Liberty & Prosperity Blog

Imagine your teenage son or daughter was killed by a hit-and-run driver. Next, imagine the police or highway patrol catching the person who committed the crime. At long last, you sense little justice is heading in you direction. It doesn't take away the pain, of course, but it's something. Imagine how you'd feel if the judge gave the criminal a light sentence . You don't have to imagine it. It just happened. Alpha News reported "More than two years after 19-year-old Carter Haithcock was struck, killed and left on the side of a northern Minnesota highway, the former Democratic Party leader who admitted leaving the scene was sentenced to less than a year in jail on Monday." That's the personification of lenient. In fact, it's disturbingly less than lenient. Alpha News also reported that "Cynthia 'Cyndy' Martin, the former chair of the 8th Congressional District DFL, received the sentence outlined in her plea agreement: 364 days in jail, five...

Tim Walz touts himself as a teacher. Despite that fact, math and reading proficiency scores for 4th and 8th graders have dropped significantly. Congressman Brad Finstad wrote Gov. Walz a letter expressing his disgust with Minnesota's drop in test scores. It's to be expected. According to the Alpha News article, "Finstad pointed out that Minnesota’s education system was ranked seventh in the nation in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual report in 2021. This year, Minnesota was ranked 21st in the same report, a drop of 14 spots." The first question is simple. What changed? Did our teachers underperform? Did our students underperform? Did the curriculum change? If it did, did that cause the underperformance? The next question that must be asked is important. How do we fix the problem? Later, Rep. Finstad wrote “Between 2019 and 2024, the share of fourth graders who weren’t proficient in reading rose seven percentage points in Minnesota compared to the national averag...

,m0ot a call Saturday morning after the Qualls-Lindell debate on Almanac. I asked my friend if they got the impression that Lindell was winging it. I asked because it was obvious that Lindell wanted to talk about his budget. He mentioned it at different times, saying that he'd put it out in "2 days," in "3 days", in "4 days" and in "5 days." He missed the mark on 2 days. That was Sunday. He's likely to miss 3 days. That's today. The point of the budget was to highlight his plan to make Minnesota a state that doesn't impose state income taxes. That's odd since his campaign website's Platform page doesn't mention cutting income taxes. Period. Check it out: Jobs and Minnesota's Economy Mike Lindell’s Minnesota jobs plan puts small businesses, manufacturing, and higher‑paying careers for workers and families at the center of the state’s economy. Mike Lindell knows the economy runs on real people—Moms juggling schedule...

Apparently, the WNBA is getting transformed into Liberal Causes Basketball Association or the Activists' Basketball Association. It's getting annoying watching grown women deny reality. On Saturday, Lynx Coach Cheryl Reeve spoke to the press about the issue of trans athletes. In other words, she spoke as an activist. That's her right but it's my right to correct the mistakes she made. The IndyStar reports "Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve wore a T-shirt supporting transgender people under a jacket. Lynx fans booed Cunningham when she entered the game in the first quarter and when she touched the ball." Let's get rid of this notion of trans girls or trans women. Until a scientist figures out how to change a person born with 2 X chromosomes into a person with 1 X chromosome and 1 Y chromosome or vice versa into the other, there's only 2 sexes. Period. There isn't a transition until that happens. Frankly, I don't think it'll happen in our lifetimes. U...

Apparently, Sophie Cunningham is the newest superstar in the WNBA. Last Tuesday, Celeste Keaton, a minority owner of the Seattle Storm team got in the faces of 2 16-year-old female fans. By the end of the week, the WNBA had suspended Keaton from attending the team's next 5 home games. After the WNBA fined and suspended Keaton , Cunningham spoke up, with the Storm issuing a statement that said "We are aware one of our co-owners made comments to two fans in attendance at last night's game. We apologize that this happened. Everyone who attends a Storm game deserves to feel welcome, and we remain committed to creating an inclusive environment where every fan is treated with respect." The statement read like it was written by a hostage than anything else. Acccording to this Fox News article , "Jennifer Sey saw what happened during the Indiana Fever’s game against the Seattle Storm and insisted the 'Save Women’s Sports' movement needed to follow Sophie Cunning...

Friday night, Almanac hosted the first televised debate between top GOP gubernatorial candidates. Kendall Qualls and Mike Lindell participated. Lisa Demuth couldn't attend because of scheduling conflicts. Follow this link to view the debate for yourself. The debate introductions start at the 20:00 mark, with Kendall Qualls getting the first question. The first question was asked by Co-Anchor Cathy Wurzer about whether he'd call a special session to address the wildfire situation in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Qualls quickly affirmed that he'd call that special session. For the record, Lindell also affirmed that he'd call a special session. When Wurzer asked if he'd tack anything else onto the widfire bill, Qualls said that he'd add tax relief for everyone to the wildfire relief bill. Qualls also mentioned that the paid family medical leave was already running a deficit. When Wurzer replied that paid family medical leave was popular, Qualls questi...