. Schools remain one of the last public places under the thumb of Gov. Tim Walz and his confusing and contradictory mandatory mask edict. K through 12 schools still in session must comply with the governor’s emergency mask requirement for another two weeks.

JOHN HINDERAKER

In addition to his legal career, John is a long-time commentator and activist. He founded the web site Power Line in 2002 and has been a prominent voice on the internet and elsewhere since that time. He has appeared as a commentator on NBC, CBS, Fox News, CNN, CNBC and Sky

News Australia.

WALZ LOSES IN COURT, SETTLES WITH CHURCHES Walz loses in court, settles with churches. For the first time since invoking emergency orders, Gov. Tim Walz lost a court battle challenging his emergency powers, specifically his orders limiting church worship services, treating them differently than grocery stores, retail outlets and CAMPAIGN TO RECALL ALL RED WING CITY COUNCILORS PROCEEDS Campaign to recall all Red Wing City Councilors proceeds over city hall opposition. It’s not every day the entire city council of a community faces a recall election. But that’s exactly what organizers of the Recall City Hall Committee in Red Wing hope to accomplish through a drive underway to capture enough signatures to go

to the polls.

AMERICAN EXPERIMENTMINNESOTA ECONOMYEMPLOYEE FREEDOMCONTACTDONATEMEDIA The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020. March 25, 2021. March 25, 2021. Spending & Taxes. Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit. November 30, 2020. November 30, 2020. Energy & Environment. Updating Prosperity: How mining can boost Minnesota’s economy.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Raise Our Standards Tour. Minnesota children deserve education, not indoctrination. Jun 8-17. / 2021. Learn more. THE PRO ACT IS ANTI-WORKER The PRO Act is Anti-Worker. Democrats in Congress have reintroduced the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) that was originally passed by the House of Representatives in February 2020. Backed by the Biden administration, this legislation would dramatically alter federal labor law and would result in jobs destroyed and income lost during these challenging times. IN A BLOW TO US MINING, BIDEN PLANS TO SOURCE METALS FOR It turns out that President Joe Biden will not support the domestic mining industry, after all. According to Reuters: (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will rely on ally countries to supply the bulk of the metals needed to build electric vehicles and focus on processing them domestically into battery parts, part of a strategy STATES THAT STAYED OPEN FARED MUCH BETTER THAN STATES THAT States that stayed did not have a higher number of deaths per capita. When it comes to death rates from the coronavirus states that stayed open are among the best performing states. According to Covid-19 data, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, and North Dakota are among the top ten states with the lowest COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people. SENIORS HAVE TO GRADUATE TO ESCAPE STATE’S MASK MANDATE Seniors have to graduate to escape state’s mask mandate. Schools remain one of the last public places under the thumb of Gov. Tim Walz and his confusing and contradictory mandatory mask edict. K through 12 schools still in session must comply with the governor’s emergency mask requirement for another two weeks. MINNESOTA HOUSE IS HOLDING UP PPP TAX RELIEF Minnesota House is holding up PPP tax relief. Last month I noted that Minnesota’s state government was planning to tax federal government loans made to businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP):. The PPP loaned businesses money, a loan which would be forgiven if the borrower could prove that they used the funds for qualifying purposes, such as payroll costs, mortgage

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John Hinderaker is President of Center of the American Experiment. He spent 41 years as a litigator with Faegre & Benson and its successor Faegre Baker Daniels, during which time he tried 100 jury cases and appeared in courts in 19 states. WALZ LOSES IN COURT, SETTLES WITH CHURCHES Walz loses in court, settles with churches. For the first time since invoking emergency orders, Gov. Tim Walz lost a court battle challenging his emergency powers, specifically his orders limiting church worship services, treating them differently than grocery stores, retail outlets and CAMPAIGN TO RECALL ALL RED WING CITY COUNCILORS PROCEEDS Campaign to recall all Red Wing City Councilors proceeds over city hall opposition. It’s not every day the entire city council of a community faces a recall election. But that’s exactly what organizers of the Recall City Hall Committee in Red Wing hope to accomplish through a drive underway to capture enough signatures to go

to the polls.

