What Happened to Rob Port?
MINOT, N.D. — "You've lost it." That was the stark, one-line email I received this week from a reader upset...
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Friday Mailbag: What Happened to Flu Season? Also Lawmaker Pay Raises, Georgia’s Voting Laws, Medals for Cops, and the Modern Relevance of Nemiah Scudder
MINOT, N.D. — I was telling a friend recently that I probably spend at least a couple of hours every...
LIVE at 11:10 A.m.: Congressman Kelly Armstrong Talks to Rob Port After Visit to the Southern Border Crisis Zone
There is perhaps no political conflagration in America more intractable than our debate over border security and immigration. In the...
A Sign That There Are Still Some Grown-Ups Governing in Bismarck
MINOT, N.D. — Today, Gov. Doug Burgum signed House Bill 1425 into law. It's a big deal, a fantastic accomplishment for Rep. Mike Nathe, R-Bismarck, and...
Please Immediately Veto the Very Stupid Ban on Mask Mandates
MINOT, N.D. — Earlier this week a hundred or so deeply misguided souls rallied at the state capitol in favor...
Plain Talk Live: Do We Want Big Corporations to Be Our Cultural Referees?
In Georgia, Major League Baseball reacted to the passage of election reform laws with a boycott. The sports league has...
The ‘Too Much Paperwork’ Argument Against Political Transparency Is a Farce
MINOT, N.D. — As soon as I publish a column arguing that North Dakota's lawmakers earn their pay and should certainly get...
Spare Me the Bellyaching About Legislative Pay
MINOT, N.D. — To participate in American politics is to hear many hypocrites whining about the people they elect. It's...
Man Dressed as Woman Goes on Bizarre Rant About Transgender Issues at Fargo City Commission Meeting
MINOT, N.D. — Transgender issues are much in the news lately, both here in North Dakota and across the nation....
Plain Talk Live: What’s the Future of Legalized Marijuana in North Dakota?
Earlier this year, North Dakota's House of Representatives passed bills to both legalize and decriminalize recreational marijuana. That legislation didn't...
