Turns out gerrymandering concerns from North Dakota’s left-wingers was a bunch of hot air
MINOT, N.D. — A legislative committee has largely finalized a plan for redistricting, and the Republicans who dominate that committee...
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Anti-maskers suffer embarrassing failure in Fargo
MINOT, N.D. — A thing we often forget in politics is that the loudest voices are not always the most...
How does democracy cope when what’s right isn’t what’s popular?
MINOT, N.D. — Last weekend, I got pulled into binge-watching an HBO show called "Show Me A Hero." I'm a sucker...
North Dakotans shouldn’t have to subsidize Minnesota’s high taxes
MINOT, N.D. — The Democrats have become the party of the rich. "Democrats represented 65% of taxpayers with a household...
Are you ready for a winter of skyrocketing energy prices?
MINOT, N.D. — I take no pleasure in saying this, but we told you this would happen. By "we," I...
We can’t subdivide legislative districts only for Native American communities
MINOT, N.D. — The redistricting process is in full swing. One idea that's been kicked around is subdividing legislative districts. Currently, we...
The Mother of Exiles
MINOT, N.D. — With news that North Dakota will be accepting 49 refugees from Afghanistan, I suspect we're going to see a...
Gordon Kahl Republicans
MINOT, N.D. — In 1983, Gordon Kahl left a Posse Comitatus meeting in Medina, North Dakota, and ended up in a gunfight with U.S....
Millions unaccounted for, and almost zero scrutiny
MINOT, N.D. — Tara Houska was a campaign advisor to Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign and is currently a prominent anti-pipeline activist. She's...
North Dakota school board members are giving up
MINOT, N.D. — Across our sports-obsessed society, the grownups who make youth sports possible — the coaches and the referees who are rarely paid...
