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The Consequences of Elections

Our Worst Modern Day President? From time to time you see rankings of American Presidents from the best to worst, consistently George Washington is ranked as the greatest. In the modern era it is a different story. I would put Calvin Coolidge, Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump in the running as our greatest of this […]

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John Livingston

Hospitals Have Lost Their Way

In this weekend’s Wall Street Journal Al Hubbard and Brian Blasé have written an article about the high prices charged by major hospitals in the State of Indiana. The article starts out by stating “When most people hear the word non-profit, they think of a benevolent organization driven by the desire to serve their communities”. […]

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John Livingston

No Black Swan

As we reach an asymptote on the Covid-19 graph it is worthwhile to look back and see what was done well and what went wrong. First, many great doctors and nurses stepped up to the plate and served their patients and communities exactly in the same way that they did prior to the pandemic. They […]

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John Livingston

No Margin—No Mission

There are many organizations and individuals sitting at the top of the medical industrial complex food chain who are cashing in on the political narrative that has driven our Covid-19 strategies. At the top of the list are pharmaceutical companies and health care provider networks who have created utility and demand for “Cost Free” Covid […]

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When Money Trumps Common Sense

Based on my 30 years of practical experience on the prescription and use of respiratory protection equipment, I gave testimony last month on the proper use of masks in this crisis we have found ourselves in over this past year. This month, I wish to direct my testimony to a little known topic by the […]

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Idaho Choose Life Event: Dessert with Michelle Malkin

Dessert with Michelle Malkin Thursday, February 3rd, 7-9pm Eagle Nazarene Church1001 W State St, Eagle, ID Event is FREE for Pro-Lifers!

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Bob's Words of Wisdom

Will America Ever be Great Again?

It’s time to say, ‘No More Fear’ While the federal government and bumpy Biden try to keep everyone’s eyes on the Russia’s and the Chinese liberal media CNN and CNBC talk about how we need to protect Ukraine at all costs but I never hear any of them volunteering to serve if a war is […]

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Bob's Words of Wisdom

Why President Trump didn’t Endorse Brad Little for Governor

The Biden administration continues to move illegals by bus, train and plane to cities throughout the U.S, inflation is raging, our major cities are saturated in a crime wave, and all they want to do is to warn us about Omicron. Americans should be more worried about the virus that has infected our once conservative […]

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Dirty Politics

It’s been encouraging to see the enthusiastic support from conservatives across the state as I have been campaigning for Lieutenant Governor. Thank you to all of you who have come to my events, donated, and even gone door-to-door to bring more support to the campaign! As we get closer to the primary, the Establishment (or, […]

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John Livingston

Natural Immunity is better than Vaccination

It is time for Idaho hospitals that fired health care workers —mostly nurses but many doctors, who had acquired natural immunity from Covid-19 and who refused to be vaccinated, to return these brave people back to their jobs. Most took care of sick patients on the wards and in ICUs before there were any vaccines […]

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John Livingston

Pedagogy vs Curriculum the Hidden Agenda

I listened on Idaho in Session to the JFAC Budget Committee hearings and the questioning of the Presidents of Idaho’s State Funded Universities. The President of the Idaho State Board of Education Kurt Liebeck admitted that the State Board of Education “hasn’t spent one second talking about Critical Race Theory (CRT)”. I doubt that Mr. […]

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John Livingston

Principle vs Process

House passes teacher health insurance bill after overwhelmingly positive debate The headline above from the Eye on Boise Column written by Betsy Russell caught my attention. I watched the floor debate on Public Broadcasting and then went back and read some of the committee testimony last week. A lot of things don’t add up. What […]

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