Denying a woman an abortion can kill her. It can also increase her chances of ending up on welfare, living in poverty, and not holding a job... or so say preliminary findings in the first longitudinal study of women who…
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Alas! The gentleman I've often considered the last best conservative hope of South Dakota's blogosphere is stepping out of the arena... or at least to an interesting conference room in the annex across the street next to the Fry'n Pan.…
The unexplained spidery objects on the surface of Mars may dampen your enthusiasm for interplanetary exploration. ("Spider" should not appear in any "Visit Wonderful Planet X" brochure.) Let these views from the International Space Station re-whet your appetite. No big…
Enjoy that walleye while you can: we're losing our freshwater fish species at an alarming rate: North American freshwater fishes are going extinct at an alarming rate compared with other species, according to an article in the September issue of…
The Eighth Circuit's affirmation of South Dakota's deformed consent law for abortion is bad. Want to know how bad? Read Michelle Goldberg's assessment in The Daily Beast. She finds the court has declared it legal for the state to lie…
Here's something else about which Kristi Noem has been silent on the House Agriculture Committee: the "Monsanto rider." Section 733 of the FY 2013 Agriculture Appropriations Bill provides Monsanto and other biotech companies with a stunningly unconstitutional gift. Suppose a…
A Facebook pal commented on the election results in Wisconsin. I replied that I hadn't even raised my periscope to look outside the South Dakota primary yet. I should have raised my telescope. Yesterday Venus passed directly between the Earth…