There are conservative ‘grifters’ in North Dakota, too
MINOT, N.D. — Hats off to Rep. Dan Crenshaw. The Texas Republican, and former Navy Seal, has put the conspiracy caucus...
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Would four-day work weeks … work?
MINOT, N.D. — “I think there’s lots of opportunity for it." That's what Dusty Hillebrand, a North Dakota Job Service employee in...
Rep. Rick Becker, critic of big government, won’t answer questions about his government loans
MINOT, N.D. — Rep. Rick Becker, a Republican from Bismarck, is the strident ideological martinet who founded the Bastiat Caucus, a rump...
Friday Mailbag: A Christmas tradition, defending Agatha Christie, common ground on EV, and our shifting political landscape
MINOT, N.D. — Decorating for Christmas might be my favorite family tradition. In my family, it's a very specific tradition....
Could overturning Roe v Wade make North Dakota a blue state?
MINOT, N.D. — The answer to the question in the headline is "probably not," but the political implications of the...
Unethical actions of a judge expose problems with municipal courts
MINOT, N.D. — Ashley Beall is a lawyer, a professor at Minot State University, and a municipal court judge for the City of Minot....
Man who ax attacked Sen. Hoeven’s office doesn’t seem a bit sorry
MINOT, N.D. — If we were to legalize homicide, removing from the action all legal consequences, who is the first...
Friday Mailbag: Anti-vaxxers, Rep. Cole Christensen, women leaving Legislature, and what conservatism stands for
MINOT, N.D. — A very early Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. Early because next week, I'm taking some vacation...
Citing ‘extreme rhetoric’ and ‘divisiveness,’ another North Dakota lawmaker announces retirement
MINOT, N.D. — Last week, during the waning hours of the Legislature's special session in Bismarck, Sen. Nicole Poolman, a Republican,...
The anti-vaxxers are losing one dose at a time
MINOT, N.D. — Last week a coalition of activists, with shadowy ties to right-wing interests, held an anti-vaccine rally at the Capitol in...
