MINOT, N.D. — Last year, Bastiat Caucus founder, Rep. Rick Becker of Bismarck, in an indignant letter to the editor, claimed there are “30 dues-paying legislators in the Bastiat Caucus this biennium.” That’s a big number. If it’s true, it would mean that this rump caucus of Trump-aligned politicians, while representing only a minority of the NDGOP caucus,…
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The Bastiat Caucus Is an Embarrassment to the NDGOP
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The Electoral College Serves America Well
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Legislature Should Say ‘no’ to Money-Grubbing Municipal Courts
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Legislature Should Absolutely Overturn Fargo’s (Already Illegal) Restrictions on Gun Sales
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Conservatives Need to Get Out of the Ghetto
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Catholics Fighting Bill Requiring Priests Report Child Abuse
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Bill Would Deny Public Officials Their Pay if Businesses Restrictions Are in Place
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Was Donald Trump Worth It, Republicans?
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It Doesn’t Matter if Impeachment Is Divisive, It’s Necessary
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As a National Debate Rages, North Dakota Bill Would Make Internet Companies Legally Liable for Censorship
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Trump Must Still Be Convicted
The conviction would still matter. Many Trump apologists would have us believe that the impeachment and pending conviction vote are pointless now that Trump has left office. They’d like us to believe that these things are just exercises in the sort of petty partisan politics that have become rote in Washington, D.C. They are wrong.…
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Biden Begins by Kicking Oil Country in the Teeth
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Lawmakers Tacitly Admit That Supreme Court Got District 8 Ruling Wrong
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Let’s See Violent Pipeline Protesters the Same Way We See Violent Trump Supporters
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Mask Mandate Expiration Is Burgum Protecting Emergency Powers
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Hoeven, Cramer, Armstrong Are Wrong to Oppose Trump’s Impeachment and Removal From Office
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Let’s Talk About ‘whataboutism’
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Sore Loser Bastiats Have Forgotten About the First Amendment
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If Problematic Speech Is Banned Online, at Least Be Consistent
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Legislature Seeks to Fix Unjust Treatment of North Dakota’s Oil Industry
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Plain Talk: Lawmaker Wants to Use the Legacy Fund to Address North Dakota’s Legacy Problems
North Dakota’s Legacy Fund, since it was created by the Legislature and approved by voters in 2010, has turned a slice of the state’s oil tax revenues into a nearly $8 billion pot of money. That balance is invested in stocks and bonds across the nation, and the world, including in some ways that, as…
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Mark Western: If I Were Mike Pence
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Sen. Kevin Cramer Says Donald Trump Is Still the Best President of His Life, but No Longer an Effective Leader
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LIVE: Watch the Panel Discussion ‘Statues of Dead White Men: Do They Matter?’ at 7 P.m. Tonight
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Plain Talk: “I Don’t Think It Helps Him,” Says Sen. Cramer of Trump’s Complaints About Election
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Plain Talk: Former Gov. Ed Schafer Opposes Measure 2, but Says Initiated Measure Process Needs Reform
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Ed Schafer: Vote No on Measure 2
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‘Trump Has Brought the Rural Voice Back Into Play’ Says Democratic-NPL Gubernatorial Candidate Shelley Lenz
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Plain Talk: Brandt Dick, Challenger for Superintendent, Says North Dakota ‘Going the Wrong Way’ on Test Scores
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Plain Talk: Instead of Communist China, How About We Invest Some Legacy Fund Dollars in North Dakota Businesses?