This article was republished with permission from the Idaho Freedom Foundation Well, isn’t that generous? The Group Insurance Advisory Committee (GIAC), under the Office of Group Insurance (OGI) within the Department of Administration — ever the example of fiscal responsibility — unilaterally decided to extend the GLP-1 weight-loss drugs to the employee health benefits plan […]
Dear Friends, Parents should be able to post pictures of their children online without worrying that predators will steal those images and manipulate them into inappropriate content. Students should be able to attend school without fear that bullies will create fake AI images to destroy their reputations. But major corporations like Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal […]
“Be careful of your thoughts because thoughts turn into words, words turn into actions, actions turn into habits, and finally habits accumulate to define a life.” These words were spoken to me by my Quaker grandmother. Many on the political left have chosen to define their lives by words of hate. You do not call […]
G. K. Chesterton was a world-renowned writer, journalist, and Catholic apologist. His outspoken, sometimes curmudgeonly style offended many critics in government and the church, but throughout his life until his passing four years before WWII in 1936, he remained a devoted evangelist for Jesus. Chesterton befriended and debated prominent contemporaries such as C. S. Lewis, […]
I sometimes hear people ask, why have political parties at all? Why not just vote for the best person for the job? That sounds good on paper, but in reality, parties serve important purposes at every level of government. Under our republican system of government, voters elect lawmakers to represent them. Whichever party holds the […]
Charlie Kirk defended Truth and Christ While I believe that God is in charge of our lives, sometimes I have a difficult time understanding why he allows things like 9/11 and the assassination of good God-fearing people like Charlie Kirk. We live in a world with a grim diagnosis of the human condition, and I […]
Dear Friends, This week, our nation suffered a loss that cuts to the heart of who we are. The tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk was not just the murder of a man. It was an attack on the very idea that Americans can debate one another peacefully, challenge each other boldly, and still remain a […]
Today is a heavy day. Every year on this date, September 11, we remember the horrific events of that Tuesday morning in 2001. Thousands of innocent Americans lost their lives—fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, and children who never came home. First responders put their own lives on the line, with many paying the ultimate sacrifice as […]
The Idaho Freedom Caucus is deeply saddened by the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Charlie was a passionate advocate for conservative principles, individual liberty, and civic engagement. His work inspired countless Americans, and especially young Americans, to participate in the fight for freedom. He always relied on his words to debate and discuss with those who […]
Your property taxes fund our schools, roads, and safety services. But who decides how that money is spent? The November 4th local elections give you the power to choose leaders who shape Kootenai County’s future. These off-year elections fill critical seats in local government, including mayors, city councils, school districts, and fire districts, with the […]
Since the founding of the United States, over 1.3 million Americans have died in wars, and more than 1.1 million people have died from drug overdoses since 1970. The total number of U.S. military deaths from all wars—including both battle deaths and non-combat related causes—exceeds 1.3 million. Of these, approximately 666,000 died in battle, and […]
I have written many times about spending the first five years of my life with my Quaker grandparents in Pennsylvania. The Swarthmore Meeting, located on the campus of Swarthmore University, remains today one of the most liberal enclaves in all of American academia. I learned about “tolerance and acceptance” by attending many Quaker meetings as […]