A friend and I have recently been discussing the filmography of Kathryn Bigelow, the first woman to ever take home the Academy Award for Best Director. After winning the Oscar for “The Hurt Locker,” she and screenwriter Mark Boal would go on to make the excellent though controversial ...

First, legislators are proposing to require proof of citizenship from citizens who come to vote. This comes based on the premise that there is fraud in the North Dakota voting system, an idea promoted by Donald Trump even though millions of dollars were spent to find fraud and none was found. ...

Back in the Cold War days Hollywood made a movie in which both the United States and Russia designed bombing systems in which the bombers could not be called back. It was called ‘failsafe.’ Some accident triggered a launch by both countries and doomsday started. Our bombers were headed to ...

ear Minot: Since being elected as your mayor in June 2022, I’ve learned a great many things. I’ve learned there is a lot going on in Minot that involves the mayor. I’ve learned residents want their voices heard. And I’ve learned that no matter how much I learn, there is always ...

Earlier this week I found myself cuddled up on the couch with my toddler watching a “Nixon”-movie double-feature. I needed a break from “Peppa Pig.” The first was “The Post,” a Spielbergian telling of “The Pentagon Papers” and its pseudo-sequel “All the President’s Men,” ...

America was not founded as a Christian nation. If you believe that it was, you have no knowledge of the history of the founding. You have never read the nation’s basic documents that testify otherwise. All you know is what other people have told you and most of them have a religious ...