Jan 31, 2022
When the Capstone Classical Academy project was announced for Fargo, some people immediately looked at it through a political lens.
It was called "Trumpy," by some. But is it?
On this episode of Plain Talk, headmaster Paul Q. Fisher describes the philosophy behind the school's mission. They're hoping to provide the...
Jan 28, 2022
This week Governor Doug Burgum helped announce a nearly $2 billion investment in developing a datacenter in western North Dakota that would primarily be used to mine cryptocurrency. But that announcement was overshadowed, somewhat, by the extensive criminal record of the man who heads up the construction company that...
Jan 26, 2022
A new survey from North Dakota United, the state's combined public worker and teacher union, finds strong evidence that teachers are feeling burned out.
Why? A lot of the same reasons many of us are feeling burned out. It's politics and the pandemic and shifting attitudes about compensation levels.
On this episode of...
Jan 24, 2022
I'll admit, I wanted to use this interview to push Congressman Kelly Armstrong, a fellow baseball nut, to pass legislation to end Major League Baseball's ongoing lockout.
But I controlled myself. After all, what kind of conservative would I be if I was pushing for that sort of federal intervention? Principle must trump...
Jan 19, 2022
Why are so many judicial races in North Dakota uncompetitive? And not uncompetitive because the winning candidates dominate, but because they're usually running unopposed?
Part of the problem is the pay Justice Daniel Crothers said on this episode of Plain Talk. He's served on the North Dakota Supreme Court since he was...