THINKING MINNESOTA MAGAZINE Subscribe Today. Get Thinking Minnesota magazine delivered straight to your home and digital device! Subscribe. THE DEATH OF THE OFFICE MIGHT BE OVERSTATED 1 day ago · For much of the past year, a good number of office workers have been working from home as a measure to fight COVID-19. As the threat recedes, will people go back to the office as normal? Or will remote working become the way of the future? The answers is likely to be somewhere in between. THE EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTS OF MINIMUM WAGE The evidence on the effects of minimum wage. On January 14 th, President Joe Biden announced a sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief stimulus plan.Among other things, the plan includes funding for Covid-19 testing, vaccine rollout, grants to small businesses affected by the virus, and additional checks to households. THE EMERGENCY PART OF COVID-19 HAS LONG BEEN OVER 1 day ago · The emergency part of COVID-19 has long been over. According to a news report by the Star Tribune, Gov. Walz is expected to extend his emergency powers next Monday.In fact, his spokesperson had the following to say about a bill that would end Walz’s emergency powers,. Governor Walz is committed to working with the Legislature and finding bipartisan solutions to improve the state’s PARENTS LAUNCH RECALL CAMPAIGN AGAINST FARGO SCHOOL BOARD Parents launch recall campaign against Fargo school board over pandemic policies. Students may eventually forget all about the year they spent in isolation through distance learning, not seeing their friends and the requirement to wear masks in order to return to class and extracurricular school activities. SUPPORT THE #DRINKLOCALMN BILL 1 day ago · Support the #DrinkLocalMN bill. On Monday morning, representatives of Minnesota’s craft breweries, distilleries, and wineries gathered at the state capitol to urge legislators to pass the ‘Drink Local Economic Recovery Package’, SF 1176 and HF 1192. OUR POLITICIANS UNDERSTAND MARKET COMPETITION AFTER ALL 16 hours ago · The Biden Administration understands that high taxes drive out businesses into low taxed regions. That is why they are pushing for a global corporate minimum tax STATE OF WYOMING TO INSTALL NUCLEAR REACTOR AT RETIRING 1 day ago · Wyoming is the largest coal-producing state in the country. However, the Cowboy State is also going to be a pioneer in the emerging industry of building small, modular nuclear reactors. According to a press release from TerraPower, the company developing the reactor: TerraPower, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon and PacifiCorp today announced efforts to advance a Natrium™ reactor SUNDAY FUNNIES: WIND TURBINE BLADE EDITION Wyoming is the largest coal-producing state in the country. However, the Cowboy State is also going to be a pioneer in the emerging industry of building small, modular nuclear reactors. A LESSON FOR MINNESOTA MEDIA: INCOME TAX TAXES INCOME 1 day ago · A lesson for Minnesota media: income tax taxes income. Minnesota’s media is in a state of excitement today over a new report from think tank ProPublica which “Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax.” There is much less to this report than

meets the eye.

AMERICAN EXPERIMENTMINNESOTA ECONOMYEMPLOYEE FREEDOMCONTACTDONATEMEDIA The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020. March 25, 2021. March 25, 2021. Spending & Taxes. Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit. November 30, 2020. November 30, 2020. Energy & Environment. Updating Prosperity: How mining can boost Minnesota’s economy.

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Raise Our Standards Tour. Minnesota children deserve education, not indoctrination. Jun 8-17. / 2021. Learn more. THINKING MINNESOTA MAGAZINE Subscribe Today. Get Thinking Minnesota magazine delivered straight to your home and digital device! Subscribe. STATES THAT STAYED OPEN FARED MUCH BETTER THAN STATES THAT States that stayed did not have a higher number of deaths per capita. When it comes to death rates from the coronavirus states that stayed open are among the best performing states. According to Covid-19 data, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, and North Dakota are among the top ten states with the lowest COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people.

JOHN HINDERAKER

In addition to his legal career, John is a long-time commentator and activist. He founded the web site Power Line in 2002 and has been a prominent voice on the internet and elsewhere since that time. He has appeared as a commentator on NBC, CBS, Fox News, CNN, CNBC and Sky

News Australia.

