Bastiats Pushing Censure Resolutions for ND Republicans Who Voted to Expel Simons
MINOT, N.D. — Around the country, MAGA-aligned Republicans have been pushing censure motions in their local party committees for elected...
LIVE at 3:30 P.m.: Handouts for Coal? Sen. Jim Roers Discusses on Plain Talk Live
Is North Dakota about to give the coal industry a handout? That's what critics of pro-coal legislation in Bismarck are...
An Object Lesson From Grand Forks in the Skeezy Use of Consultants by Elected Leaders
MINOT, N.D. — There is a not-great trend in North Dakota governing circles that has to do with the use...
Brother of Disgraced Bastiat Lawmaker Loses District Chairmanship
MINOT, N.D. — To call the spat in the North Dakota Republican Party between the moderate-minded majority, whose competent governance is primarily...
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...
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...
