NOTE: This organization has begun running television advertising touting being “Minnesota’s think tank.” The voice over sounds reasonable, but when you check into the organization, you find something not non-partisan and looking to move Minnesota forward. Here’s an article on the organization.
First, there was the think tank’s op-ed in the Star Tribune, “Minnesota, where the economy is not even average.” President John Hinderaker tried to argue, despite all evidence to the contrary, that Minnesota’s economy is in the dumps and getting worse, with legions fleeing the state due to high taxes.
Then came another Strib op-ed, “Why fight over light rail when there’s a bus rapid transit? by center vice president Kim Crockett. She defended Republicans’ blockade of light rail funding, saying the southwest suburbs don’t need light rail because they already have buses.
If a reader didn’t know better, one might think these lofty views were the product of independent scholars at the center’s Golden Valley headquarters. They’re not. Despite the impressive and most researchy name, the Center for the American Experiment is run by the same guy, John Hinderaker, who runs the Power Line, where he leaves no question about his worldview.
View the complete August 19, 2016 article by Susan Du on The CityPages website here.