Working for Pipeline Company Is Like Manning ‘Gas Chambers’ at Auschwitz, Says Minnesota Activist
MINOT, N.D. — Winona LaDuke is a Native American activist whose group, Honor the Earth, has been very active in...
Month: November 2020
How Can Journalists and Academics Serve the Public if the Public Doesn’t Trust Them?
MINOT, N.D. — Academia. Entertainment, including the various sports leagues. The news media. These are America's dominant cultural institutions. They're...
Whatever Happens in Court, District 8 Cannot Appoint Someone the Voters Rejected
MINOT, N.D. — The battle over District 8 is going to get its day in court. Thursday, Gov. Doug Burgum asked...
Academic Study With North Dakota Connection Concludes That Republicans Promote Violence and Reject Democratic Norms
MINOT, N.D. — I wish it were less true, but the reality of politics is that most people are fine...
With North Dakotans Dying Daily, Bastiat Caucus Members Continue to Resist Masking Rules for Legislative Meeting
MINOT, N.D. — Yesterday, Nov. 10, some 30 North Dakotans died with COVID-19, bringing our state's total since the pandemic...
Turns Out Republicans Have Little to Fear From Early Voting
MINOT, N.D. — It's a truism in politics that high voter turnout is bad for Republicans and good for Democrats....
Burgum, Stenehjem Squabble Over Lawyers in District 8 Kerfuffle
MINOT, N.D. — There is a legal food fight looming over the election results in North Dakota's District 8 House...
Tu Quoque, the Appeals to Hypocrisy
MINOT, N.D. — American politics have become a race to the bottom. It doesn't matter who you blame for it...
Bastiat Caucus Lawmakers Object to Mask Requirement at Upcoming NDGOP Meeting, Suggest Ignoring Bismarck’s Mask Ordinance
MINOT, N.D. — Last week I wrote about the potential for a political donnybrook over a potential mask mandate at...
Ex-Heitkamp Staffer Appears to Take Credit for Twitter Suspension of Conservative Fargo Commentator
MINOT, N.D. — Conservative television commentator Chris Berg was suspended from Twitter over the weekend. I wrote about it on...
