Commentary
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March 24, 2026
AI and the Unforeseen Consequences for Religious Liberty
AI presents new challenges across almost every sphere of society. It has already transformed everything from automobiles to animation and much more. Indeed, humanity's capacity to imagine and create new technologies is a gift uniquely endowed in creatures made in God's image. While we applaud technological advancement, we also pause to consider the unforeseen consequences of any technology that mimics the transcendent qualities of omniscience, omnipresence, and omnipotence.
State Testimony
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March 24, 2026
SNAP Healthy Food Choice Demonstration Waiver
State Testimony
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March 24, 2026
Modifying SNAP Income and Asset Requirements
Americans are a generous people who established the food stamp program to act as a temporary safety net for the most vulnerable. The program, now called SNAP, provides over $850 million in benefits annually to Minnesotans, 100% of which is currently federally-funded. Yet it is the states and local governments that administer the program, with further financial assistance from the federal government, meaning that states, or in the case of Minnesota, counties, are entrusted to manage the program well on behalf of all American taxpayers.
Commentary
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March 24, 2026
The Supreme Court is Set to Open New Front in Immigration Battle
As some states fight over immigration enforcement, the Supreme Court is set to tackle fundamental questions of citizenship on another front. In April, the Court will hear arguments in a case challenging President Trump’s executive order that reinterprets conventional application of birthright citizenship.