WALZ LOSES IN COURT, SETTLES WITH CHURCHES Walz loses in court, settles with churches. For the first time since invoking emergency orders, Gov. Tim Walz lost a court battle challenging his emergency powers, specifically his orders limiting church worship services, treating them differently than grocery stores, retail outlets and THOUSANDS SCAMMED BY ORGANIC FOOD FRAUD Organic food is a touchy subject. Many people think that because it is organic, it is more wholesome and better for the environment. However, there is scant empirical evidence to support these claims. In fact, I’ve argued before that organic food is actually worse for the environment because the yields are lower, requiring more acres of land IN A BLOW TO US MINING, BIDEN PLANS TO SOURCE METALS FOR It turns out that President Joe Biden will not support the domestic mining industry, after all. According to Reuters: (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will rely on ally countries to supply the bulk of the metals needed to build electric vehicles and focus on processing them domestically into battery parts, part of a strategy STUDY: SOLAR PANELS REDUCE NEARBY PROPERTY VALUES Study Results: Solar is Driving Down Property Values. The study examined more than 400,000 housing transactions occurring within one to three miles of 208 different solar installations, meaning the findings are not simply a product of a small or cherry-picked sample. “Our results suggest that solar installations negatively affect

nearby

WHY ARE MINNESOTANS SO OVERTAXED? Why Are Minnesotans So Overtaxed? This map, produced by the Tax Foundation, shows the top individual income tax rate for each state. You will note that Minnesota is essentially tied with Oregon for the third-highest rate, at 9.85%. AMERICAN EXPERIMENTMINNESOTA ECONOMYEMPLOYEE FREEDOMCONTACTDONATEMEDIA The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020. March 25, 2021. March 25, 2021. Spending & Taxes. Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit. November 30, 2020. November 30, 2020. Energy & Environment. Updating Prosperity: How mining can boost Minnesota’s economy.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Raise Our Standards Tour. Minnesota children deserve education, not indoctrination. Jun 8-17. / 2021. Learn more. THINKING MINNESOTA MAGAZINE Subscribe Today. Get Thinking Minnesota magazine delivered straight to your home and digital device! Subscribe. STATES THAT STAYED OPEN FARED MUCH BETTER THAN STATES THAT States that stayed did not have a higher number of deaths per capita. When it comes to death rates from the coronavirus states that stayed open are among the best performing states. According to Covid-19 data, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, and North Dakota are among the top ten states with the lowest COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people.

JOHN HINDERAKER

In addition to his legal career, John is a long-time commentator and activist. He founded the web site Power Line in 2002 and has been a prominent voice on the internet and elsewhere since that time. He has appeared as a commentator on NBC, CBS, Fox News, CNN, CNBC and Sky

News Australia.

WALZ LOSES IN COURT, SETTLES WITH CHURCHES Walz loses in court, settles with churches. For the first time since invoking emergency orders, Gov. Tim Walz lost a court battle challenging his emergency powers, specifically his orders limiting church worship services, treating them differently than grocery stores, retail outlets and THOUSANDS SCAMMED BY ORGANIC FOOD FRAUD Organic food is a touchy subject. Many people think that because it is organic, it is more wholesome and better for the environment. However, there is scant empirical evidence to support these claims. In fact, I’ve argued before that organic food is actually worse for the environment because the yields are lower, requiring more acres of land IN A BLOW TO US MINING, BIDEN PLANS TO SOURCE METALS FOR It turns out that President Joe Biden will not support the domestic mining industry, after all. According to Reuters: (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will rely on ally countries to supply the bulk of the metals needed to build electric vehicles and focus on processing them domestically into battery parts, part of a strategy STUDY: SOLAR PANELS REDUCE NEARBY PROPERTY VALUES Study Results: Solar is Driving Down Property Values. The study examined more than 400,000 housing transactions occurring within one to three miles of 208 different solar installations, meaning the findings are not simply a product of a small or cherry-picked sample. “Our results suggest that solar installations negatively affect

