Mark Perry

Rob Port September 10, 2015 0

Sparked by protests over officer involved shootings, and now the #BlackLivesMatter movement, many claim that there is a "war on...

Rob Port July 13, 2015 0

Thanks to an oil boom, and some very good years in agriculture, North Dakota has shot to the top of...

Rob Port June 8, 2015 0

When oil prices began to crash this winter there was some panic in North Dakota. After all, while our state...

Rob Port March 17, 2015 0

Recently Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm called America's shale plays "Cowboyistan." “We’ve got more rigs running than in the rest...

Rob Port June 9, 2014 0

My friend, University of Michigan economist Mark Perry, visited North Dakota this weekend (I had dinner with him in Minot...

Rob Port January 7, 2014 0

Professor Mark Perry posted yesterday two graphs that are stunning in their implications, especially as President Obama and Democrats attempt...

Rob Port March 10, 2013 0

The fact that North Dakota has roaring economy, driven by oil production in the state, isn't news. Especially not to...

Rob Port February 10, 2013 4

This chart from Mark Perry shows spending by US consumers on natural gas since 1999: From Perry: According to data...

Rob Port January 17, 2013 10

The government must stop mandating ethanol production, Mark Perry notes. It drives up prices and, unless something is done, in...