If Everything Is Racist, Then Nothing Is
MINOT, N.D. — You know who the winner was in Aesop's fable about the boy who cried wolf? The wolves....
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The Coal Creek Station Power Plant as Seen Wednesday, May 13, Near Underwood, N.D. Great River Energy Has Announced the Plant’s Closure in 2022. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
MINOT, N.D. — I missed last week's mailbag column because I was busy fighting off the side effects of my...
North Dakota Has No Choice but to Build a Political Moat Around Coal-Fired Power
MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota got some excellent news today. After months of largely behind-the-scenes negotiations, spearheaded by Lt. Gov. Brent...
Lawmakers Finally Get Around to Writing a Law They Claimed Already Existed
MINOT, N.D. — Last year Dave Andahl, a candidate for the North Dakota House of Representatives in District 8, died and...
Informed Adults Should Be Allowed to Make Unhealthy Choices
MINOT, N.D. — The paternalism of big government was on full display in North Dakota's Senate this week. One example...
Active COVID Cases up 43% in Last Three Weeks, but There’s Evidence Vaccines Are Working
MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota's count of active COVID-19 cases has been climbing in recent weeks. After bottoming out on...
Xcel Energy Brags About ‘Retiring Coal Plants Early’
MINOT, N.D. — Given where I live, I'm obliged to be a customer of Xcel Energy. Wouldn't it be something...
Why Are North Dakota’s Campuses Afraid of Free Speech Protections?
MINOT, N.D. — House Bill 1503, introduced by Rep. Ben Koppelman, R-West Fargo, would "prohibit activity fee funding discrimination based on a...
Shouldn’t We Ask if ‘Bias Crime’ Legislation Actually Works?
MINOT, N.D. — Bias crime laws, the new lingo for hate crime laws, are, from the perspective of public policy,...
Guest Post: Lowering Healthcare Costs the Wrong Way
This guest post was submitted by Michael Fedorchak, the North Dakota state director for Americans for Prosperity. The COVID-19 pandemic...