nearby

WHY ARE MINNESOTANS SO OVERTAXED? Why Are Minnesotans So Overtaxed? This map, produced by the Tax Foundation, shows the top individual income tax rate for each state. You will note that Minnesota is essentially tied with Oregon for the third-highest rate, at 9.85%. THE DEATH OF THE OFFICE MIGHT BE OVERSTATED 7 hours ago · For much of the past year, a good number of office workers have been working from home as a measure to fight COVID-19. As the threat recedes, will people go back to the office as normal? Or will remote working become the way of the future? The answers is likely to be somewhere in between. THE EMERGENCY PART OF COVID-19 HAS LONG BEEN OVER 23 hours ago · The emergency part of COVID-19 has long been over. According to a news report by the Star Tribune, Gov. Walz is expected to extend his emergency powers next Monday.In fact, his spokesperson had the following to say about a bill that would end Walz’s emergency powers,. Governor Walz is committed to working with the Legislature and finding bipartisan solutions to improve the SUPPORT THE #DRINKLOCALMN BILL 1 day ago · Support the #DrinkLocalMN bill. On Monday morning, representatives of Minnesota’s craft breweries, distilleries, and wineries gathered at the state capitol to urge legislators to pass the ‘Drink Local Economic Recovery Package’, SF 1176 and HF 1192. SUNDAY FUNNIES: WIND TURBINE BLADE EDITION Wyoming is the largest coal-producing state in the country. However, the Cowboy State is also going to be a pioneer in the emerging industry of building small, modular nuclear reactors. PARENTS LAUNCH RECALL CAMPAIGN AGAINST FARGO SCHOOL BOARD Parents launch recall campaign against Fargo school board over pandemic policies. Students may eventually forget all about the year they spent in isolation through distance learning, not seeing their friends and the requirement to wear masks in order to return to class and extracurricular school activities. STATE OF WYOMING TO INSTALL A SMALL MODULAR NUCLEAR 6 hours ago · Wyoming is the largest coal-producing state in the country. However, the Cowboy State is also going to be a pioneer in the emerging industry of building small, modular nuclear reactors. According to a press release from TerraPower, the company developing the reactor: TerraPower, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon and PacifiCorp today announced efforts to advance a Natrium™ reactor ZION LIGHTS: THE SAD TRUTH ABOUT TRADITIONAL ENVIRONMENTALISM Zion Lights: The sad truth about traditional environmentalism. There is a growing number of environmentalists who are beginning to understand that wind and solar are uniquely bad ways of generating electricity, and that if reducing carbon dioxide emissions is their top concern, they need to grow up and support nuclear power. HERE ARE SOME OF THE REGULATIONS THAT ARE MAKING HOUSING Here are some of the regulations that are making housing unaffordable. Recently I wrote about the Panelház of Budapest, dwellings which were mass produced in parts by the communist government of Hungary and assembled onsite.I didn’t write about these grim places to recommend them, but they appear to have their attractions for some. A LESSON FOR MINNESOTA MEDIA: INCOME TAX TAXES INCOME 1 day ago · A lesson for Minnesota media: income tax taxes income. Minnesota’s media is in a state of excitement today over a new report from think tank ProPublica which “Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax.” There is much less to this report than

meets the eye.

MINNESOTA COLUMN PROMPTS CANCEL CULTURE 1 day ago · Minnesota column prompts cancel culture. We learn so much just by living life. Yesterday, for example. I found out that the freelance column a California-based magazine asked me AMERICAN EXPERIMENTMINNESOTA ECONOMYEMPLOYEE FREEDOMCONTACTDONATEMEDIA The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020. March 25, 2021. March 25, 2021. Spending & Taxes. Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit. November 30, 2020. November 30, 2020. Energy & Environment. Updating Prosperity: How mining can boost Minnesota’s economy.

