Liberty & Prosperity Blog

Initially, I thought about whether the DFL had become the Antisemitic Party after reading this Alpha News article . After a little thinking, though, I decided that this article isn't worthy of a question mark. That subject is settled. The topic discussed in the article is "an upcoming Minneapolis event featuring Rep. Ilhan Omar, state Sen. Omar Fateh and controversial left-wing streamer Hasan Piker." According to Alpha News, "Minnesota Democrats are facing growing backlash over an upcoming Minneapolis event featuring Rep. Ilhan Omar, state Sen. Omar Fateh and controversial left-wing streamer Hasan Piker, whose inflammatory statements about Jews and Israel — and his declaration that “America deserved 9/11” — have drawn condemnation from Jewish organizations and some members of the Democratic Party itself. Now, one of Minnesota’s leading Jewish organizations is calling out not only the lawmakers participating in the event, but also fellow Democrats who have remained si...

Amy Klobuchar has a growing credibility deficit. Unfortunately for Minnesota's voters, Minnesota's Protection Media refuses to highlight Klobuchar's dishonesty. Thankfully, Alpha News filed this report on Klobuchar's dishonesty. Luke Sprinkel wrote "Most notable from Klobuchar’s debate remarks was her repeated embrace of many ideas that are right-leaning and out of step with much of her party. For example, Klobuchar said she would not raise taxes as governor and would instead like to lower taxes." Just last year, Klobuchar voted to shut the government down on Sept. 30,2025 by voting against a clean CR, which would have kept spending at FY2025 levels. The FY2025 budget was the final Biden budget. Saying that she wouldn't raise taxes is like an arsonist promising not to light the match that's in his hand. After shutting down the government, she voted repeatedly to KEEP GOVERNMENT CLOSED more than 2 dozen times in the next 6 months. She won't keep g...

Other than Bill Clinton's welfare reform. Democrats have been the party of the failed status quo. Internationally, Democrats have been the advocates for detente with the USSR and the 2-state solution with the Palestinians. President Reagan finished detente with the USSR when he answered a reporter's question on his strategy towards the Soviets. He replied "Here's my strategy on the Cold War: we win, they lose." ― Ronald Reagan, U.S.S.R.-U.S.A. Summit, Moscow, May 29-June 2, 1988. The Democrats' policy towards the Palestinian-Israeli dispute is to force Israelis to live side-by-side with Palestinians. In their charter, Palestinians vow to ELIMINATE the Jewish people. That's the definition of a suicidal policy. Why would Israel trust Democrats as allies? Here in Minnesota, Esme Murphy interviewed Michele Tafoya, asking Michele Tafoya one gotcha question after another: That's fine. Michele has handled those types of questions for 30 years. When Murphy ...

Appearing Saturday on Fox Reports With Jon Scott, Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said "Every poll that has been released before this debate has shown a dead heat. And by every objective measure, Michele Tafoya wiped the floor with Peggy Flanagan during that debate earlier this week. You saw her on the defensive there." Don't take Joe Concha's word for it. Watch this hour-long debate for yourself: Time-after-time, Flanagan dragged President Trump into the debate. Meanwhile, when fraud became the topic of debate, Flanagan said that "The governor has been very clear that 'the buck stops with him.' He was the one who had oversight here." Instead of taking the blame for fraud, she took credit for Paid Family Medical Leave and free breakfasts and lunches for children. Paid Family Medical Leave isn't popular with small businesses. Free meals are fairly popullar but they won't improve turnout for the DFL. Concha said Flanagan was deflectin...

The DFL has whined about how President Trump has driven up utility prices with his "war of choice" with Iran. What's aggravating is that utility prices have risen since late in Obama's term in office when he startedd the original war on fossil fuels. Gov. Walz and the DFL extended that war when the DFL Trifecta passed the Blackout Bill early in the 2023 session. This KSTP report doesn't explain why prices are rising. It reports "Minnesota regulators are gathering public input as they investigate whether utility bills are still affordable for families, farmers, and businesses. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission launched the review through three public meetings, where Minnesotans weighed in on rising energy costs. The commission will send the feedback and written public comments to state lawmakers." The affordability crisis was caused by the DFL Trifecta. Period. The DFL's affordability campaign is a joke. In fact, it isn't that funny of a ...

