Don’t Circle the Wagons Around Luke Simons
MINOT, N.D. — The defense of Rep. Luke Simons from some has been almost as ugly as the behavior the...
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Friday Mailbag: Luke Simons, ‘Hit Pieces’, the ‘it’S Just the Flu’ Argument, and the Price of Insulin
MINOT, N.D. — Is anyone else tired of outrage? We've become addicted to it. Many things warrant outrage, of course,...
Bastiat Lawmaker Has Shown a Pattern of Abusive Behavior to Colleagues
MINOT, N.D. — Rep. Luke Simons is a member of the controversial and secretive Bastiat Caucus in the North Dakota...
What Is Hating Ted Cruz Going to Accomplish?
MINOT, N.D. — We are not far removed from the grim spectacle of enraged Donald Trump supporters violently attacking the U.S. Capitol,...
The Political Tantrum Against Masking Grows More Obnoxious
MINOT, N.D. — Two political factors led to the North Dakota House of Representatives voting yesterday to ban mask mandates, be they...
Rush Limbaugh, and Speaking Ill of the Dead
MINOT, N.D. — De mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est. Or, translated from the Latin, "of the dead nothing but...
Shortages Were an Inevitable Outcome of Politicized Energy Policy
MINOT, N.D. — Rarely do things end well when the politicians take it upon themselves to dictate a market's direction....
Texas Blackouts Are a Chilly Breeze for North Dakota’s Wind Proponents
MINOT, N.D. — "Carlee McLeod, president of Utility Shareholders of North Dakota, which represents investor-owned utilities, said the state’s grid...
If We Could All Unclench, There’s Common Ground to Be Found on Transgender Athletes
MINOT, N.D. — We, as a society, care too much about scholastic sports. Whether it's at the K-12 or collegiate...
Politicizing Pipelines Is as Dumb as Politicizing Masks
MINOT, N.D. — Several decades from now, I expect that I will struggle to explain to my future grandchildren the...