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Raise Our Standards Tour. Minnesota children deserve education, not indoctrination. Jun 8-17. / 2021. Learn more. THINKING MINNESOTA MAGAZINE Subscribe Today. Get Thinking Minnesota magazine delivered straight to your home and digital device! Subscribe. STATES THAT STAYED OPEN FARED MUCH BETTER THAN STATES THAT States that stayed did not have a higher number of deaths per capita. When it comes to death rates from the coronavirus states that stayed open are among the best performing states. According to Covid-19 data, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, and North Dakota are among the top ten states with the lowest COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people.

JOHN HINDERAKER

In addition to his legal career, John is a long-time commentator and activist. He founded the web site Power Line in 2002 and has been a prominent voice on the internet and elsewhere since that time. He has appeared as a commentator on NBC, CBS, Fox News, CNN, CNBC and Sky

News Australia.

WALZ LOSES IN COURT, SETTLES WITH CHURCHES Walz loses in court, settles with churches. For the first time since invoking emergency orders, Gov. Tim Walz lost a court battle challenging his emergency powers, specifically his orders limiting church worship services, treating them differently than grocery stores, retail outlets and THOUSANDS SCAMMED BY ORGANIC FOOD FRAUD Organic food is a touchy subject. Many people think that because it is organic, it is more wholesome and better for the environment. However, there is scant empirical evidence to support these claims. In fact, I’ve argued before that organic food is actually worse for the environment because the yields are lower, requiring more acres of land IN A BLOW TO US MINING, BIDEN PLANS TO SOURCE METALS FOR It turns out that President Joe Biden will not support the domestic mining industry, after all. According to Reuters: (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will rely on ally countries to supply the bulk of the metals needed to build electric vehicles and focus on processing them domestically into battery parts, part of a strategy STUDY: SOLAR PANELS REDUCE NEARBY PROPERTY VALUES Study Results: Solar is Driving Down Property Values. The study examined more than 400,000 housing transactions occurring within one to three miles of 208 different solar installations, meaning the findings are not simply a product of a small or cherry-picked sample. “Our results suggest that solar installations negatively affect

nearby

WHY ARE MINNESOTANS SO OVERTAXED? Why Are Minnesotans So Overtaxed? This map, produced by the Tax Foundation, shows the top individual income tax rate for each state. You will note that Minnesota is essentially tied with Oregon for the third-highest rate, at 9.85%. AMERICAN EXPERIMENTMINNESOTA ECONOMYEMPLOYEE FREEDOMCONTACTDONATEMEDIA The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020. March 25, 2021. March 25, 2021. Spending & Taxes. Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit. November 30, 2020. November 30, 2020. Energy & Environment. Updating Prosperity: How mining can boost Minnesota’s economy.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Raise Our Standards Tour. Minnesota children deserve education, not indoctrination. Jun 8-17. / 2021. Learn more. THINKING MINNESOTA MAGAZINE Subscribe Today. Get Thinking Minnesota magazine delivered straight to your home and digital device! Subscribe. STATES THAT STAYED OPEN FARED MUCH BETTER THAN STATES THAT States that stayed did not have a higher number of deaths per capita. When it comes to death rates from the coronavirus states that stayed open are among the best performing states. According to Covid-19 data, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, and North Dakota are among the top ten states with the lowest COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people.

JOHN HINDERAKER

In addition to his legal career, John is a long-time commentator and activist. He founded the web site Power Line in 2002 and has been a prominent voice on the internet and elsewhere since that time. He has appeared as a commentator on NBC, CBS, Fox News, CNN, CNBC and Sky

News Australia.

WALZ LOSES IN COURT, SETTLES WITH CHURCHES Walz loses in court, settles with churches. For the first time since invoking emergency orders, Gov. Tim Walz lost a court battle challenging his emergency powers, specifically his orders limiting church worship services, treating them differently than grocery stores, retail outlets and THOUSANDS SCAMMED BY ORGANIC FOOD FRAUD Organic food is a touchy subject. Many people think that because it is organic, it is more wholesome and better for the environment. However, there is scant empirical evidence to support these claims. In fact, I’ve argued before that organic food is actually worse for the environment because the yields are lower, requiring more acres of land IN A BLOW TO US MINING, BIDEN PLANS TO SOURCE METALS FOR It turns out that President Joe Biden will not support the domestic mining industry, after all. According to Reuters: (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will rely on ally countries to supply the bulk of the metals needed to build electric vehicles and focus on processing them domestically into battery parts, part of a strategy STUDY: SOLAR PANELS REDUCE NEARBY PROPERTY VALUES Study Results: Solar is Driving Down Property Values. The study examined more than 400,000 housing transactions occurring within one to three miles of 208 different solar installations, meaning the findings are not simply a product of a small or cherry-picked sample. “Our results suggest that solar installations negatively affect