-When Michele Tafoya jumped into the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Tina Smith, I expected her messaging to be crisp and the production value to be high. Thus far, she hasn't disappointed. The thing that impresses me, though, is how Michele's ads keep improving. Dustin Grage just posted Michele's latest most powerful ad . Before publishing Michele's ad, Dustin wrote "BREAKING: Michele Tafoya just dropped a new ad featuring Democrats who are switching their votes this election. 'I voted Democrat my whole life, but I can’t vote for Peggy Flanagan.' Absolutely brutal." Next, check out the ad itself: 🚨 https://t.co/BukytSFou9 — Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) October 14, 2026 Since she jumped into the race, Michele Tafoya has gotten center-right Republicans and independents excited. In the final days of this midterm election, it appears as though she's winning over what I'd call 'old-fashioned blue dog Democrats.' In...

It must be time for this year's closing arguments before this year's midterm elections. The safest way to tell is to check DFL AG Keith Ellison's public events schedule. This is what makes Bill Glahn's article about Keith Ellison's grandstanding at "the state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) bemoaning high prices." Because we're talking utilities, the PUC sets those rates based on the cost of creating that electricity. The cost of generating electricity has been climbing since the DFL Trifecta passed its version of the Green New Scam. DFL Gov. Tim Walz and the DFL majorities in the Minnesota Senate and House passed the Blackout Bill in February or March of 2023. The goal of the Blackout Bill is to eventually eliminate electricity that has a carbon footprint. Minnesota's rising electricity prices have everything to do with DFL ideology. It'd be odd to hear DFL AG Ellison playing watchdog on the DFL's policies. It isn't a stretch to thi...

In late August, I wrote this article to highlight the fact that Michele Tafoya had gotten endorsed by the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, aka MPPOA. Today, Alpha News reports "Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michele Tafoya held a press conference on Tuesday and criticized Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan’s record on public safety as she unveiled a five-point plan aimed at gang violence in Minnesota." According to Tafoya's press availability, she promised to do 5 things in her first 8 weeks as Minnesota's Senator. That starts, she said, with naming the problem. Next on Tafoya's priority list is to "disrupt gang activity online." Ms. Tafoya said that as Senator, she "will demand the FBI Cyber Division open a new threat assessment hub that is physically located in Minneapolis." Then Ms. Tafoya said "Point Three, force Big Tech to do its part. Point 4, faster federal prosecutions. Part of this problem is that soft-on-crime local pro...

The DFL is nothing if not predictable and not that bright. After Monday morning's lawful execution of a search warrant of Ilhan Omar's DC home, Keith Ellison published this tweet . In the heart of the tweet, Ellison, Minnesota's DFL AG, wrote "This morning's raid on the home of Ilhan Omar, a sitting member of Congress, has all the hallmarks of Donald Trump weaponizing the federal government against a political rival. Trump’s action marks a dangerous escalation of his authoritarian and fundamentally un-American behavior. It’s also an extension of his racist attacks on Somali Americans and yet another attempt to throw chaos into our elections." That's one of the most reckless statements issued by an AG. In the past 3 years, there have been 3 assassinaton attempts on President Trump. Is AG Ellison hinting that a 4th attempt is in order? I hope not. Then there's Ilhan Omar's copycat tweet , which said "I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt t...

This morning, I received an e-letter update from Annette Meeks's Freedom Foundation of Minnesota . Her e-letter update opened by saying "Much ink has been spilled by liberal newspaper reporters, breathlessly informing readers about a Minnesota first: a Republican-aligned organization that is spending significant (and publicly disclosed) contributions to support the candidacy of House Speaker Lisa Demuth for governor." The e-letter update continues, saying "Imagine that: after two decades, Republicans in Minnesota are finally playing by the same rules as the DFL. But we’re reading about the Republican expenditures for exactly one reason: the progressive left is concerned about the election outcome because Republicans finally learned they must play the political independent expenditure game – just like the Democrats. In addition, for the first time in decades, Republicans have nominated superior statewide candidates. This, combined with voter’s concerns about massive a...

