Every Christmas Eve since 1949, The Wall Street Journal has reprinted former editor Vermont Royster’s timeless essay, “In Hoc Anno Domini”. It reminds readers that the world changed forever on the night Jesus was born—and that from that moment began humanity’s long, uneven march toward freedom. Reprinted often in The Gem State Patriot News, Royster’s piece remains worth pondering […]
This editorial was written in 1949 by the late Vermont Royster and has been published annually since. When Saul of Tarsus set out on his journey to Damascus the whole of the known world lay in bondage. There was one state, and it was Rome. There was one master for it all, and he was […]
Christians have celebrated the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ for nearly two thousand years. The image of a baby boy, the Son of God, laid in a manger, visited by shepherds and heralded by angels, has left an indelible impression on cultures throughout the world. While some mistakenly apply the lessons of the Christmas […]
As Ebenezer Scrooge said in Charles Dickens Novel “A Christmas Carol” HUMBUG defined in Webster’s dictionary as something designed to deceive or mislead, often referring to a person who is insincere or fraudulent. It can also describe nonsense or absurdity. We have had what I consider a HUMBUG liberal media for the past 9 years […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States House of Representatives unanimously passed U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher’s (R-ID) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell’s (D-MI) bipartisan bill to authorize the National Mall as the location for a memorial honoring the women who worked on the home front during World War II. The World War II Women’s Memorial Location Act is […]
As everyone learns about technocracy, the management of society by technical experts, or so called social engineering, it may be difficult to discern when it is being executed. The concept of technocracy has been around since the early 20th century, peaking in the 1930’s. But without the advancement of today’s technology, how was technocracy implemented and […]
The North Idaho “Republican” PAC (NIR) uses Democrat tactics to harm the Republican Party. How many times have the Democrats leveled accusations against conservatives that later turn out to be a big nothing burger. Remember in 1991 when Joe Biden was chairman of the Senate’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings where nominee Clarence Thomas was accused […]
Suppose a king of a small country—or a mayor of a small city—declares that John Livingston must buy everyone in town a steak dinner. Their claim of legitimate authority to make such a decree, whether granted or presumed, is one thing; the legitimacy of the decree itself is quite another. Here, moral right and legal […]
In every family, including my own, there are those struggling with anger, dissociation, and fragmentation that at the least tear the family apart and, at worst, erupt into violent acts like the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife, allegedly committed by their son. This sort of tragedy is played out many times a day […]
BOISE, ID — Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced the retirement of Scott Campbell as Chief Deputy Attorney General of the Energy and Natural Resources Division and the promotion of Joy Vega to lead the division. Scott Campbell has served as Division Chief since January 2023. He brought to the Office of Attorney General his extensive experience with […]
Since before President Trump took office, many of us—the Attorneys General of Nebraska, Indiana, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Wyoming—have argued against the rescheduling of marijuana as a Schedule I drug. See July 2024 Comment of Nebraska and 10 Other States. We all believe the science surrounding marijuana—which has become only more clear in […]
A lot of folks ask me what the Idaho GOP stands for. With 90 elected legislators, seven elected statewide officials, two senators, two congressmen, hundreds of precinct committeemen, thousands of volunteers, and over 600,000 Republican voters, we have a lot of healthy debate on a variety of issues. However, there is one document that defines […]