nearby

WHY ARE MINNESOTANS SO OVERTAXED? Why Are Minnesotans So Overtaxed? This map, produced by the Tax Foundation, shows the top individual income tax rate for each state. You will note that Minnesota is essentially tied with Oregon for the third-highest rate, at 9.85%. THE DEATH OF THE OFFICE MIGHT BE OVERSTATED 6 hours ago · For much of the past year, a good number of office workers have been working from home as a measure to fight COVID-19. As the threat recedes, will people go back to the office as normal? Or will remote working become the way of the future? The answers is likely to be somewhere in between. THE EMERGENCY PART OF COVID-19 HAS LONG BEEN OVER 22 hours ago · The emergency part of COVID-19 has long been over. According to a news report by the Star Tribune, Gov. Walz is expected to extend his emergency powers next Monday.In fact, his spokesperson had the following to say about a bill that would end Walz’s emergency powers,. Governor Walz is committed to working with the Legislature and finding bipartisan solutions to improve the SUPPORT THE #DRINKLOCALMN BILL 1 day ago · Support the #DrinkLocalMN bill. On Monday morning, representatives of Minnesota’s craft breweries, distilleries, and wineries gathered at the state capitol to urge legislators to pass the ‘Drink Local Economic Recovery Package’, SF 1176 and HF 1192. SUNDAY FUNNIES: WIND TURBINE BLADE EDITION Wyoming is the largest coal-producing state in the country. However, the Cowboy State is also going to be a pioneer in the emerging industry of building small, modular nuclear reactors. PARENTS LAUNCH RECALL CAMPAIGN AGAINST FARGO SCHOOL BOARD Parents launch recall campaign against Fargo school board over pandemic policies. Students may eventually forget all about the year they spent in isolation through distance learning, not seeing their friends and the requirement to wear masks in order to return to class and extracurricular school activities. STATE OF WYOMING TO INSTALL A SMALL MODULAR NUCLEAR 5 hours ago · Wyoming is the largest coal-producing state in the country. However, the Cowboy State is also going to be a pioneer in the emerging industry of building small, modular nuclear reactors. According to a press release from TerraPower, the company developing the reactor: TerraPower, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon and PacifiCorp today announced efforts to advance a Natrium™ reactor ZION LIGHTS: THE SAD TRUTH ABOUT TRADITIONAL ENVIRONMENTALISM Zion Lights: The sad truth about traditional environmentalism. There is a growing number of environmentalists who are beginning to understand that wind and solar are uniquely bad ways of generating electricity, and that if reducing carbon dioxide emissions is their top concern, they need to grow up and support nuclear power. HERE ARE SOME OF THE REGULATIONS THAT ARE MAKING HOUSING Here are some of the regulations that are making housing unaffordable. Recently I wrote about the Panelház of Budapest, dwellings which were mass produced in parts by the communist government of Hungary and assembled onsite.I didn’t write about these grim places to recommend them, but they appear to have their attractions for some. A LESSON FOR MINNESOTA MEDIA: INCOME TAX TAXES INCOME 1 day ago · A lesson for Minnesota media: income tax taxes income. Minnesota’s media is in a state of excitement today over a new report from think tank ProPublica which “Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax.” There is much less to this report than

meets the eye.

MINNESOTA COLUMN PROMPTS CANCEL CULTURE 1 day ago · Minnesota column prompts cancel culture. We learn so much just by living life. Yesterday, for example. I found out that the freelance column a California-based magazine asked me

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