Plain Talk: Let’s talk about big money in politics
MINOT, N.D. — Gov. Doug Burgum is spending big to influence the North Dakota Republican Party's legislative primaries. The people...
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Former staffer for Gov. Burgum texts mocking messages to Bastiat legislative candidate
MINOT, N.D. — The Republican legislative primaries here in North Dakota are not just a heated competition between warring philosophies...
If we want to get serious about gun violence, both Republicans and Democrats will have to change
MINOT, N.D. — The problem with the debate over gun violence, and gun control, is that it's a culture war...
No, I don’t have a legislative candidate bugged
MINOT, N.D. — Last week I reported that state Sen. Jason Heitkamp, a Republican from District 26, seemed to be...
Remember when North Dakota’s ‘ultra-conservatives’ were actually in favor of protecting free speech?
MINOT, N.D. — There is much ado in North Dakota politics this year about political spending, and much of the...
Your rage isn’t going to solve the mass shooting problem
MINOT, N.D. — There are moments when the ideological imbalance in our nation's most powerful institutions becomes more than just...
Plain Talk: Meet the North Dakotan who got a 2021 World Series ring from the Atlanta Braves
MINOT, N.D. — In 2021 the Atlanta Braves won the World Series. Among those receiving a ring? Scott Davis from...
Shame on Gov. Burgum for saying nice things about the candidates he supports, I guess?
MINOT, N.D. — Gov. Doug Burgum is a "mafia boss" with a "hitman" thundered state Rep. Rick Becker at a Bastiat...
Heidi Heitkamp doesn’t want to answer questions about her 2013 vote against background checks
MINOT, N.D. — On the most recent episode of my podcast, Plain Talk , my co-host Chad Oban and I got into...
The Bastiat Caucus is floating a bogus legal argument against Burgum’s political spending
MINOT, N.D. — The Bastiat Caucus side of the split in the North Dakota Republican Party is not going to...
