Education and Class Mobility — They’re not gained through Common Core
We have class privilege in our country and not gender or race privilege. Many of the special opportunities available for upward mobility across classes...
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Knowledge is Power as Silence is Consent
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Public Education – Feeding the Beast
Water Water Everywhere but Who is in Control of It? (Part 1)
Control Over Idaho Water – Part 1 Much interest in the Lemhi River and its tributaries has been around for some time. According to...
Senator Rice’s Proposal for Higher Sales Tax is Bad for Idahoans
Don’t Give up your Right to Vote No on School Levies Well folks, as we said a week ago on the Kevin Miller show,...
Senator Crapo Against Legalization of Recreational Marijuana
There is much concern in our state about the legalization of marijuana, so we did some investigating of a banking bill sponsored by, Senators...
Public Education – Feeding the Beast
When will it end? How much is enough? Once again, State Education has its hands in our pockets. Like drilling a well, they won’t...
From Obese to Peace
A Rebuttal to The Dangerous Cults of Veganism and PETA Dec. 7, 2019, by Max Allen There are three macronutrients: protein, fat, and carbs....
Weighing in on the Grocery Tax and State of the State
Let me try to clarify what the governor said in his state of the state message because, like all politicians, he gives us a...
Why has Governor Little agreed to accept Refugees?
Let’s get down to the nitty gritty here, folks. The Governor said yes to more refugees because of pressure from the food processing companies...
The Media is the Massage—or Message?
Required reading for many college students in the 1960s was a book called “The Media is The Massage”. It was written by Marshal McLuhan...
Idahoans won’t be ignored about Common Core
Common Core is exactly what we thought it was. Try telling that to the Idaho State Board of Education, though. The board’s members won’t...
Handing over Idaho on a Silver Platter (Part 2)
Goals, Agendas and Policies-Exposed. Are Idaho Citizens Being Played? In PART 1 – Handing Over Idaho on a Silver Platter, I shared how Idaho...
Washington is the Disease – Trump is the Cure
I don’t usually criticize columnists like Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal but her recent opinion piece “Crazy Won’t Beat Trump” once again...