Kobe Bryant, Sports Mania and a Nation’s Unhealthy Obsession
Even the historically ugly world of partisan politics has worsened by taking on the characteristics of sports fanaticism, with the...
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Football Isn’t What Makes a University Great
MINOT, N.D. — It's a great thing that the North Dakota State University football team has brought home yet another...
NDSU Athletics Is Not a Business
Collegiate athletics are an enormous distraction from the core academic mission of America's universities. At a time when the affordability...
What if NDSU’s Partnership With Planned Parenthood Could Lead to Fewer Abortions?
I largely agree with the Fargo Forum's editorial today, chastising some 89 state lawmakers for urging North Dakota State University...
The Fight Over NDSU’s Dunbar Hall Reveals an Ugly Truth About Our Priorities in Higher Education
Dunbar Hall is a chemistry lab building on the North Dakota State University campus. It's also in embarrassingly poor condition,...
North Dakota’s College Students May Not Be as Liberal as You Think
The perception of America's college campuses - a perception very much grounded in reality, I believe - is that they're...
Plain Talk: Minnesota Governor Continue’s His Predecessor’s Politically-Driven Delay of Line 3 Pipeline Project
On this episode of Plain Talk, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has decided to continue his predecessor Mark Dayton's political obstruction...
State Board of Higher Education Wisely Declines to Give University Presidents a Blank Check on Tuition
A recent spat between State Board of Higher Education members and a couple of university presidents over tuition policy for...
Bison Football Should Raise the Price for Season Tickets
Those of you are familiar with my work know that I've got little love for collegiate athletics generally, and little...
The Legacy Fund Was Created to Benefit All of North Dakota, Not Just Fargo and Grand Forks
Tammy Miller and Steve Burian had a letter to the editor recently, on behalf of the Fargo and Grand Forks...
