Capitalism produces a bit of wonder amid the cynicism
MINOT, N.D. — "What you’ve given me is the most profound experience I can imagine," said the nonagenarian who had...
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Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem needs to own these legal failures
MINOT, N.D. — I'm going to begin this column with some convoluted back story. Stay with me, because the point...
Friday Mailbag: Vaccination choice, school dress-up days, oil pipelines, and innumeracy of the national debt debate
MINOT, N.D. — When I was a kid, I didn't like the fall. It meant going back to school, and...
As important as vaccines are, we cannot abandon choice
MINOT, N.D. — A reader emailed me this week telling me he'd been spending some time thinking about the actions...
Stymied Democrats could find more success through moderation
MINOT, N.D. — As an article of faith, our liberal friends and neighbors believe that the American political system is...
North Dakota Republicans in wait-and-see mode on Trump running in 2024
MINOT, N.D. — "Senate Republicans, with a few exceptions, are hoping that former President Trump does not announce his intention...
ND Land Commissioner Jodi Smith ends tumultuous tenure with resignation
MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota's Land Commissioner Jodi Smith has resigned, according to sources aware of the situation, as well as a...
Thank wind power for the ‘tough’ spike in heating bills you’re about to suffer
MINOT, N.D. — Consumers need to prepare," Public Service Commissioner Brian Kroshus told the Bismarck Tribune. "It's going to potentially be a tough heating...
Republican senator, charged with theft, doesn’t want to be associated with Bastiat Caucus
MINOT, N.D. — Last week I wrote a column Sen. Jason Heitkamp, a Republican from Wahpeton representing District 26 in Bismarck....
It’s time for California to end its childish state travel bans
MINOT, N.D. — There's an old saying, deployed in many iterations and of apocryphal origins, which states that if you...
