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Biden-Gate: America in Transition

While most Americans assumed that President Biden was running the country for the past 3 ½ years in actuality we had a core group of democratic bureaucrats making the important decisions. Even more scary is that Sleepy Joe hasn’t had a cabinet meeting since last October and even then it was scripted as the cabinet […]

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New Idaho Laws

Did you know that most laws passed by the Legislature took effect on July 1? Several key pieces of legislation, carried by our dedicated Republican lawmakers, are now in place, and I want to share a few of them with you. Remember when the Biden Administration called concerned parents “domestic terrorists” because they dared speak […]

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Labrador Letter: Making money for Idahoans

Dear Friends, This past couple of weeks saw a whirlwind of activity in the Supreme Court on several issues where Idaho played both large and small roles in many of these landmark decisions. As our office has been involved in so much federal litigation attacking the Biden Administration’s overreach, a frequent criticism leveled by liberals, […]

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Fulcher Introduces Legislation to Eliminate Income Taxes on Overtime Pay

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher introduced the Keep Every Extra Penny (KEEP) Act to address the ongoing labor shortage by eliminating income taxes on overtime pay. This legislation, which has never been attempted at the federal level, comes as inflation remains above the Federal Reserve’s target rate for the 38th consecutive month. […]

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John Livingston

Booker T. Washington — On Education

On July 13 it was announced by the United States Naval Academy that 26 of this year’s football squad members had been elected on the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. The real story is in the details. Look below to see what their major field of academic study is in and what they will be […]

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John Livingston

Christian Conservatism

I understand why so many people are concerned about Donald Trump’s character. I am equally concerned about the character of Joe Biden. I am unable to look into the hearts of others, but a life lived—either well or not is like posting a golf score—it is up there for everybody to read. By the way […]

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Horatius

Horatius: a hero in Roman legend noted for his defense of a bridge over the Tiber against the Etruscans This past week I saw a Facebook Video that showed a flock of baby lambs running out of a corral chute being confronted with an Australian Shepherd at the open gate. They all stopped and turned […]

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Just say “NO” to Rank Choice Voting, November 5th

We are seeing a revival in the conservative republican party in Idaho with the advent of the recent GOP convention and the election of Dorothy Moon who has been the driving force in ridding the party of the establishment RINOs. The true conservatives showed solidarity at this last convention and easily won all the positions […]

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America in Crisis

The big question is will Joe Biden step down as president of his own volition or will it take the threat of the 25th amendment to force him out of office? It looks like Joe is pretty much toast it’s not a matter of if he will be replaced but when he will be replaced. […]

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John Livingston

The Problem of “Social Cost”

In Idaho at all levels of government we are watching before our eyes a centralization of the political process. The State of Idaho budget is 55% funded by the Feds—with strings attached. At the local level through government grants and incentives to participate in Federalized programs—think activation fees and matching funds for Medicaid and public […]

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John Livingston

There is No Claim on Virtue

It seems pretty obvious to me that the Biden campaign and the deep-deep state have nothing of a policy nature upon which to run. What have they done in the past three years that has been successful? Inflation, immigration, the politicization of our legal system, a military under assault from the bureaucratic “woke” estate at […]

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It’s A Republic If You Can Keep It

Happy Fourth of July to all of our Readers! After this week’s presidential debate, Americans have to ask the question, “Who is running our country because we all know after this debate it is not Joe Biden?” Personally, I believe that it is Obama and his band of “Totalitarian Socialists” who have been making the […]

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