Politicians Owe Us Reason, Not Obedience
MINOT, N.D. — As the holiday season ended on Sunday, Congressman Kelly Armstrong announced that he would not be supporting efforts, backed...
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In One of the Trumpiest of Trump States, a Delegation Turns Their Backs
MINOT, N.D. — If there are states more Trumpy than North Dakota, there aren't many of them. President Donald Trump...
Bastiat Founder Uses Bogus ‘Change My Mind’ Stunt to Promote New TV Show
MINOT, N.D. — State Rep. Rick Becker is a lawmaker from the Bismarck area who caucuses with Republicans but is...
Dem-NPL Party Boss Stays Quiet About Donation to Legal Defense of Accused Hoeven Office Attacker
MINOT, N.D. — Over the holidays an ax-wielding man attacked Republican Sen. John Hoeven's Fargo office. Law enforcement arrested a...
Rep. Armstrong Announces Opposition to Congressional Effort to Overturn Election Results
MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota's two senators are so far non-committal on the efforts in Congress to overturn the results of the...
Ax Attack on Hoeven Office Is What We Get When We Condone Political Violence
MINOT, N.D. — Very few topics in the world of politics actually pit good versus evil. Absolutism may make for...
I Won’t Be Intimidated Into Silence With Threats
MINOT, N.D. — Monday, my colleague Adam Willis published a story about a political gadfly, formerly of Minot, who somehow managed to...
If Oil Is a Crime, Then We’re All Criminals
MINOT, N.D. — I've just finished reading Minnesota author (and North Dakota expatriate) Louise Erdrich's jeremiad against the Enbridge's Line 3...
Is the Wind Industry as Financially Solvent as They Claim?
MINOT, N.D. — The wind energy industry has a fairy tale they like to promulgate. One in which, after decades...
The Mask Mandate Saved My Life
MINOT, N.D. — On the night of Dec. 10, I found myself struggling to walk across the emergency room parking...
