Category: wild rice

North Dakota State House Declares People Superior to Animals and Inanimate Objects

The North Dakota House of Representatives passed a personhood bill on Feb. 2, declaring humans superior to animals, environmental elements, artificial intelligence, inanimate objects, corporations, or governmental entities. The measure, HB 1361 (pdf), passed by a vote of 87–7. The bill was sponsored by Republican Cole Christensen. “The people on the committee were like, ‘Is this…


Take Some Rice on the Wild Side

I met the wild ricer behind a ski lodge in the mountains above Lake Tahoe. We were both attending a writing workshop, and we took turns reading our work to each other. My project was a passionate essay about the evils of Christmas tree farms that I’m embarrassed to even remember. The wild ricer, a…