Liberty & Prosperity Blog

During Mark Ritchie's time in office at Minnesota's Secretary of State, I coined the phrase "It's impossible to find what you refuse to look for." According to this Daily Signal article , that saying is apparently as true of the Merrick Garland-Joe Biden DOJ. According to the article, "In less than two years, federal prosecutors in the Trump administration charged about four times as many noncitizens with election fraud crimes as the Biden Justice Department in the entirety of the four-year term." To put this in perspective, "During the four years of the Biden administration under Attorney General Merrick Garland, the Justice Department brought charges against 13 noncitizens for illegal voting-related offenses. Of those, nine defendants were found guilty, including two whose voter fraud charges were dismissed as part of plea agreements." In other words, the Biden-Garland DOJ didn't vigorously prosecute this type of fraud. That fits with the...

When Donald Trump endorsed Mike Lindell to be Minnesota's next GOP governor, the reaction was swift and unambiguous. Minnesota rejected Lindell, especially after Lindell proposed amnest for illegal aliens. That especially ripped it with lots of MAGA people who might've otherwise supported Lindell. This was especially true on social media, where people vehemently rejected amnesty. Trump's ability to control the GOP is diminishing. Here's a perfect example of that willingness to say "NO!" STOP GIVING AWAY WORKING PEOPLE’S MONEY This is not conservative. This is not sound money policy. This is not MAGA. This is the Democrat playbook of giving some people a bunch of free stuff paid for by a bunch of other people who work for it. https://t.co/tA600YT4Ko — EJ 😊 (@EJUnderTheRadar) September 5, 2026 This isn't 'Let's make a deal' or 'Anything goes.' J.D. Vance is a smooth talker but he's worthless on policy. If he runs when Trump's t...

Dustin Grage reports "Again, Ken Paxton was never in any real danger of losing in November. Now, MAGA Inc. has come in with a $10 million ad reservation to ensure this seat stays in Republican hands. The NRSC should be throwing money at this seat as well. But if they don’t have to, I hope they use those resources to expand the map. Michigan and Minnesota are in play." Michigan and Minnesota are in play, almost to the point where I'd move them from leans Democrat to toss-up. I won't go farther than that YET but Democrats have lost their momentum in both states. Again, Ken Paxton was never in any real danger of losing in November. Now, MAGA Inc. has come in with a $10 million ad reservation to ensure this seat stays in Republican hands. The NRSC should be throwing money at this seat as well. But if they don’t have to, I hope they use… — Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) September 5, 2026 This is why I'm optimistic about Minnesota: There is just something happening in...

If it's Friday night, I'll be watching Almanac so you don't have to (though I hope you do.) After last night, though, and having to watch DFL Chair Richard Carlbom, you owe me bigtime. Chair Carlbom is a major windbag who apparently didn't learn how to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Apparently, he's fine with telling parts of the truth most of the time but telling THE WHOLE TRUTH all of the time is a foreign concept to him. I got the impression that he knew had an uphill fight selling a status quo set of candidates in a change elecction. Follow the link above, then click the watch icon to view the entire program. To watch the 'Chair's Roundtable', scroll forward to th 41:00 mark. Watch that entire segment. Count how often Chair Carlbom mentioned Sen. Klobuchar. Then count how few times he mentioned Lt. Gov. Fraudigan and AG Keith Ellison. Then, count how many times he mentions Trump's name. Trump and Klobuchar are names ...

After reading this Alpha News report , there's NO DOUBT WHATSOEVER that Keith Ellison's Attorney General's Office has been radicalized to the point of being fully anti-American and anti-Constitution. According to the article, "Employees in Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office who registered for a May 2025 'Transgender 101' webinar were told to 'be alert to colleagues who are intolerant' and 'deal with' them 'immediately,' according to documents obtained by Alpha News." Apparently, Minnesota's Attirney General's Office (AGO) thinks that it's their business to interfere in families' lives. In the documentation, it's said that "the training is designed to help legal professionals understand how to make 'a transgender person feel welcomed and accepted' and address the challenges that 'exist with trans people and their families who interact with the legal system.'" This is as w...

Monday night, Sue Ek and Zach Dorholt debated the major issues from the studios of KVSC on the St. Cloud State campus. One of the major topics discussed was education funding . Squarely put Dorholt in the more-money-status-quo category. According to the recap article, "Dorholt said Minnesota needs to make sure schools have enough money to serve students . Dorholt said, 'The state needs to set up and fund these mandates.' He said special education and English language services are example areas where schools can face additional costs. He also talked about housing instability among students. District 742 estimates that hundreds of families could experience housing instability this school year." These are separate issues. State government mandating specific programs force school districts to use money in specific ways rather than using money in ways that best help students. This leads to a one-size-fits-all system that fails students. Sue Ek, by comparison, "focuse...