Is It Back to Business as Usual With China?
I had hoped that Trump's trade war with China might be the beginning of something new. An era where China's...
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Print Column: The Left’s Commitment to Wokeness Ends When It’s Time to Do Business With Communists
MINOT, N.D. — Not so long ago we here in North Dakota had a debate about refugee resettlement. Some of...
Let’s Hope the NBA’s China Debacle Removes Our National Blind Spot From That Country’s Monstrous Abuses
I've never been enamored with America's fascination with celebrity punditry. The bulk of it comes from the left, if or...
Our Nation’s Political and Business Leaders Don’t Have the Luxury of Ignoring China’s Suppression of Democracy Any More
A few days ago former North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp wrote a column critical of the Trump administration's approach to...
There Is No “Demand for Ethanol” if the Government Has to Make People Use It
This quote, from a news story about the woes the ethanol industry is facing, has to be one of the...
The Farmer Bailouts Are Now Bigger Than the Detroit Bailouts, but What if That’s the Cost of De-Fanging China?
This morning a reader tagged in a Tweet for a Bloomberg story which finds that the farmer bailouts - the...
Trade Cannot Be the Only Lens Through Which We See China
As I write this I am attending the 2019 Policy Summit put on by the Greater North Dakota Chamber of...
If Democrats Are Worried About Trade, Why Aren’t They Ratifying the USMCA?
North Dakota Democrats are trying to make hay on trade, hoping to leverage some of the pain farmers may be...
Plain Talk Podcast: Armstrong Says Speaker Pelosi “Does Not Want to Give the White House a Win” on Trade
On this episode of Plain Talk, Congressman Kelly Armstrong talks about the impeachment question and the realities of the trade...
Plain Talk: Auditor Says He Would Have Preferred Legislature Coming Back Into Session to Restore His Office’s Powers
Recently state Auditor Josh Gallion met with legislative leaders to discuss last-minute legislation jammed through at the recent session in...
