Last week, Talon Metals announced it has secured a former coal mine site in western North Dakota for processing nickel from its proposed project. It’s a victory for North Dakota’s…
In today’s political theater, the outrage machine runs 24/7 — especially when the left catches wind of a conservative doing something effective. The latest criticism? A non-elected individual on the…
There’s a widespread sentiment that once you sign up for the military, “they own you.” It’s a phrase meant to convey the seriousness of the commitment — that you surrender…
Earlier this legislative session, we wrote about the separation of powers and, specifically, the tug and pull as it relates to the legislature and the governor’s office during legislative sessions. The…
Definitions of “rural” can vary among researchers and policy officials, leaving the notion of what makes a state the “most rural” open to debate. For example, if the most rural…
State funding to help underwrite what Mayor Tim Mahoney calls a deflection center for the homeless got shot down following a heated state Senate budget debate. The funding request came…
Yesterday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced that: Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 (January, February, and March), according…
If first-term Gov. Kelly Armstrong wanted to make an impression right out of the gate, his controversial vetoes of school choice legislation and a bill protecting minors from sexually explicit…
Should people of faith have any influence on our state and nation? Is their influence dangerous? These are increasingly frequent questions, sometimes being asked outright and sometimes merely being implied. The term…
In the second major court ruling stemming from the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in recent weeks, a judge in Bismarck has ordered the federal government to reimburse the State of…
We all may remember hearing about “Separation of Powers,” but what does it really mean? How should it work? When is it abused? Does it matter? These are important questions, and…
The North Dakota Monitor reported yesterday on a bill intended to “keep North Dakota at the forefront of developing rare earth minerals.” It’s an important step toward meeting the many…
A week after passage, supporters and opponents of legislation to further restrict explicit materials available to minors in taxpayer-funded libraries and schools in North Dakota remain in limbo as to…
Happy Earth Day! Today is a day to celebrate human flourishing and the ability of capitalism, innovation, and property rights to better conserve the environment than top-down mandates. Between 1970…
A common objection to school choice is the claim that “public funds” should not be used for non-public schools. The term “public funds” itself is inaccurate. There is no such…
The American Legislative Exchange Council released its fourth Energy Affordability Report this month, ranking the 50 states by the weighted average price of electricity. The results truly demonstrate the damage…
Welcome to American Experiment North Dakota! We are a non-profit, conservative policy organization dedicated to representing you. We’re working for you in Bismarck by drafting legislation, testifying before legislative committees, publishing op-eds…
Author and Professor Wilfred Reilly joins Center of the American Experiment and TakeChargeMN to discuss how mainstream media push falsehoods about America, especially surrounding ideas of race, class, and crime.…