This morning, the Daily Signal reported that "The Department of Homeland Security raided the home of Somali-born Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., early Monday morning, less than a month before the midterm election. The raid is part of a larger criminal fraud investigation into the congresswoman’s immigration paperwork and was signed off by a federal judge. First reported by Fox News Digital, multiple Homeland Security Investigations agents were seen outside her home in Washington, D.C. The raid began at 6 a.m. Monday." Democrats will certainly call these HSI agents racists, xenophobes or Islamophobes or a mixture of these chanting points. According to Ed Morissey's article , "Stay tuned, in other words, because other possibilities exist here, too. For instance: What kinds of contacts did Omar and her family maintain in Somalia? The involvement of the DoJ in securing the warrant may be pro forma, or it may be that the issues go beyond immigration." To call this potenti...

In this article , I quoted Geny Villoa as saying "It is sad to see some people trying to divide us when we should be coming together." It's noteworthy that Villoa is from Somalia, where they've been fighting a civil war since the early 1990s. The last thing I'll do is take advice from a man whose home nation has been fighting a civil war for 35+ years. It's also noteworthy from a political standpoint that "Clergy from across faiths stood together inside a Saint Paul church to condemn a recent social media post by President Donald Trump." Actually, that's more than a little misleading. While it's true that clergy from many denominations are calling for religious people to speak out against Preident Trump , they don't say people of faith are supposed to unite around. Should we unite around the Christian Bible? Should we unite around Christ's Gospels? Should we unite arounnd Paul's letters to the churches he started in Syria, Greece,...

A week after i Somali gangs ruined the Eden Prairie High School Homecoming Game, St. Cloud Tech High School tried spinning their way out of their decision to not fix the Somali gang violence problem. To be fair, there was a threat posted on social media, though it didn't say anything about who the threat came from, though that's often an indicator by itself. This KSTP article reports that "St. Cloud Tech High School is adding new game security after a threat raised concerns ahead of homecoming. The school used metal detectors, bag checks, and had a highly visible police presence at its homecoming football game Friday afternoon. The district also moved kickoff to 4:30 p.m. and required people to leave promptly after the game. It was exactly one week ago that gunfire shut down Eden Prairie High School’s homecoming football game— and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people." To be fair, this is a multi-faceted problem. What law enforcement did Friday afternoon was ...

It's obvious to people with brains that Sen. Amy Klobuchar isn't prepared to protect Minnesotans. According to this Alpha News article , MN GOP Chairman Alex Plechash is frequently quoted as being harsh on Sen. Klobuchar on the issue of public safety. For instance, Chairman Plechash said "Public safety is the first responsibility of government. Yet Amy Klobuchar’s campaign website does not list it among her stated priorities. That omission speaks volumes." That's foolish. Hoq do protect the public without hiring police officers or buying ammunition or protective gear. That's a little short-sighted. Here are Sen. Klobuchar's priorities: Lower Costs for Minnesotans Make Government Accountable and Root out Fraud Prepare Minnesota’s Workforce for the Future Expand Minnesota’s Rural and Agricultural Economy Support Conservation and Outdoor Recreation It's a little short-sighted to pay exclusive attention to pocketbook issues. Ignoring Somali gang violence, ...

Aric Putnam isn't a top-tier candidate. Supposedly, he isn't the hardest worker on the campaign trail, either. He's got the worst case of Tarryl Clark disease I've ever seen. For those living outside St. Cloud, Tarryl Clark Disease is the worst affliction known to moderate Democrats. It's when so-called moderate Democrats start accumulating a voting record. Putnam cast THE DECIDING VOTE on every controversial bill the DFL Trifecta legislature passed. Now, he's got a bigger problem. Alpha News is reporting that "A Muslim cleric who issued an antisemitic prayer in 2017 was a featured speaker at the Islamic Center of St. Cloud’s 19th Annual Convention on Saturday. Also speaking at that event was a DFL state senator who represents the St. Cloud area." According to the translation of Imam Shahin's prayer, Shahin supposedly said "Oh Allah, support the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the rest of the Muslim lands. Oh Allah, liberate the Al-Aqsa Mosque from the f...

