What will a Whitefish NDO argued in code, mean in reality?

The “Three Amigos” happy talk about a “historic compromise” is pure bunk

The tribal water issue – along with many others – has festered for over a century

Get ready for some major squabbling in the 2015 Montana Legislature

Greens, of course, are fine with the current dysfunction, as it empowers them, not average Montanans

In 2012 Judgepedia used DIME data to rank Montana’s Supreme Court America’s sixth-most-liberal

Voting should require enough forethought and effort for voters to take the process seriously

Perhaps it’s time to consider a state constitutional amendment ending direct election of our state Supreme Court justices

What is the point of this exercise? To save grizzly bears? Not really – after all, satellite-collar tracks in the Swan pretty much prove seasonal access management works pretty well.

Too often, I wonder if my America, where proud people think things through and make awesome things happen, is gone

The Wilderness Act was almost immediately pretzeled beyond recognition by both litigation and politics

On September 3, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law not only the Land and Water Conservation Act, but also the Wilderness Act. Environmental activists will certainly be commemorating the event – so shall I. Let’s begin with the Land and Water Conservation Fund (enabled by the Act, LWCF for short). In 1964, America needed […]

I can understand why Greens want the status quo at all costs. Status quo gives even the worst radicals vast and unaccountable veto power

Not a penny of stamp money would compensate livestock growers for munched property, nor make up for all the munched hunting opportunity

Reporting “science” stories on work that has potential impacts without letting potentially affected readers see directly what the fuss is about is a dereliction of journalism’s duty to fully inform