The case of Payette County, Idaho resident Alma Hasse, highlights the increasing lack of transparency, innate corruption and growing routine violence exerted against any citizen who attempts to peaceably petition or protest their government and its actions. Combined with the growing routine militarization of police and their training, the basic lack of respect for individual […]
Let’s not mince words here. Last Tuesday’s election was a blow-out for the Republicans. Well, at least for those who voted. President Obama, his policies and leadership were thoroughly trounced by a so-called “wave election.” However, Republicans should also not fool themselves that the latest re-arrangement of deck chairs means much of anything will change […]
Last week’s dual tragedies for the commercial space industry once more have tongues wagging on “how risky” spaceflight is and questioning whether private companies should be in the business. The answer to that couldn’t be a more emphatic “YES!” I was happy to see Richard Branson, who owns Virgin Galactic, partner and parent to the venture, […]
Wow! I found out how tough it is to be a real conservative these days. I got purged-off the “East Idaho Conservatives” Facebook page this morning. It seems that being an actual conservative is not allowed, especially if one is stupid enough to write about actual conservatism, in the various debate threads and topics on the page. The main faux […]
Marijuana (MJ) and its derivatives have been the subject of social, legal and cultural policy initiatives in the United States for most of the last century. Almost all coming from the Prohibition perspective. First, emanating from various legal policies born in the 1920s and 30s, created out of racial prejudice, ignorance, bureaucratic hubris and arrogance. […]
Anyone suggesting nuclear technology provides the best solution to our global energy shortage is almost immediately dismissed or attacked because of supposedly, “how dangerous all that ‘nukular’ stuff is…” Most Environmentalists go into immediate paroxysms of fear, paranoia and loathing for anyone that would suggest such a thing. However, the evidence shows not only is […]
The historic vote in Scotland against independence has separatists around the world crying in their Scottish ale. Although, while not successful, subdivision of centralized government is still a boon and not a bust for such causes going forward. However, folks here should not confuse what might have happened in Scotland with what should happen in […]
In my home state of Idaho, during the recent primary and at the Republican State Convention, a phrase kept coming up again and again: “This fight is for the heart and soul of the Party!” The various factions in conflict within the Idaho Republican Party thought that gave special emphasis for their faction’s case. Actually, that […]
The Blog-and Punditspheres are once again agog lately with the failed state of Iraq and Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (or “Levant,” take your choice). They want you and me once again to agree to get bogged down in the sands of the Middle East. The same Left-Right, train full-passenger list of Bozos is trotted out on […]
In 2006 Gen. William Odom, former Director of the National Security Agency, was one of the few and first to break ranks and declare that Iraq was, “the greatest strategic disaster in American history.” Very few of his colleagues have done the same. So…all the genius’ out there, Republican and Democrat, are once again getting […]