Now that the FBI thwarted a terrorist attack on the Mall of America , Amy Klobuchar said "This shows why we continue to need major coordinated investments in anti-terrorism and local law enforcement to stop attacks like these. Our state must take terrorism and violent crime head on, working with our federal law enforcement and local police departments to keep Minnesotans safe." Sen. Klobuchar sickens me with her faux concern over terrorism. She's the politician that advocated for bringing unscreened Somalis to the U.S., starting in 2015. I wrote this article to highlight Sen. Klobuchar's quote where she said "Minnesota is home to the largest Somali community in the country and has a tradition of opening its doors to immigrants from all over the world. I welcome this re-designation of Somalia for TPS, which will allow Somali people in Minnesota and across the United States to continue living, working, and succeeding in our country. As an early supporter of the l...

This Alpha News article reports that the FBI thwarted an ISIS-inspired terrorist attack on the Mall of America. According to U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Dan Rosen, "Mohamud has been charged with acquiring an AK-47 assault rifle and 200 rounds of ammunition in order to commit a federal crime of terrorism, including attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization." According to the article, "[Sheikhdoon Abdullahi] Mohamud is an American citizen who was born in the United States, but he referred to Somalia as the homeland of his parents, according to Rosen." This part reveals why U.S. patriots of all nationalities need to be vigilant: FBI Special Agent in Charge Chris Dotson said Mohamud described himself as "100 percent committed" to what Dotson called "his planned jihad journey." Mohamud met with someone he believed to be a loyal member of ISIS on Tuesday to purchase an AK-47 rifle, Dotson explained. ...

It's obvious that Peggy Flanagan is attached to her DFL talking points script no matter how foolish she looks regurgitating them. This MPR article highlights the fact that Lt. Gov. Flanagan isn't a top-tier candidate. MPR reports "Meanwhile, Democratic nominee Peggy Flanagan applied more pressure on Tafoya to break from President Donald Trump on the war with Iran. Flanagan, the state’s two-term lieutenant governor, appeared in Brooklyn Park after a weekend campaign trip through west-central Minnesota." Whoever writes Lt. Gov. Flanagan's talking points should get fired IMMEDIATELY ! This Alpha News article reports "GOP Senate candidate Michele Tafoya calls for Iran War to end 'quickly and strategically.'" Apparently, Lt. Gov. Flanagan isn't proficient in reading. Tafoya just broke with President Trump on a major issue. That's something Lt. Gov. Flanagan never did when she was in the legislature. If, God forbid, Lt. Gov. Flanagan is elec...

Apparently, confirmed Somali 'gun violence' has broken out all over the suburbs. Suddenly, it's a big issue. Since July, Edina Police have responded to reports of gunfire . Before Monday night's meeting at the Edina City Hall, Edina Police Chief Todd Milburn said "The level of this kind of violence is shocking." KARE11 is also reporting "In a recent pre-recorded interview posted online, Chief Milburn called the crimes a pattern involving Somali people. He said they are both the target and offender , citing at least three incidents since July." This Alpha Newa reporting describes Monday night's meeting as "a community meeting." Alpha News reported "A community meeting was held at Edina City Hall Monday night to discuss recent violent incidents in the city and surrounding areas. The recent incidents include shots fired on the campus of Edina’s Our Lady of Grace church and school late last month, which the police chief later said inv...

