Born on Good Friday
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
I was born on Good Friday. I wasn’t raised religious, but I’ve always understood the cultural significance of that date and worn it like a …
Tagged: political opinion
Big talk
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
One of the unexpected benefits of living through what may be the wholesale collapse of the United States’ civil, political and economic life is that …
A Few Thoughts… On the power of consent
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
I turned 74 last week, and I’m thinking of turning away from political commentary. I have tried for 25-plus years to get people to think …
Do you believe in the Constitution?
By Timothy Braatz
Reader Staff
The U.S. Constitution, written in 1787, is a brief instructional manual, sketching out a federal government, what it can and cannot do — a barebones …
Imagine the opposite
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
One of my favorite classes in college was Logic and Critical Thinking. In that course, I learned how to obtain a larger and more complete …
Dumb of the week: Now with more fascism!
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
There’s a lot to cover this week in the land of the Dumb, so let’s try to keep up.
Last week, before the convicted felon …
A profile in cowardice
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
By the third paragraph of Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s annual State of the State address on Jan. 6, it became clear that we can expect …
Restless ideologues tilting at windmills
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
I read a story once about a woman who constantly rearranged the furniture inside her home. Every few days or so, she’d try the couch …
Forgiving adults who cheat to win
By Justin Henney
Reader Contributor
Each year I am reminded by others’ resolutions that I too can put effort into self improvement. My youngest daughter, Vi, age 7, helps me …
Where is our Iraq War report?
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
After seven long years of investigation, a British commission led by Sir John Chilcot has issued its findings on the British participation in the Iraq …
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