What Unites Great American Presidents? Roosevelt, Trump, and the Triumph of Principle As I revisit Bret Baier’s To Rescue the American Spirit for a second time, the lessons of American leadership—and the parallels between Donald Trump and Theodore Roosevelt—resonate more strongly than ever. In our age of uncertainty and polarization, the nation’s course depends on leaders willing […]
Though I was never a professional fisherman, I have spent thousands of hours at sea. It began with a year on the USS Virginia, where I completed my qualifications as Officer of the Day Underway. Although I never formally received my S.W.O.S. badge after passing the written and oral exams, the skipper honored me with […]
Don’t you love Election Day? I’ve always enjoyed watching the returns come in, digging into the numbers, and seeing what’s happening beneath the surface. Like any sporting contest, every Election Day has winners and losers. I’ve been on both sides. Winning is certainly better than losing, but anyone willing to put their name on the […]
As I look at the current turmoil we have in our country, I ask myself, “How did we get to this point, and where are we heading?” It is interesting to note that back in the middle of Barrack Obama’s first term, coming out of the 2008 housing recession, a university professor predicted that the […]
A Conversation with IFF President Ron Nate & Tea Party Bob Podcast Notes by Bob Neugebauer How Idaho’s Fiscal Discipline Collapsed: Idaho policymakers face an uncomfortable question: how does a state transform a $496 million surplus into deficit projections within a single budget cycle? The answer reveals fundamental weaknesses in fiscal oversight and political incentives […]
Dear Friends, Last week, my office filed a motion asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Idaho’s Defense of Life Act. The plaintiff claims that Idaho’s pro life laws are unconstitutional and prevent doctors from providing necessary emergency medical care. However, the evidence tells a remarkably different story. The physician bringing this challenge, […]
A Parent’s Real-World Example: Imagine this: you live in Boise, enroll your kids, and get used to the Boise School District’s app. You upload medical records, contact information, emergency numbers — your family’s whole life into the system. Then life changes, you move to Nampa, and suddenly you are told to download a brand-new app. Start over. […]
On a recent panel on Fox Business News, Charles Payne and guests discussed how cultural decisions resulting in declining birth rates worldwide will shape future generations’ political and economic choices. For two generations, China enforced a one-child policy per couple, which led to population growth but recent stabilization at 1.4 billion people. Now that the […]
On September 28th, The Idaho Statesman ran an opinion piece by Chenele Dixon entitled “Christian Nationalism Is Not Christian.” Dixon, a former state legislator, raises concerns about the intersection of Christianity and politics. Another Idaho politician defended her article to me, prompting this response. I recommend reading her article before considering my reply. Two points […]
I’m privileged to share coffee on Thursday mornings with a group of men and women who teach me something every time we meet. Between us, there are well over several hundred years of public service represented—district judges, former legislators, educators, law enforcement officers, city planners, former mayors, and county commissioners. Our discussion this week centered […]
You know, I think I’ve traveled more in the three and a half years since I was elected chair of the Idaho GOP than ever before in my life. In that time, I’ve visited nearly every county in Idaho—sometimes crossing from one end of the state to the other in the course of just a […]
I spent most of my weekend staying out of the rain and watching videos of the lefty Lonnies who have been marching in various Blue cities at the “No Kings Rallies”, chanting and dancing dressed as everything from furry animals to the Statue of Liberty. All of these people were protesting against our president, Donald […]