North Dakota Oil Producers Helped Topple OPEC
OPEC, the global oil cartel which worked to fix prices for the benefit of its members, is dead. So writes...
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John Andrist: In Praise of a Quest for the Middle
E pluribus unum. I’m not a scholar, but I think those are Latin words that translates pretty closely to “One...
Congressman Cramer on Trump Scandals: “Giving the Middle Finger to the Police Officer Isn’t a Good Idea”
With Trump-related controversies dominating the headlines it seems Republicans are opting to two specific defenses. First, that a press corps...
There Is No Version of Reality in Which a $600 Million Tax Hike Is Really a Tax Cut
Democrats really, really want "Republicans cut taxes for big oil" to be a viable part of their political platform heading...
“The Future Is Still Incredibly Bright”
"More than two years after the state's unprecedented oil bonanza fizzled to a lull, North Dakota — the nation's No....
Senator Heitkamp Sided With Her Party Over North Dakota
I've always thought that, when a politician casts a controversial vote, an explanation before that vote is cast is worth...
Can North Dakota Democrats Get Their Voters Back From Republicans in 2018?
"I'm betting on Heitkamp against any Republican opponent who's so far been mentioned," my friend Mike Jacobs writes today. Senator...
William Brotherton: UND Should Forget Expensive New Branding Effort
I nearly choked on my coffee when I saw that UND’s President Kennedy wanting to spend $3 million to develop...
Burgum May Be a Threat to the Status Quo in Higher Education and That’s a Very Good Thing
Governor Doug Burgum delivered a commence address to graduates at North Dakota State University this weekend. Prior to the speech...
Republicans Cut Taxes for the Oil Companies (If You Ignore the Part Where They Raised Taxes)
"If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it, and you will even come to believe it yourself."...
