As we head into the 2026 Idaho GOP State Convention, delegates are already discussing ideas for reform—not only of our government, but also of the way we choose our nominees. Back in 2007, the Idaho GOP voted to close our primary to members of other political parties. After all, why should Democrats or Libertarians have […]
Dear Friends, This week I joined State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth, families, and students at Eagle Elementary School to mark a milestone. Idahoans completed 250,000 acts of service ahead of America’s 250th birthday on July 4th. That number started as a goal. At the beginning of 2026, the America250 in Idaho Ambassadors and the State Service […]
Our politics are no longer arguing over omelets; we are arguing over whether eggs even exist. Until we recover a shared moral and ethical foundation, serious debate in America—and in Idaho—will remain nearly impossible. I owe the simplification of this point to a recent letter to the Wall Street Journal by Mr. Erni Laynez, who […]
We have indeed always had coarse political rhetoric in America, and it has often spilled over into actual violence. Yet the quality of our language still matters enormously because coarse language is often a tell for coarse thinking. When senior government officials—whether the heads of law enforcement agencies or cabinet departments—resort to shouting, smearing opponents as “Nazis,” […]
This could be considered one of the most important questions a citizen can ask today and the research affords us enough to construct a real answer, even though no single clean percentage could cover it perfectly. The Scale of Exposure is Surprisingly Enormous: Before asking how many Americans are influenced you must consider how many […]
Last week, I walked through the specific objections to data centers and found most of them don’t hold up under examination. But beneath all of it lies a deeper anxiety that warrants honest engagement: the fear of artificial intelligence itself. That fear is not crazy. It is not fringe. It deserves a straight answer — […]
There may be those who have some general recognition of terms like the United Nations (UN) Agenda 21 or 2030, the World Economic Forum (WEF), or perhaps even the Great Reset. Sustainable Development Goals might be familiar language to others. Some may even have a deeper knowledge of what these terms or organizations are about. […]
Dear Friends, When Congress created the H-1B visa program, the purpose was to allow American employers to hire skilled foreign workers when they genuinely couldn’t find qualified Americans to fill specialized jobs. A software engineer with a rare skill set, a researcher with expertise unavailable in the domestic labor market. That was the deal. Major […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2026CONTACT: Christianne.Allen@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher’s bill, the Committing Leases for Energy Access Now (CLEAN) Act, H.R. 1687, passed the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. The legislation now heads to the Senate. Congressman Fulcher released the following statement after the vote. “Geothermal is a clean, abundant, and dependable energy resource that can […]
If you had told me a few years ago that California’s best shot at avoiding becoming a failed state was a former reality TV star, I probably wouldn’t have believed you. Then again, there was a time when the idea that another reality star and tabloid sensation would become president and help make America great […]
Panels of “experts” are everywhere today—on politics, sports, economics, even religion—and yet their track record for getting things right is remarkably poor. One begins to wonder whether they are experts at all, or simply performers chasing relevance. Consider the American bishops who confidently opined about who would be the next pope. How many were correct? […]
Bob Neugebauer welcomes Ron Nate, president of the Idaho Freedom Foundation, to analyze the results of Idaho’s 2026 primary elections, held one week prior. The conversation covers the governor’s race, federal delegation, state constitutional officers, legislative gains and losses, and the demographic patterns that explain why conservatives won big in 2024 but lost ground in […]