American Opposition To Homosexuality Falls, But Not Opposition To Abortion
Gallup has a poll out comparing America's shifting views on social issues. According to the overall findings, Gallup is claiming...
North Dakota
Referendum In The Works For North Dakota Oil Tax Reform?
It's obvious that North Dakota Democrats plan to make oil tax reform passed by the Legislature earlier this year a...
Outgoing NDUS Chancellor Spending His Last Days In Spin Mode
One of the reforms for higher education in North Dakota coming out of the 2015 legislative session was a shift...
Not Prostitutes: Energy Industry Provides Jobs And Opportunity For Women
“Fracking as an industry serves men; 95 percent of the people employed in the gas fields are men,” ecologist and...
When Social Change Doesn't Require Courts Or Laws: Boy Scouts Reconsidering Ban On Gay Leaders
"We must deal with the world as it is, not as we might wish it to be. The status quo...
North Dakota General Fund Tax Revenues Down 16.7 Percent In April
Oil prices have fallen, and oil activity in North Dakota has slowed down. This is showing up in the state...
Minnesota Considering Raising Smoking Age To 21
Big, paternalistic government is always taking another step toward infantilizing Americans. At 18 you’re old enough to fight in wars,...
Should State Government Trump Local Government When It Comes To Energy Regulation?
The State of Texas has just passed an exercise in meta law. Lawmakers there have created a ban on fracking...
On Television: When Environmental Groups Have An Authenticity Problem
Last night on my regular television segment with Chris Berg on Valley News Live we discussed some of the concerns...
Why Is A Social Media Executive Responsible For National Rail Safety?
There's been a lot of sturm und drang about what environmental zealots have deemed "bomb trains." Every time an oil train...
