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As a longtime admirer of the U.S. Constitution, I was more than pleased to hear that the House of Representatives was taking the time to read the document at the opening session of Congress. Continue Reading

Most folks who can remember the Works Progress Administration think of it as a program for blue-collar workers who became unemployed in the Great Depression. Continue Reading

“The legislative department is everywhere extending the sphere of its activity and drawing all power into its impetuous vortex.” Continue Reading

The new biography of Sen. Milton R. Young not only adds substance to North Dakota’s historical archives, but it also provides some new pieces to the puzzle involved in the 1974 race between Young and Gov. William Guy. Continue Reading

OK, folks, we’ve been challenged to “man up” to the national debt by the chairpersons of the bipartisan Bowles-Simpson Commission appointed by President Barack Obama. Continue Reading

Even though the state’s voters gave Republicans a significant addition to their legislative majorities, the election will have little impact on the workings of the 2011 session. Continue Reading

If people won’t be getting justice in the future, maybe it’ll be because they haven’t bought any. That may sound cynical, but it is getting closer to the truth with each election as big money and interest groups invade state judicial elections. Continue Reading