Print Column: The Problem With Journalism and Politics Is Us
MINOT, N.D. -- Between the BuzzFeed catastrophe and the Covington Catholic High School mess, I’ve been thinking a lot about journalism these past...
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Print Column: This Is Why North Dakota Democrats Can’t Win Elections
MINOT, N.D. -- Do you know what’s the worst? When some joker puts on an air of intellectual superiority and...
Print Column: North Dakota Is Just Months Away From Having No Full-Time Federal Judges
Minot, N.D. -- This is an appropriate time, here in the middle of the longest government shutdown in American history,...
Print Column: Using the Legacy Fund to Eliminate Income Taxes Is an Idea Worthy of Debate
MINOT, N.D. -- I’d very much like to live without income taxes. That’s not just a personal desire. One of...
Print Column: We Need to Legalize Marijuana, Not Merely Decriminalize It
MINOT, N.D. - Last year a ballot measure to legalize marijuana in North Dakota failed at the ballot box. Despite...
Print Column: It’s the Department of Corrections, Not the Department of Commerce
MINOT, N.D. -- Recently I wrote a post on my blogcommenting on the emerging debate surrounding Governor Doug Burgum’s proposed transition...
Print Column: Heitkamp’s Angry Goodbye
MINOT, N.D. -- This week Sen. Heidi Heitkamp said farewell with an address on the floor of the Senate. The...
Print Column: Legislative Pettiness Leads to Marginalization of Burgum’s Conservative Budget
MINOT, N.D. -- Traditionally in North Dakota the governor's executive budget, delivered to lawmakers as an address in December, is...
Print Column: Burgum’s Proposed Pension Bailout Must Be Tied to Real Reforms
MINOT, N.D. -- It’s not the sexiest political topic, so you might be forgiven if you’re unaware of North Dakota’s...
Print Column: Public Must Keep a Sharp Eye on Relationship Between Local Politicians, Opioid Lawyers
MINOT, N.D. -- More and more local governments in North Dakota are deciding to join themselves to lawsuits against the...
