Turns out gerrymandering concerns from North Dakota’s left-wingers was a bunch of hot air
MINOT, N.D. — A legislative committee has largely finalized a plan for redistricting, and the Republicans who dominate that committee...
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How does democracy cope when what’s right isn’t what’s popular?
MINOT, N.D. — Last weekend, I got pulled into binge-watching an HBO show called "Show Me A Hero." I'm a sucker...
Are you ready for a winter of skyrocketing energy prices?
MINOT, N.D. — I take no pleasure in saying this, but we told you this would happen. By "we," I...
The Mother of Exiles
MINOT, N.D. — With news that North Dakota will be accepting 49 refugees from Afghanistan, I suspect we're going to see a...
Millions unaccounted for, and almost zero scrutiny
MINOT, N.D. — Tara Houska was a campaign advisor to Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign and is currently a prominent anti-pipeline activist. She's...
‘We need to renounce the conspiracy theorists and the truth deniers’
MINOT, N.D. — Recently the NDGOP chairman from a Minot-area district called me to ask if I'd participate in a...
Insured unemployed rate is lowest in states that ended expanded benefits early
MINOT, N.D. — It shouldn't be a particularly controversial argument that expanded payments from the government to unemployed people might...
Democrats push a methane emissions regulation that isn’t actually tied to methane emissions
MINOT, N.D. — Ostensibly, environmentalists don't like fossil fuels because they're bad for the environment. From extraction to emissions, they...
Alexander wept
MINOT, N.D. — Like many observers of these times, I am fond of blaming the rising tides of acrimony in...
Auditor Josh Gallion says his office will be auditing North Dakota’s election systems
MINOT, N.D. — Auditing elections has become something of a rallying cry among die-hard Donald Trump supporters convinced that President Joe Biden only ascended...
