IDAHO FREEDOM FOUNDATION CRITICIZED It appears the Idaho Freedom Foundation (IFF) is doing a fine job since they are stirring the ire of the neoconservatives and progressives who believe more government is the answer to all our problems and ‘don’t get it.’ It is pathetic to see bloggers criticizing the IFF for rating the voting […]
We do not exist to serve our government. Our government exists to serve us. Many of our elected officials have forgotten this fact. My name is Sharon Ullman and I am running for the District 3 seat on the Ada County Commission against an incumbent. The district number is determined by one’s address but this […]
Presently two are running for president who are socialists. Therefore it would be well for us to understand that socialism is not the worker’s paradise that some make it out to be. Since President Obama recently visited Cuba, a socialist/communist country it is a very good example. Writing for The New American Fr. James Thornton […]
I’m a Republican, I’m a Conservative and I’m a Christian. I am also an American citizen, I am a husband and I am a dad. These words describe my affiliation with various identity groups. Or do they? Just because I say I am part of a certain group, does it really mean I am? There […]
Let’s look at where the federal standards are supposed to be according to the courts first. This should give a basic understanding what is and isn’t allowed. Freedom of religion is not the same as freedom from religion; this is a common fallacy perpetrated in many school systems. This comes from the purposeful misinterpretation of […]
Governor Otter vetoed the school Bible bill on April 5. He was characterized in an April 10 editorial in the Coeur d’Alene Press: “In his wisdom and no small amount of courage…” Well, I still will go with the Twelve Apostles of JESUS as my role models, who, except for one, were martyred for their […]
Hello, this is Darrell Castle! Today, we are going to continue – and also conclude – our six-week-long discussion of Western Civilization: how it met with destruction, what that means for us today, and, if it is gone, what has replaced it? What used to be known as European Civilization, or Western Civilization, was burned […]
It is easy to imagine thousands of Sears and K-Mart stores sprinkled across the country. It took each of these corporations over one hundred years, including many national economic downturns and corporate bankruptcy periods to reach a point that in November 2004 resulted in K-Mart acquiring Sears for a venture encompassing assets worth 11 billion […]
I was surprised how many have not heard of Operation Choke Point or understand its effects, so I decided to write a blog about it. The investigation that Justice Department officials have dubbed “Operation Choke Point” came to light in March 2013. The Justice Department claims to have instituted the program in 2012 to “attack […]
This year’s speakers include Lawrence Reed, President of Foundation for Economic Education; Connor Boyack, President, Libertas Institute; KrisAnne Hall, Constitutional Educator, Speaker, and Author; Matt Shea, Washington State Representative; and many more. Click here to download the speaker flier. http://gemstatepatriot.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/nwla_speakers.pdf
“Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it” — Winston Churchill All is not what it appears Why does most real change happen only after tragedies and disasters? Is it because the voices of those who are warning of future dangers are drowned out by special interests and those too pre-occupied […]
The United Nations was not even three years old when there were already attempts to change its charter and give it more power. Supporting those efforts were Idaho Democrat Sen. Glen H. Taylor and Republican Sen. Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin who introduced a Senate resolution to do just that: “Whereas, in order to achieve universal […]