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For Those Who May Not Know Or Have Forgotten

There may be those who have some general recognition of terms like the United Nations (UN) Agenda 21 or 2030, the World Economic Forum (WEF), or perhaps even the Great Reset. Sustainable Development Goals might be familiar language to others. Some may even have a deeper knowledge of what these terms or organizations are about. […]

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The Unreasonable Man

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” George Bernard Shaw I’m an inventor by trade. The bulk of my day involves creating things that never before existed, solving problems in ways others did not […]

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Op-Ed: Drawers Are No Substitute for Debate

Our legislative process is meant to play out in plain view—in public committee hearings, open floor sessions, and recorded votes. But one of the most consequential parts often happens quietly, behind closed doors: when committee chairmen choose not to schedule bills for a hearing, effectively killing them without fanfare, public input, or a vote. “Drawering” […]

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Labrador Letter: Challenging Court-Ordered Taxpayer Funded Sex-Change Surgery for Prisoners

Dear Friends, A federal district court in Alaska recently ordered state prison officials to refer an inmate for sex-change surgery consultation. The judge acknowledged that Alaska’s doctors had sound medical reasons for not recommending the consultation, but he felt legally bound by a flawed court precedent to overrule them anyway. Idaho joined Indiana in leading […]

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AG Labrador Leads Multi-State Coalition Opposing Court-Ordered Sex-Change Surgeries for Prisoners

BOISE, ID — Attorney General Raúl Labrador, together with Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, and a coalition of 24 total states, has filed an amicus curiae brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals strongly arguing that the Eighth Amendment does not require states to provide prisoners with risky, controversial, and medically debated sex-change surgeries. The case, Emalee […]

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Whole Of Government

Under the Biden administration, a “whole of government“ approach was taken to run the government in several areas such as climate change, energy, environment, and many others. A major focus was the U.S. Global Health Security Strategy (GHSS) with an emphasis on preventing and responding to infectious disease. Federal agencies collectively perceived themselves serving as […]

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Skinsuit Republicans

In Idaho’s one-party landscape, the Republican primary has become the only election that truly decides most races. Democrats (or moderates with Democratic-leaning views) increasingly recognize that running as a Democrat in the general election is often futile. Idaho has not elected a Democrat to statewide office since 2002. Republicans hold a supermajority in the Legislature […]

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Op-Ed: The Importance of Defending Private Property

You know, there might be nothing more important than private property. Those of us who have chosen to build our lives far from the cities understand that better than most. I live on a mountain in Custer County, on one of the few plots of land that isn’t owned by the state or federal government. […]

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Fulcher Introduces Bill to Strengthen Geographic Diversity of Metal Depositories

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2026CONTACT: Christianne.Allen@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (Idaho-01) released the following statement after introducing the System Integrity through Licensed Vault Expansion and Resilience (SILVER) Act, H.R. 8007. “Having metal depositories located in more than one region in the United States will provide Americans across the country with affordable access to metal […]

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Road Surveillance

Surveillance on Americans continues to grow with expanding technologies doing the work. Without consent, information on individuals is collected and shared. Cases of privacy violations are ongoing and there is one technology that needs to be stopped. Founded in 2017, Flock Safety created technology that describes itself as assisting in crime prevention. The technology includes AI-powered surveillance systems […]

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Déjà vu Again

In the fable about the Dog and his Reflection the fabled dog found a tasty bone in the forest and is carrying it back home to enjoy. His journey takes him over a footbridge across a small stream. While crossing he glances down and sees an image of another dog with an even bigger bone […]

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Op-Ed: Taxpayers Should Not Have to Subsidize the Teachers’ Union

Imagine there was an organization that donated almost exclusively to left-wing candidates, promoted radical racial and gender ideologies, and constantly attacked America’s Christian heritage. Now imagine that your tax dollars subsidized this organization. Well, you don’t have to imagine, because it’s sadly true. Idaho tax dollars are currently being used to support the teachers’ union—and […]

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