The good divisions
By Ben OlsonReader Staff The Winter Olympics is more than just a collection of elite athletes competing for medals. It’s a salve that soothes skin rubbed raw from political divisions that have sharply divided...
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Civic education is needed to ensure majority rule
By Georgia EarleyReader Contributor As of November 2025, 60-70% of U.S. citizens said our country is headed in the wrong direction. In fact, according to the Pew Research Center, since 1964 polls have shown...
Dumb of the week
By Ben OlsonReader Staff It’s pretty disheartening when you notice how racist some people are. It’s even worse when you realize one of the worst is currently our president. President Donald Trump posted a...
Something is rotten in the state of America
By Ben OlsonReader Staff In the Jan. 22 edition of the Reader, I used my Bouquets and Barb column to wonder about the seemingly incongruous nature of the Republican party since President Donald Trump’s...
The Baloney Detective: How to control the narrative like a pro
By Tim BearlyReader Contributor Greetings, fellow sycophants, political hacks, grifters, desperate ladder‑climbers and podcasters with questionable funding. Welcome to my masterclass on “Narrative Control.” Some of you, I’m sure, were sent here by the...
Dumb of the week
By Ben OlsonReader Staff In today’s foray into our World of Dumb, we’re reprinting an entire letter President Donald Trump sent to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on Jan. 18. About halfway through...
Echoes of justice: Three legacies, one call
Where action, thought and memory meet By Kari SaccomannoReader Contributor Social justice is not an ideal we inherit — it is a world we build. It demands courage, clarity and a willingness to stand...
Jack Smith deposition gives insight into failed effort to hold Trump accountable
By Ben OlsonReader Staff While the nation popped champagne corks and checked out for the long holiday weekend on Dec. 31, 2025, House Republicans quietly released the transcript of special counsel Jack Smith’s Dec....
2025 YEAR IN REVIEW
Recapping some of the biggest headlines of the year… pray for us By Zach HagadoneReader Staff At the end of the introductory paragraph in the 2024 “Year in Review,” we congratulated Reader readers on...
When it comes to protecting public lands, Democrats have the strong track record
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor For generations, Idaho Democrats have protected the places that make this state what it is. We believe our public lands belong to all of us, not just the highest-bidding billionaires. ...
