The words that seem to permeate the vocabulary of Lauren McLean are sustainability, social justice, environment, climate, anti-discrimination, conservation, diversity, and inclusion. My friends, these are the same words that are prominent in comments made by the more radical factions…
Op-Ed: What is YOUR Line in the Sand?
There is no doubt, your freedom is under attack. What is your line in the sand? Do you have one? Can we draw a “line in the sand” when we may not even be sure where it should be? How…
TAPS Act: The Facade of Constitutionality Abandoned (Part 2 of 2)
Part Two: The Real TAPS Act Revealed This is Part Two of a two-part article. Part One explained what the TAPS Act is. Here, in Part Two, we will see what US Attorney General Barr revealed about the TAPS Act…
TAPS Act: The Facade of Constitutionality Abandoned (Part 1 of 2)
Part One: The TAPS Act This is Part One of a two-part article – an article that was only intended to be one part until current events caused the façade of Constitutionality to fall. Part One will explain what the…
Op-Ed by Victoria Mayer, President of Boise State Young Republicans
In Reply to a published article by Boise State Young Democrats President on the future of American higher education I recently organized a campus debate, “The Future of American Higher Education” regarding diversity and inclusion programs at Boise State University….
FICO is ‘Digital Enslavement’
When I returned to America just a few years ago, I was in for a shock. During my absence of nearly 25 years, the infamous ‘FICO’ Score had reared its ugly head. I was, and still am, in awe of…
Reimagining the Rural American West
The Western Governors Association (WGA) has a new project that interferes with and disrupts how rural communities govern their towns and how they live, taking over local representation. As the WGA continues to destroy our Republic by focusing on regionalism,…
Tyranny by the Initiative Process
Tyranny comes in many forms. Most notably it comes through dictators like Hitler, Stalin or through other autocratic forms of government where one person is at the head of the government and where he has his minion oligarchs that bolster…
Democrats and Welfare Rats
Recently our president, Donald John Trump, was booed at a baseball game in Washington, D.C. With the typically bad taste and poor manners of left-wing progressive socialists, they yelled, “Lock him up. Lock him up.” It was a coarse imitation…
The High Divide Collaborative Threat
The High Divide Collaborative, (HDC) held a webinar in August 2019, facilitated by Bray Beltran and Emily Harkness from the Heart of the Rockies Initiative (HOTRI). The webinar started with the claim that the HDC is a “community based collaborative” that…
Who Is Salmon Valley Stewardship?
On the Salmon Valley Stewardship (SVS) website, it doesn’t provide a clear picture of how the organization was started, other than it began with “assistance” and “funding” by the Sonoran Institute in 2004 with the hiring of their first full-time staff. Adrienne…
Have the Rich and Powerful Taken Over our Idaho?
The Gem State Patriot has been talking for years about the political corruption in Idaho and the powerful people behind the scenes pulling the strings of our elected officials. This Cabal of elite wealthy businessmen and women along with our…