God has surely blessed our nation — “Happy 4th of July” As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our country it is worth measuring the distance the country has traveled not in years, but in the kind of nation it has become. An American from 1950, or even 1980, set down in the present would […]
Half the country is sure America is sliding toward socialism/communism; the other half is sure it’s sliding toward authoritarianism. The evidence says the nation is moving in both directions at once and that the feeling of a clean ideological slide itself is the thing most worth explaining. I do admit to using a high-end AI […]
There is so much controversy concerning this particular bill that I wanted to do a deep dive into the reasons why this bill is a problem and can’t get enough support for passage. I think after reading this you will agree that the “Devil is in the Details”. To be fair I have used sources […]
What our Founders Actually Believed: America’s Founders were not guessing when they wrote the First and Second Amendments. They had lived under a government that suppressed speech, taxed without consent, and quartered soldiers in private homes. They designed the Bill of Rights as a direct structural response to specific tyrannies they had experienced personally. The […]
This could be considered one of the most important questions a citizen can ask today and the research affords us enough to construct a real answer, even though no single clean percentage could cover it perfectly. The Scale of Exposure is Surprisingly Enormous: Before asking how many Americans are influenced you must consider how many […]
The honest answer is no, not by strict definition but yes, in significant and growing practice. The United States is a hybrid system and pretending otherwise in either direction is more political than accurate and as we all know just about everything today is politicized. To understand why, you need to start with what socialism […]
I have just a few words about the recent primary election: While I was impressed by Mark Fitzgerald running for governor taking almost 29% of the vote, I never thought that he had a chance of dethroning King Little and the RINO Machine. The fact that Mark did so well tells me that Idahoans are […]
This is the most important a citizen can ask, and it deserves a straight answer rather than a comforting one. The answer is: no, you should not extend unconditional trust to either your federal or Idaho state government but the more useful question is not whether to trust, but how to verify. The Numbers Tell […]
By the Numbers, Yes. Using raw partisan metrics, Idaho remains one of the most Republican states in America. It ranks as the 5th most Republican state with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+18. Trump won Idaho with 63.8% in 2020. Republicans have held a trifecta (Governor, House, Senate) for 31 consecutive years. The last […]
George Orwell said, “in a time of Universal deceit speaking the truth is a revolutionary act.” The consequences of marijuana legalization are not just medical, they will affect every household in our state. Indoor marijuana cultivation is one of the most energy- and water-intensive agricultural activities on the planet, and regular ratepayers in legalized states […]
After what appears to have been a third attempt to assassinate President Trump and potentially members of his cabinet it is time to ask the question, why are these acts of violence occurring. How much responsibility should be placed on the Liberal media for the political violence in our country? This is a deeply important […]
There is a phrase from the Bible, specifically John 8:7, where Jesus tells those ready to stone a woman caught in adultery that the one without sin should throw the first stone. I was baptized both Lutheran and Catholic and have studied both religions and their histories. With all due respect, Pope Leo seems to […]