Plain Talk: We’re Censoring Ourselves
Is the biggest threat to free speech in America, in 2019, the government? Or us? On this episode of Plain...
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If We’re Really Concerned About Ethics in North Dakota We Should Have Given Lawmakers Their Free Lunch*
There is a lot of Sturm und Drang about ethics in North Dakota right now. Most of it - especially the clouds...
Plain Talk: Do We Need Sports Betting in North Dakota?
On this episode of Plain Talk, state Rep. Tom Beadle talks about his bill - one of two before the...
Free Speech Groups, Including the ACLU, Oppose Legislative Efforts to Implement Measure 1
Ever since voters approved Measure 1 on the ballot last year there's been a steady drumbeat of criticism aimed at...
Lawmakers Introduce Resolution Ordering Study Into Whether It’s “Necessary” or “Desirable” to Implement Ethics Ballot Measure
"Measure 1 is actually so poorly written that it would institute a host of new restrictions and regulations on political...
If the Voters Approve Bad Policy, Does That Make It Good Policy?
I talked about this on today's podcast, but I thought the Fargo Forum's Sunday editorial was worth responding to in the...
Plain Talk: If the Voters Cast Their Ballots for Bad Policy, Does That Suddenly Make It Good Policy?
On this episode of the Plain Talk Podcast, state Rep. Jake Blum (R-Grand Forks) talks about his legislation to raise...
Shocker: Partisans Behind Measure 1 Don’t Like Republican Bill to Implement It
Although they masqueraded as a bipartisan coalition the North Dakotans for Public Integrity, a local front group for the far...
Plain Talk Podcast: Sealing Criminal Records, Blue Laws, Measure 1, and Why Initiated Measures Make for Bad Policy
Are initiated measures a good way to make public policy? I don't think so, and I talk about it in...
Measure 1 Backers Send Deeply Ironic Letter to Lawmakers Insisting They Begin Work on an Ethics Committee
The North Dakotans for Public Integrity, an ostensibly local front group for left wing interests funded by big donations from...
