MINOT, N.D. — The impeachment of President Donald Trump may have been satisfying for certain hard-bitten Trump haters, but as a practical matter of politics, it has backfired on Democrats colossally. I’m not sure we’ve seen anything but the tip of the iceberg when it comes to just how wrong a move it was. From…
Why Is Bismarck So Angry at Greta Thunberg? Thank the Violent #NoDAPL Protests
Remember, we’re just a few years removed from the violent #NoDAPL protests which saw extremists from around the country descend on the Bismarck region. They terrorized the people. They instigated violence with law enforcement. They vandalized and trespassed and littered, and it was all the more frustrating given how many in the news media who…
People Making Threats Over a Greta Thunberg Mural in Bismarck Should Be Ashamed of Themselves
Thunberg was named Time’s person of the year, and she’s up for a Nobel Peace Prize. Which is sort of like treating a kid who sputters their way through “Mary Had a Little Lamb” on a school-issued recorder like they’re the second coming of Mozart. All that being said, if an artist wants to commemorate…
Voter ID Vote Is About Partisanship
How can the requirement for a residential address on identification used for voting be unconstitutional when our participation in the American form of government, as defined by the Constitution itself, is defined by our place of residence? Continue reading…
Despite Impeachment and Scandal, Trump About as Popular as Ever With North Dakotans
A survey found that President Trump is enjoying a level of approval in our state which is pretty much identical to his vote outcome in 2016 when he earned early 63% of the North Dakota vote to Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton’s 27%. Continue reading…
Fiscal Conservatism Begins With Honest Accounting
A lot of you probably don’t know who Rep. Jeff Delzer is, but he’s on the shortlist of North Dakota’s most influential policymakers. Continue reading…
Heidi Heitkamp Still Has Over $4.5 Million in Her Senate Campaign, and How She’s Been Spending It Will Raise Some Eyebrows
There was a $2,700 bill at the Acqua Al 2 restaurant in Washington, D.C. There were also big tabs at the London West Hollywood restaurant in Beverly Hills, the ultra-fancy Mayflower Hotel in D.C., and the Napa Valley Grille in Los Angeles. On top of that, there was more than $6,700 spent at Schneider’s of…
We Really, Really Hate Each Other Right Now
“Some 20 percent of Democrats (that translates to 12.6 million voters) and 16 percent of Republicans (or 7.9 million voters) do think on occasion that the country would be better off if large numbers of the opposition died,” Edsall notes. Continue reading…
Kobe Bryant, Sports Mania and a Nation’s Unhealthy Obsession
Even the historically ugly world of partisan politics has worsened by taking on the characteristics of sports fanaticism, with the electorate declaring loyalty to their preferred teams and news commentators, aping all the worst tics of sports talk radio. At what point does this all stop being fun? Continue reading…
Minot Democrat Launches 2020 Campaign for U.S. House, Challenging NDGOP Incumbent Kelly Armstrong
North Dakota Democrats have their first official statewide candidate of the 2020 election cycle. Zachary Raknerud has filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission, indicating the formation of a campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives. Continue reading…