Josh Gallion Represents a Real Conundrum for North Dakota Republicans
Auditor Josh Gallion is in Bismarck announcing his re-election campaign even as I type these words. He'll be making a...
Print Column: We’re More Affluent and Connected Than Ever, So Why Do We Feel So Alone and Unhappy?
MINOT, N.D. — “The average person in the U.S. has only one close friend, according to a study published in the...
Our Nation’s Political and Business Leaders Don’t Have the Luxury of Ignoring China’s Suppression of Democracy Any More
A few days ago former North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp wrote a column critical of the Trump administration's approach to...
Plain Talk: Why Do Americans Feel So Anxious? “It’s Not Trump” Says NDSU Professor
Americans are living at historically high levels of prosperity, but we also see increasing rates of problems with things like...
What if North Dakota Gives Hollywood Incentives and They Treat Us Like They Did Georgia?
In an editorial over the weekend, the Fargo Forum made a case for North Dakota offering film incentives. This was occasioned...
I Guess Maybe the Kids Really Are Dumb?
Jim Shaw's columns often make me laugh, though I'm pretty sure it's not for reasons he intends. Over the last...
Amid Scandal and a Push for Impeachment North Dakota’s Top Elected Officials Join Trump’s Re-Election Campaign
There were some headlines earlier this week about incumbent President Donald Trump losing some popularity in North Dakota ahead of...
Greta Thunberg to Visit Site of Violent Protests Against the Dakota Access Pipeline
According to a press release from the Lakota People's Law Project, child activist Greta Thunberg will be visiting North and...
I’m Not Buying That President Trump’s Approval Rating Is “Barely Above Water” in North Dakota
Recently some members of North Dakota's left-wing media - notably radio station KFGO, managed by the brother of former Democratic...
Heidi Heitkamp Rails Against “Ultra-Conservative” Judges, but She Voted for Most of Them
Since I write about politics for a living I end up on a lot of political email lists. I also...
