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Rob Port March 11, 2016 0

Earlier today I noted that Doug Burgum had made the first television buy in North Dakota's gubernatorial race. The campaign...

Rob Port March 10, 2016 27

I have some big news to announce today. I have gone to work for the Forum Communications Company. This blog,...

Rob Port March 10, 2016 0

It was good to listen to North Dakota’s governor hopefuls in a so-called debate last week. I’m not sure it...

Rob Port March 9, 2016 0

North Dakota's Republicans didn't hold a primary or a caucus this election cycle for reasons that are a little difficult...

Rob Port March 9, 2016 0

In Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged the author invented something called the "anti-dog-eat-dog" rule. In the story, the characters create it...

Rob Port March 8, 2016 0

Back in January, shortly after Doug Burgum announced his campaign for governor, I wrote that years of incompetence by North...

Rob Port March 8, 2016 0

There's no such thing as a free lunch, Robert Heinlein wrote. Some people who signed up for Obamacare through the...

Rob Port March 8, 2016 0

So far the NDGOP's gubernatorial nomination race (which will likely pick North Dakota's next governor given the near total abdication...

Rob Port March 7, 2016 0

The key to Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s political success in North Dakota is her posturing as a moderate. And the policy...

Rob Port March 7, 2016 0

North Dakota's oil boom is over. In fact, it's been over for a while. Drilling activity is down. Commerce is...