David Newquist knows how to bum me out. His pessimism about South Dakota's political landscape makes it hard to keep up hope for liberal democracy in our fair state. Hearing my complaint about the difficulty of finding good candidates to…
Posts published in July 2014
Posting selfies is not necessarily narcissism. For New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, it's just a fun project to collect photos of himself with every one of his colleagues... and perhaps a way to build cross-partisan comity, just like other social…
Chad Haber's unverified candidacy (Haber has yet to make any public statement about the political intentions announced by his wife's paid political story-ginner Lee Stranahan) for the Libertarian nomination for attorney general is drawing more confirmed opposition. Kurt Evans, a…
...Unless Chad Haber Spoils the Party A comment on Dakota War College prompts me to contact political activist and consultant Emmett Reistroffer. The Sioux Falls Libertarian confirms that he is "99% certain" that he will seek the South Dakota Libertarian…
Rep. Kristi Noem, Senator John Thune, and celebrate the passage of the Black Hills Cemetery Act, which transfers ownership of nine Black Hills cemeteries to local communities: I am thrilled to see the U.S. Senate take up this important legislation…
The Pew Research Center released a study yesterday on journalism in our state capitals. Pew finds 751 full-time statehouse reporters and 851 part-time statehouse reporters. Newspapers have retreated from the statehouses, but they still provide the largest portion of that…
Deadwood makes the New York Times... for being confused: This old Western town of gunfights and gambling is going through an identity crisis. ...“It feels more modern, a little bit more Vegas style,” said Russell Lehmbeck, 43, a tourist from…