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That's a Wrap! 2025 in Review

A System Designed to Be Abused

Raising Questions About Childcare Subsidies in Idaho

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 12/28/25

A Time for Every Purpose

Where Are the Public School Students Going?

Merry Christmas

Special Update for Paid Subscribers

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 12/21/25

Did DOGE Get the Job Done?

Taxation as Charity

The End of Literacy?

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 12/14/25

The 2025 Stateswoman of the Year

What is IACI, Anyway?

New Feature: Scorecard Explorer

The 2025 Statesman of the Year

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 12/7/25

The Gem State Report is Back

Finding the Signal Amidst the Noise

Special Election Debrief

All Eyes on Idaho Falls

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 11/30/25

To the Republic, For Which We Stand

The NGO Hydra Using Your Money to Reshape Society

The Growing Rot in the Public School System

Stories I'm Following

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 11/23/25

The Political Machine at Work

Costs Mount for ITD Building

The Perils of Public Utility Monopolies

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 11/16/25

Digital Learning Reform On the Way?

Alex Adams Makes His Mark

Voting for Justice

Veterans Day 2025

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 11/8/25

AG Clears Sheriff Norris After Town Hall Incident

Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Using Politics to Settle Scores

The Morning After

Go Vote!

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 11/2/25

Race for the Cities: Post Falls

Op-ed in The Hill

Race for the Cities: Idaho Falls

Reforming Family Law

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 10/26/25

Odds and Ends

Shoshone County Sheriff Steps Down

Corporate News Media Versus the People of Idaho

Race for the Cities: Coeur d'Alene

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 10/19/25

Where Do Your Taxes Go?

The Transgender Fad Nears Its Inevitable End

The Warrior Spirit

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 10/12/25

What is a Republican?

Race for the Cities: Nampa

On Influence

What's Next for DOGE?

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 10/5/25

Accountability

Race for the Cities: Eagle

Online Identity

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 9/28/25

Have you bookmarked Idaho Insider?

Revival

Looking for a Unicorn

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 9/21/25

Productive Politics

Public School Establishment Sues Idaho Families

Race for the Cities: Boise

There Must Be Consequences

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 9/14/25

Don't Lose Your Children to the Revolution

The Turning Point

Charlie Kirk Assassinated in Utah

Crime is a Policy Choice

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 9/7/25

The Endless Welfare State

Nth Generation Idahoans

Fighting the Technocratic Temptation

The Race for City Councils

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 8/31/25

Transgenderism and the Right to Bear Arms

After the Breakup

It's DOGE Time

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 8/23/25

Supporter Update

The War for Our Future

The Changing Media Ecosystem

Political Milk and Meat

It's Time to Cut Spending

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 8/17/25

Advancing the Discourse Over Public Lands

Reforming Urban Renewal

What is Urban Renewal, Anyway?

Idaho Says No to Marijuana

More New Features at the Gem State Chronicle

Why We Need Mass Deportations

The Measure of a Republican

DOGE Idaho

It's Going to Be Okay

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 8/3/25

Three Vacancies, Three Processes

Is it Time for the Grocery Tax to Go?

How to Solve the Spending Problem

RIP Tom Lehrer

The Ongoing Mission of the Gem State Chronicle

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 7/27/25

First Meeting of the DOGE Committee

Tune Out the Ragebait

The Paradox of the Citizen Legislature

Battle of the Budgets

DOGE Task Force Takes Shape

Beyond the Era of Good Feelings

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 7/20/25

Updates to Idaho Insider

How I Use AI

The Three-Legged Stool of Taxation

A Bouquet of Guest Opinions

YAL's War on Idaho Conservatives

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 7/13/25

Where is Idaho's Javier Milei?

Setting the Limits of Government

Time to Enforce Immigration Law

Is Elon Musk's "America Party" a Good Idea?

