The People at NDPC

The North Dakota Policy Council (NDPC) is a liberty-based think tank focused on North Dakota solutions to North Dakota’s problems. We provide credible nonpartisan expertise and research to help North Dakotans advocate policies that are based on individual liberty, individual responsibility, and limited government.

The NDPC seeks to broaden policy debates beyond the belief that government intervention should be the avenue of first, rather than last, resort. We believe that:

• Government can only give to one person what it takes away from another, and that the power to give presumes the power to take.
  
  
• Policies intended to affect one person or one group can affect all people and all groups, and that these unintended consequences often cause more harm to the many than any good done for the one.
  
  
• Freedom requires responsibility: where government largesse replaces individual foresight it destroys responsibility and, therefore, freedom.
  
  
• All times matter. Long-term consequences are as or more important than short-term impacts. Emotional reactions are not suitable substitutes for rational solutions.

What We’re Doing

The NDPC focuses on state issues by working independently and by collaborating with like-minded state and national organizations. Our goal is to provide North Dakota’s political, business, academic, community, and media leadership with sound, non-partisan analysis of issues confronting our state. We approach issues from a limited government, individual liberty, and individual responsibility perspective. Our general areas of interest include:

• Government Transparency – Citizens need to know what their representatives are doing.
  
  
• Property Rights – Our Founding Fathers believed in right to hold and use private property. That right is sacred.
  
  
• Economic Development – The best kind of economic development flourishes in an environment of low taxes and low regulation. Playing favorites it never a good idea.
  
  
• K-12 Education – A strong education system is necessary for our future. However, spending more money does not mean better academic results.

Our Specific Projects Include

Sunshine on Schools

BS Alerts

NDPC Investigates

More to Come…

Good ideas don’t become good policy without the active support of people like you! Join the NDPC and receive regular updates on our projects and on the state of our state and local governments. Sign up for our free online newsletter .

Since we do not seek or accept any government funding, our work relies solely on the support of foundations, businesses, and people like you who share our concern for the direction North Dakota is taking, and who realize the importance of placing sound ideas into the policy debate. Please note that because the NDPC is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. All contributions are tax-deductible. Support the NDPC today!