Yes, Our Increasing Reliance on Intermittent Wind Power Really Is a Problem
MINOT, N.D. — The problem with debating energy policy in modern America is that so much of the discourse is...
Gov. Doug Burgum: Grateful for COVID Efforts and an Effective Emergency Process
This guest post was submitted by North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum From early on in this pandemic, it was clear...
Plain Talk: ‘We Can’t Afford to Shut Down Any More Coal Plants’
Rep. Dave Nehring is a Republican from District 8, an area that covers what might fairly be described as the...
Shortages Were an Inevitable Outcome of Politicized Energy Policy
MINOT, N.D. — Rarely do things end well when the politicians take it upon themselves to dictate a market's direction....
Power Grid Serving North Dakota Announces ‘Controlled Interruptions’ Amid Arctic Weather
After more than a week of arctic temperatures one of these power grids, the SPP, has called on its member...
Texas Blackouts Are a Chilly Breeze for North Dakota’s Wind Proponents
MINOT, N.D. — "Carlee McLeod, president of Utility Shareholders of North Dakota, which represents investor-owned utilities, said the state’s grid...
North Dakota Voters First Cranks Are Wrong About Redistricting
MINOT, N.D. — Every 10 years we take a census of our population and, based on that count, we reapportion...
If We Could All Unclench, There’s Common Ground to Be Found on Transgender Athletes
MINOT, N.D. — We, as a society, care too much about scholastic sports. Whether it's at the K-12 or collegiate...
Friday Mailbag: The Return of the Mailbag, Wrigley’s Departure, Criticism of Trump, and That Bruce Springsteen Ad
MINOT, N.D. — I haven't done a mailbag column in a while, and a reader named Olivia called me out...
An Object Lesson in How the Media Rewards the Worst Rhetorical Impulses in Politicians
MINOT, N.D. — Tuesday, at 11:49 am Central Standard Time, Sen. Kevin Cramer, one of disgraced former President Donald Trump's staunchest allies,...