It isn't surprising that Education Minnesota, Minnesota's biggest teachers union, vehemently opposes competition in education. Further, it isn't surprising to learn that the DFL, the political party that EdMinn owns, hates school choice. According to this Center Square report , "Minnesota ranked 33rd nationally in a new report from the Heritage Foundation on 'education freedom.' The state’s ranking on education choice brought its score down significantly, coming in at 44th." That's just part of the story. Another part of this story came from "Jonathan Butcher, the Heritage Foundation’s acting director at its Center for Education Policy." He told "The Center Square" that 'Minnesota ranks 33rd overall with little to offer parents in school choice apart from charter schools and homeschooling. These are important options, for sure, but more than half of all U.S. states have some form of private school scholarship opportunity, as wel...

Amy Klobuchar's attempt to sound like a sports fan would've gone better if she wasn't utterly tone deaf. In this tweet , Klobuchar wrote "What a weekend for football in Minnesota! First the Gophers bring the Little Brown Jug home. Now the Vikings defense comes through again with a 15-10 win. 4-0! #SKOL!" There's just 1 thing wrong that tweet. The timing couldn't have been worse/more tone deaf. Frozen In Bemidji replied "You forgot the Somali homecoming game where the skinnies outshot the balloonheads 2-0." People have treated Sen. Klobuchar like she's walked on water. The truth is that she's rarely been challenged. In her Senate career, she's mostly known for doing what Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer or Dick Durbin told her to do. She's NEVER stood up to Democrat leadership. She didn't stand up to Joe Biden, instead saying that Biden was sharp as a tack. Sen. Klobuchar isn't a leader. She's a follower. She's the perso...

Aric Putnam is a polite-sounding hard-left leftist who's done a wonderful job ... if his job description included representing the Democrat Socialists of America, aka the DSA. These days, Putnam is majoring in running ads that make him sound like a moderate. That's what leftists do in election years. Aric Putnam is a fraud. While utility bills were climbing, Putnam cast THE DECIDING VOTE for Walz's Blackout Bill. That's led to higher utility prices AND brownouts in St. Cloud. Alpha News writes that Putnam's true colors are anything but those of a moderate. For instance, "Perhaps most interesting about his time in the legislature was his decision to support DFL Sen. Omar Fateh’s bid for mayor of Minneapolis." Omar Fateh was heralded as the "Midwest Mamdani." Fateh was endorsed by a local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in his bid for mayor and is one of the most far-left members of the Senate. He supported a 2021 effort to ...

Jonathan Turley has long been an advocate for public education. He affirmed that in this Hill op-ed . He wrote "Despite my long support for public schools, I believe vouchers may be the only way to wrest control away from the education cartel by introducing real competition based on academic performance." Earlier in that op-ed, he wrote "In a prior column, I was particularly moved by the frustration of a mother in Baltimore who complained that her son was in the top half of his class despite failing all but three of his classes. Her story led to my changing my view of school vouchers." This will require a partnership between reform-oriented teachers and deep-pocketed philanthropist who share a vision for competition in K-12 education. This isn't meant to imply that increased funding leads to better outcomes. It's saying that we need philanthropisats to establish scholarahip funds that lead to greater competition. Without competition, rebuilding K-12 educatio...

Electing Democrats helps accomplish 2 things. First, it helps deplete the Medicaid funding for important programs like Housing Stabilization Services, Autism centers and "Learing Centers." The other thing it 'helps' is it helps criminals roam free . In this case, the criminals roaming free were confirmed to be Somali gangs : 🚨 BREAKING: The Eden Prairie Police Department officially confirms that last night’s shooting was gang related. These Somali gangs are out of control. It’s time to vote in new leadership that will actually work to keep Minnesotans safe. pic.twitter.com/GgtAwKcHPB — Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) October 3, 2026 Thankfully, Gov. Walz is all over this: State officials are assisting local authorities to find those responsible after a shooting outside the Eden Prairie football game. No homecoming, in any community, should be disrupted by gun violence. Minnesotans are keeping students and families in our thoughts tonight. — Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWal...