SUNDAY DEVOTION: Waiting for Vindication

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 7/5/25

The Enduring Meaning of Independence

The Art of Compromise

Catching Up

Against Gatekeepers

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 6/28/25

Transgender Activist Threatens Idaho Republicans

Realpolitik

How State Mandates Drive County Spending

Lomez Weighs in on Public Lands

Summer Meeting Recap

The Republic of Idaho

A Great Day for Protecting Children

Should We Sell Our Public Lands?

The Cost of a Veto

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 6/15/25

Lessons From Another Brian

Exclusive Briefing 6/13/25

Missing the Point... Again

What's Happening With Water?

No Kings

Hold the Line

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 6/8/25

One Big Beautiful Bill

Government as a Service

New Features at the Gem State Chronicle

Pride in America

Property Tax Feedback

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 6/1/25

Citizens of the Republic

Can We Eliminate Property Taxes in Idaho?

The War for the American Soul

The Game is Afoot

Memorial Day 2025

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 5/25/25

Make America Healthy Again

Idahoans Vote for More Property Taxes

Fixing the Turnout Problem

Go Vote!

Accountability at the Library

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 5/18/25

Everything is Partisan

Boise Council Takes Inspiration from China

The Purpose of Government

The Spirit of the Law

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 5/11/25

Central District Health Keeps Covid Shot

American Glory

What Happened in Boise

Showdown in Boise

What's Good for Micron

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 5/4/25

McLean Doubles Down

Over the Target

Make America the Paragon of Health Again

Happy Warriors

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 4/26/25

Final Scores

Kids Matter

Playing Our Parts

Beyond Bumper Stickers

Monday Miscellany

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 4/19/25

Right Here, Right Now

Keeping Focus

Flag Gate 2025

Governor Little Uses Line-Item Veto

Guest Post from Money Metals Exchange

Idaho's Conservative Movement is Strong

The Angry Left

Persuasion Won the Day

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 4/5/25

Sine Die 2025

Good Intentions Aren't Enough

Last Chance for Health Freedom?

The CEO of Idaho

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 3/29/25

Pressure Builds on Illegal Immigration

Seize the Moment

The Missing Bills

Cola Wars Redux

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 3/22/25

Looking for the No

House Kills Budget Bills

Moving Rules to Statute

Take Back the Power

Upcoming Vacancy at BSU?

Special Briefing

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 3/15/25

The Brave New Digital World

Debanking Bill Heads to House Floor

The Public Union Stranglehold

The Bloody Business of Legislating

Guest post from Sen. Brian Lenney: Why We Killed Idaho’s Blood Labeling Bill

Stirring the Pot

Session Check-In

What to Do About Medicaid?

Guest Post: A Toast to Taxpayer Waste

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 3/1/25

Discourse Versus Demagoguery

Should it Be Legal to Lie?

Sunshine Reform

Holding Leftists Accountable

More Foreign Workers is Not the Answer

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 2/22/25

Additional Concerns About an Article V Convention

Where Did the Money Go?

School Choice Heads to Governor

Actual DOGE in Idaho

Why I Don't Support a Convention of States

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 2/15/25

Shooting Yourself in the Foot

On Legislative Scorecards

School Choice Passes Senate Committee

The Malign Influence of the Teachers' Union

Homeschooling and School Choice

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 2/8/25

Gem State Report: Week 5

Pulling Loose Threads

Reforming the System

The Big School Choice Bill

SUNDAY DEVOTION: On God's Side

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 2/1/25

The Gulf Between Republicans and Democrats

School Choice Preview

Government Subsidies for Newspapers

Regulating Political Speech

DOGE in Idaho

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 1/25/25

Family Values Policy

Cut Spending by Cutting Taxes

The Last, Final, Ultimate Word on Legislator Pay

Moment of Destiny

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: 1/19/25

Join Me Saturday in Idaho Falls

Stop Sexualizing Our Children

Do We Need Illegal Aliens?

Are Taxes Immoral?

SUNDAY DEVOTION: Satisfaction in the Mundane

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 1/11/24

One Week Down

Repeal Medicaid Expansion

Can't Stop the Signal

School Choice in 2025

Day 1

Winter Meeting 2025

A Short History of the Grocery Tax

On Your Marks...

Art of the Deal