Get That Scalpel Out, Gov. Burgum
We're not ready for a widescale re-opening. That would be a sledgehammer move. The empirical evidence suggests, however, that we...
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An Inaccurate, or Merely Inconvenient, Portrayal of the Wind Power Problem?
MINOT, N.D. — Last week, I published a column about the genuine and looming consequences of our government-driven push toward wind power....
Minot’s Former City Manager Harassed Employees for Years, but the Taxpayers Will Still Have to Pay Him
MINOT, N.D. — Yesterday, city leaders in Minot finally did something about a terrible situation with (now former) City Manager Tom Barry....
Minot Council Moves to Terminate Five-Year Contract With Embattled City Manager Just Months After Approving It
MINOT, N.D. -- Earlier today, the CEO of my company, Bill Marcil, Jr., published a thank you to subscribers around North Dakota...
Plain Talk: ‘The Governor, if He Opens Up, Is Not Going to Kill People’
A group of Republican lawmakers in North Dakota is urging Gov. Doug Burgum to re-open the state's economy, rescinding or at...
At What Point Are We All Just Americans?
MINOT, N.D. -- Recently, my colleague, reporter April Baumgarten, wrote on the efforts of academics at three North Dakota colleges...
Guest Post: Minnesota Doesn’t Own North Dakota
This guest post was submitted by Isaac Orr, policy fellow for the Center of the American Experiment It’s interesting that...
But Who Will Protect Us From Unlicensed Haircuts?
MINOT, N.D. — No sane person wants a crisis. Certainly, nobody wanted a global pandemic which, by the time it's...
Mailbag Questions About SBA Loans, Unemployment, the Keystone XL Pipeline, and an Old Science Fiction Book
MINOT, N.D. -- Welcome to another Friday, and another mailbag column. How are you all doing out there? These are...
Poll Shows 76% Approve of Burgum’s Handling of Coronavirus Outbreak, but There Are Some Caveats
MINOT, N.D. -- Dissent against government policies locking down our society is growing. Here in North Dakota, a group of...
