Expect Elected Leaders to Lead, Not Punt
These folks talk cynical about trusting elected officials, and beat their chests about the wisdom of the masses, as if...
refugee resettlement
Plain Talk: Bismarck Mayor Weighs in on Refugee Resettlement Ahead of Possible Vote
MINOT, N.D. — The Burleigh County Commission will meet this week to discuss whether or not to put the question...
Hey Bastiats, Intransigence Is Not an Ideology
Some people are just more comfortable being eternally on the fringe, forever the supposed victims of larger and more powerful...
Why Were We So Scared to Have a Debate Over Refugee Resettlement?
It's almost as though the Trump administration, by giving locals a degree of autonomy when it comes to resettlement, has...
Print Column: Burleigh County Made the Right Decision
MINOT, N.D. — Let's start here: North Dakota is a wonderful place. That was a subtext of the refugee resettlement...
Governor Burgum Tells Trump Administration That North Dakota Will Continue to Accept Refugees
Last month President Donald Trump's administration issued an executive order asking that state and local governments consent, in writing, to...
Print Column: The Left’s Commitment to Wokeness Ends When It’s Time to Do Business With Communists
MINOT, N.D. — Not so long ago we here in North Dakota had a debate about refugee resettlement. Some of...
If You Support Refugee Resettlement You Should Support Trump’s Push to Give States and Cities a Say in It
At a rally in Minneapolis President Donald Trump touted a change in federal policy giving states and cities a level...
Head of Fargo-Moorhead Refugee Group Owes the Community an Apology
In my Sunday print column I wrote that an ugly incident in the parking lot of a Fargo Walmart between...
Matt Evans: An Attempt to Quantify the Criminal Justice Costs of Refugee Resettlement in Cass County
Officially, police departments in North Dakota tell us that they have no way of knowing the refugee status of their...
