By Nick Gier Reader Columnist “There is zero place for politicians to be involved in these very complicated medical decisions.” — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Out of fear that the current Supreme Court may repeal Roe v....
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist “Economic justice would require a land where men will not take necessities to give luxuries to the few.” —Martin Luther King, Jr. Many conservatives today, in contrast to 60...
By Tim Bearly Reader Contributor “Politics is a pendulum,” Albert Einstein said, “whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perpetually rejuvenated illusions.” To dispel these illusions we must first develop a better...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist If America gave up its guns, suicides would crash. —The Economist(11/24/18) In 1972 I moved from Denmark, where I had had taught for one year, to Moscow to start...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff As the new year approaches, so too does the beginning of the in Boise, set to begin on Jan. 7. New and veteran legislators alike convened in Boise earlier...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Every mine safety law is written in a miner’s blood. —Phil Smith, United Mine Workers Initially, I could not find a connection between the 40-year decline in coal consumption...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist When you pray, go into your room and shut the door. —Jesus, Matthew 6:6 When the church and state tucked into bed together, it was the church that ended...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The past week has just been awful in America. A man who killed two people in a Kentucky grocery store last Wednesday allegedly entered a predominantly black church just...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist The Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights,” and that they have “the right to life, liberty...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff There’s a voting powerhouse in the U.S. with the ability to transform the political landscape — if anyone can get it to turn out, that is. Young Millennial voters...
