“I get it – people want more information.” That’s what North Dakota Environmental Quality Chief Dave Glatt told the Associated Press, responding to controversy over a situation were hundreds of thousands of gallons of liquid natural gas was described as merely 10 gallons in an official state report. But does Glatt get it? So far…
North Dakota
North Dakota Regulators Owe the Public a Better Explanation for Spill Underreporting
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It Turns Out Elections Really Do Matter
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North Dakota’s Public Officials Should Be Required to Record Meetings Even When They’re Closed to the Public
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Planned Parenthood’s Withdrawal From Title X Programs Is a Win for Both Sides of the Abortion Debate
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North Dakota Needs Workers, but Those Workers Need Shakespeare
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Let’s Legalize Gambling but Also Let’s Not Get Too Cute With the Revenues From It
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Fargo Commissioner Says It’s “Disingenuous” to “Bitch” About Company Getting $4.6 Million Subsidy They Said They Don’t Need
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Local Politics Are as Partisan and Ideological as Any Other Kind of Politics, We Just Pretend Like They Aren’t
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Burgum Polls Himself Against Heidi Heitkamp Ahead of 2020 Campaign
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Proposed “Red Flag Law” for North Dakota Doesn’t Need to Be Resurrected
National
So Long David Koch
I’m saddened to hear that David Koch – industrialist, philanthropist, and hugely influential political activists – has passed away. Given how hated David and his brother Charles were among certain political circles I suspect there will be a lot of dancing-on-his-grave going on today. Which is unfortunate. Whatever you might think of the political inclinations…
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A Payroll Tax Cut Is a Terrible Idea Without Social Security and Medicare Reform
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Prohibition Is a Crock: Americans (Probably) Spend as Much on Recreational Drugs as They Do on Booze
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Elizabeth Warren’s Attack on the Dakota Access Pipeline Is Why So Many Republicans Tolerate Donald Trump
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Attorney General: Fargo Park Board Broke the Law With Meeting at Which Former Director Joel Vettel Resigned
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Who Is Really Afraid to Shop, Worship, or Go to School?
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Some Democrats Relieved Heitkamp Won’t Run for Governor
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How Can Democrats Reach Out to Rural Voters When They Hate What We Do for a Living?
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Stop Lowering the Flags
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The Problem for All These Opioid Lawsuits Is Germany
This And That
Plain Talk: Senator Cramer Sees “Pervasive Antisemitism” Among Democrats, Says Tax Cuts Didn’t Cause Budget Deficits
On this episode of Plain Talk, Senator Kevin Cramer decried what he sees as “pervasive antisemitism in the Democratic party.” Though questioned on that characterization, he backed off it a bit. “Maybe ‘pervasive’ is the wrong word for it, but the Democratic party leadership is becoming far too comfortable with it,” he said. His comments…
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Print Column: North Dakota Teachers Are Spending Millions on Their Own Supplies and It’s Ridiculous
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Guest Post: The ACLU’s Blueprint for Prison Reform
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Print Column: Maybe Partisanship Wasn’t Such a Bad Thing
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Plain Talk: North Dakota’s New ACLU Leader Says He’d Like to Find Common Ground With Conservatives, Burgum Pollster Talks 2020 Race
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Plain Talk: Changing North Dakota’s Domestic Violence Laws, and How Can Democrats Win Over Rural America When They Hate Fossil Fuels?
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Plain Talk: Expanding Capacity for the Dakota Access Pipeline, and What Can We Really Do to Stop Mass Murder Attacks?
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Print Column: Post-Shooting Hysteria Ignores the Reality of What Really Keeps Us Safe
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Print Column: Why Do Democrats Feel Like They Have the Moral High Ground When It Comes to Hate?
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Plain Talk: “If You Want to Be Offended by Something You’ll Be Offended” Says Senator Kevin Cramer