Politician Inadvertently Illustrates Why Economic Development Incentives Are Dumb Public Policy
Amazon has been causing quite a stir with its announcement the building of a new, two-campus east coast headquarters to...
Month: November 2018
Regulations Should Facilitate Industry Not Block It
Regulations put in place to govern the development of things like oil pipelines and refineries were intended to facilitate those...
These Are the Changes Lawmakers Will Have to Make to Comply With Measure 1
Despite it being a terrible (and blatantly unconstitutional, in many regards) proposal, North Dakota voters approved Measure 1 in the...
Burgum’s Proposal for Governing North Dakota’s Universities Isn’t Likely to Fix Anything
Much of the turmoil in North Dakota's university system in recent years has been a product of the struggle by...
Al Carlson’s Replacement as House Majority Leader Won by Promising to Keep Everything the Same
Last night the Republican caucus in the North Dakota House of Representatives picked their new majority leader. The press release...
Print Column: Heitkamps Feel They’re Entitled to Power, and That’s Exactly Why They Shouldn’t Have It
MINOT, N.D. -- Believe it or not, the point of politics isn’t the campaigns. Those are supposed to be nothing...
North Dakotans Vote Down Recreational Marijuana but Re-Elect Drunk Drivers
This letter to the Fargo Forum from Aaron Forde, reacting to my post yesterday about the forgiving attitude North Dakota voters...
The Heitkamps Think They’re Entitled to Deference, and That’s Exactly Why They Shouldn’t Hold Power
If Senator Heidi Heitkamp had won re-election last week and some Republican took to the internet to complain about how...
Does North Dakota Really Need Democrats?
The Fargo Forum editorial on Sunday argues North Dakota needs more partisan balance. "No political party, no matter how successful at...
North Dakota Voters Are Very Forgiving of Politicians Who Struggle With Alcohol
Here's a wild story out of Walsh County (a rural community north of Grand Forks). Shortly before election day, on...