Friday night's KSTP scheduled debates had several distinct winners, including the moderators of the CD-2 debate, Tom Hauser, who moderated the conversations with GOP AG Candidate Ron Schutz, GOP Senate Candidate Michele Tafoya and GOP gubernatorial candidate Lisa Demuth. Further, Schutz and Demuth turned in impressive performances. Michele Tafoya didn't have her strongest performance but I'd still argue that she had a solid interview with Tom Hauser. It's difficult picking tonight's biggest winner so I'll pick several MAJOR WINNERS ! Tom Hauser's first interview was with Ron Schutz. What struck me is the contrast between Keith Ellison's defensive bragging, most often while defending his inaction against preventing or prosecuting fraud. In many of these instances, Ellison was caught by Bill Glahn to not told the whole truth. In Schutz's interview, he often displayed a commannd of the law and a passion for ethics. AG Ellison's name will never be a...

It's pretty obvious that the DFL's major statewide candidates won't strike fear in people's hearts when it comes to debating. Let's be undiplomatic about tonight's scheduled KSTP debates. KSTP reports that "Next Friday, Oct. 2, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS will host primetime statewide debates focused on the races for Governor, Senate, and Attorney General. Invitations were sent out after the primaries, and 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS continues to speak with the campaigns. So far, Lisa Demuth, Michele Tafoya and Ron Schutz have confirmed plans to appear." Confident candidates can't wait to debate their opponents. In 2024, President Trump couldn't wait to debate Joe Biden. That turned into the biggest debate bloodbath in political history, even surpassing Reagan's thumping of Jimmy Carter. Then, too, Carter still had a functioning brain. Biden didn't. But I digress. There's a strategy to the DFL's skipping of debates. Klobuchar is the only DFL candi...

After reading this Alpha News article about Minnesota's disturbing test scores, people HAVE GOTTEN IMPATIENT with Minnesota's educational decline. Minnesota's parents aren't satisfied with EdMinn's and the DFL's failing status quo. I say failing rather than failed because Minnesota's public schools haven't reversed the course. Luke Sprinkel reports "According to 2026 data from the Minnesota Report Card, MDE’s online portal for student achievement scores, just 48.6% of students are proficient in reading. Meanwhile, only 44.9% are proficient in math and just 25.5% are proficient in science. Data from the Minnesota Report Card shows math proficiency has hovered between 44% and 45% since 2022 while science proficiency was 26.2% last year. Similarly, reading proficiency was at 51% in 2022 and dropped to 49.5% by 2025." We're entering an AI world. How can Minnesota compete when only 25.5% are grade-proficient in science? That's a recipe for...

Jenna Gloeb's reporting is potentially explosive. Potentially, it might end her political career or put her in prison or both. According to the article, "Investigators substantiated three workplace policy violations and confirmed that Mayor Kaohly Her's unwanted touching caused Police Chief Axel Henry considerable discomfort. His attorney called the city's initial two-page summary a taxpayer-funded 'whitewash.'" Apparently, PC Henry's attorney nailed it with the whitewash statement. Gloeb also reported "A newly released investigative report into St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her reveals far more than the two-page summary initially released by the city, detailing unwanted touching, a sexually suggestive meme and multiple violations of the city’s workplace conduct policy." Apparently, Her doesn't think that her actions are inappropriate. That type of lack of self-control likely will cost Her her job and St. Paul taxpayers a ton of money in a settl...

Alan Dershowitz is a passionate man and not just because he's a well-informed pro-Jewish American. Alan Dershowitz lived through the McCarthy ero. He saw the bigotry of the deep South when the KKK ran wild and black churches burned on a seemingly weekly basis. Dershowitz's NY Post op-ed is must-reading for anyone who opposes antisemites, loves Israel and loves America. The Case Against Palestine Why are they pro-Palestine? Why should anybody be pro-Palestine? The Palestinian cause is the worst human rights issue in the history of the world. Palestinians could have had a state in 1947. They turned it down. Instead, they tried to massacre the Jews. They could have had a state in 1967, or 1973. They could have had a state in 2000, and 2001. Ask Bill Clinton. He says it over and over again. They turned down statehood. Israel returned Gaza in 2005, and what did the Palestinians do? Instead of creating Singapore on the Mediterranean, they elected Hamas, who then murdered their polit...