Rejecting racism and the status quo
By Jack T. Riggs, M.D. Reader Contributor As President Ronald Reagan once said, “Status quo, you know, is Latin for ‘the mess we’re in.’” As a lifelong resident of Coeur d’Alene, and a Republican...
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How local Idaho prosecutors lost the case against Patriot Front’s white nationalist leader
By Daniel Walters InvestigateWest Nearly two years ago, police in North Idaho had the leader of America’s largest white nationalist group and 30 of his followers unmasked, zip-tied and in custody. They’d been caught...
Idaho Freedom Foundation quietly hired alt-right propagandist to help shape messaging
By Daniel Walters InvestigateWest This story was first published by InvestigateWest on Dec. 11, 2023. In the months leading to the infamous 2017 Unite the Right tiki-torch rally in Charlottesville, Va., then-talk radio host...
State reps. respond to Charlottesville controversies
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Controversial Charlottesville reactions continue to dog Idaho politicians, with Rep. Bryan Zollinger, R-Idaho Falls, the latest to receive criticism. In an article shared last week from website The American...
Rep. Scott sparks renewed controversy with post re-defining white nationalism
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, is once again courting controversy after sharing an article on Facebook defending white nationalism. A response to the violent clashes in Charlottesville that left one...
