"If everyone is supposedly under surveillance, then no one is"
Over the weekend Fox News commentator Brit Hume offered a unique defense of the NSA's spying efforts, arguing that the...
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Column: In Defense Of Lynn Helms
It’s an inconvenient truth for those who are enamored with big, intrusive government that the key to North Dakota’s economic...
North Dakota Democrats May Be Regretting Bold Candidate Recruitment Talk
North Dakota Democrats may be regretting some of their bold talk about candidate recruitment from back in October. "We already...
North Dakota Tops In Budget Health But Spending, Pensions Present Long Term Problems
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University has released a ranking of the states based on fiscal condition. Not surprisingly, in...
"The protections of the First Amendment do not turn on whether the defendant was a trained journalist"
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that a blogger shouldn't be treated any differently from a traditional...
State Senator Blisters Industrial Commission Over "Special Places" Designations
State Rep. Roscoe Streyle (R-Minot) had a column here on SAB and in various newspapers around the state criticizing Attorney...
Federalism: Washington State May Make It A Crime To Help The NSA
This is similar to all those state laws we saw last year which would make it a crime to assist...
The Slow Death Of Pathways To Student Success Continues
Embattled former North Dakota University System chancellor Hamid Shirvani was canned after personality conflicts with politically-powerful university presidents. But really,...
North Dakota Moves Up 14 Slots Among States With Most Millionaires
To hear some people talk of the oil boom, you'd think it was doing nothing for North Dakota. You'd think...
David Letterman Mocks Fargo As Drunkest City In America
That CDC report which labeled Fargo the "drunkest city in America" has now become a late night punchline with David...
