Watch It: Doug Burgum's First TV Ad Plays Up Economic Anxiety, Calls Stenehjem "Career Politician"
Earlier today I noted that Doug Burgum had made the first television buy in North Dakota's gubernatorial race. The campaign...
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North Dakota's Most Popular Political Blog Has A New Home
I have some big news to announce today. I have gone to work for the Forum Communications Company. This blog,...
John Andrist: NDGOP's Gubernatorial Debate Does North Dakota Proud
It was good to listen to North Dakota’s governor hopefuls in a so-called debate last week. I’m not sure it...
Donald Trump Wins North Dakota Straw Poll
North Dakota's Republicans didn't hold a primary or a caucus this election cycle for reasons that are a little difficult...
Williston City Leaders Take A Shameful Stand Against "Man Camps"
In Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged the author invented something called the "anti-dog-eat-dog" rule. In the story, the characters create it...
Can Democrats Put Doug Burgum Over The Top In An Open Republican Primary?
Back in January, shortly after Doug Burgum announced his campaign for governor, I wrote that years of incompetence by North...
Minnesota Obamacare Enrollees Surprised To Find Their "Free" Insurance Is Costing Them A Tax Lien
There's no such thing as a free lunch, Robert Heinlein wrote. Some people who signed up for Obamacare through the...
Is Wayne Stenehjem Willing To Take On The Whole Problem With Skyrocketing Incarceration Rates?
So far the NDGOP's gubernatorial nomination race (which will likely pick North Dakota's next governor given the near total abdication...
Heidi Heitkamp's Favorite Presidential Candidate Wants To Basically Ban Fracking
The key to Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s political success in North Dakota is her posturing as a moderate. And the policy...
Have North Dakota's State Agencies Have Figured Out That The Oil Boom Is Over Yet?
North Dakota's oil boom is over. In fact, it's been over for a while. Drilling activity is down. Commerce is...
