Op-Ed

My editorial on the Deep State pulling the strings ran in today’s Moscow-Pullman Daily News.  The “deep state”—a tangled network of government bodies, the intelligence community (IC), the military, and non-state actors—is no abstract concept. This elusive cabal, where unelected officials and corporate magnates pull the strings behind a facade of visible governance, defies democratic […]

I take on Biden’s raising mortgage interest rates on buyers with excellent credit scores in order to subsidize those with poor credit scores. This editorial ran in today’s Moscow-Pullman Daily News.  Back in 1961, Kurt Vonnegut published a dystopian science fiction short story titled “Harrison Bergeron.” The story is set in 2081, when the United

My Op-Ed in praise of government whistleblowers ran in today’s Moscow-Pullman Daily News:  I’m a long-time fan of government whistleblowers. Their actions have helped shine light on government wrongdoing, abuse of power, and misconduct. In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg’s leaked “Pentagon Papers” exposed how the US government systematically misled the American public about the scale, objectives,

My editorial ran today in the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.  I’m predicting the demise of the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency.  This is a big deal. The US could never carry a $95 trillion debt (and another off-the-books $171 trillion in unfunded liabilities) if we were not the petrodollar.  Let me know what you

My thoughts on the current Idaho news cycle. From today’s Moscow-Pullman Daily News:  The Idaho news cycle is currently full of fascinating stories. Here are my thoughts about some of them. Liberals are panicking. An education savings accounts (ESA) proposal is before the Idaho Senate (S1161). Parents’ eyes were opened to the dark reality of

My editorial on our love for our Big Pharma abuser ran in today’s Moscow-Pullman Daily News.  Woody Harrelson disrupted Saturday Night Live’s left-leaning narrative with an unexpected monologue last month. He shared a whimsical tale of a movie script pitch he received in November 2019, where drug cartels forced people to consume their drugs for

This Op-Ed ran in today’s Moscow-Pullman Daily News.  It is a further example of how the City of Moscow targets and prosecutes a religious minority it doesn’t like.  It’s been labeled “Stickergate”.  As I discussed in my previous column, a federal judge ruled that a civil rights case can proceed against the city of Moscow

This Op-Ed ran in today’s Moscow-Pullman Daily News.  It is a further example of how the City of Moscow targets and prosecutes a religious minority it doesn’t like.  It’s been labeled “Stickergate”.  As I discussed in my previous column, a federal judge ruled that a civil rights case can proceed against the city of Moscow

In today’s editorial I discuss my navy background as a security manager onboard a submarine and the crimes committed by Biden, Trump, Hillary, and Pence.  The is the unabridged version. You can find the abridged version at the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.  In the mid-1980’s I served as Command Security Manager aboard the ballistic missile nuclear submarine USS

My bi-weekly column ran in today’s Moscow-Pullman Daily News in which I address educational choice in Idaho.  It’s ironic people who are “pro-choice” are only for choice when it comes to murdering a baby but nowhere else.  I want to respond to Marty Trillhaase’s editorial “Nothing subtle will stop a school voucher bill.” Trillhaase despairingly quotes

My Christmas Op-Ed in the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Merry Christmas, all!  “The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes, and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.” —Gen 49:10, NASB. Over 1,500 years before Jesus’ birth, the children of Israel journeyed to Egypt,

Replying to Doug Call’s fallacious argument that uses University of Washington in Seattle as a metric for Washington State University in Pullman.  Apples and oranges, professor. Apples and oranges.  Doug Call took me to task for arguing that University of Idaho President Scott Green’s decision to grant students the liberty to decide whether to attend

University of Idaho President Scott Green saved the university by making the decision to keep the university up and running during Covid.  That was a data-driven decision as opposed to the political, fear-driven decision made by all the other universities.  My Op-Ed in today’s Moscow-Pullman Daily News.  Washington State University’s fall enrollment dropped by 7.7%

In a stroke of perfect timing, today marks the 100th anniversary of Mussolini’s March on Rome. As I point out, progressives are the historical fascists. This OpEd ran in today’s Moscow-Pullman Daily News and right before the mid-term elections.   Today marks the 100th anniversary of fascist Benito Mussolini’s March on Rome. Back in 1946, George Orwell wrote , “the word Fascism has

My Op-Ed ran in today’s Moscow-Pullman Daily News in which I take on “the woke” for destroying our country. They have done more harm than the Jan 6 rioters have. The timing couldn’t have been better, given Tulsi Gabbard’s announcement yesterday that she is leaving the Democratic Party. And her reasons are summed up below.  The

In this OpEd which ran in today’s Moscow-Pullman Daily News, I critique NBC, Meet the Press, and local Moscowan detractors. As most Daily News readers know, Moscow’s Christ Church was highlighted for twelve minutes on national television in a recent segment of “Meet the Press.” NBC titled it “Christian Nationalism on the Rise.” There were some humorous moments, like

My Op-Ed on the coming Civil War ran in today’s Moscow-Pullman Daily News. In my November Op-ed, I discussed a poll by The University of Virginia’s Center for Politics that found “the divide between Trump and Biden voters is deep, wide, and dangerous. The scope is unprecedented, and it will not be easily fixed.” A

My Op-Ed ran this morning in the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. If you never had college debt, now you do. Thanks, Biden. Congratulations to everyone who didn’t have college debt. Now you do. Last week, President Biden unveiled a sweeping plan to “forgive” billions of dollars in student loan debt. It’s the biggest move ever seen

My OpEd ran in today’s Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Dems are trumpeting the end of inflation and that we are not in a recession. They are wrong for many reasons.  Americans are racking up record levels of credit card debt. A report last Friday from the Federal Reserve shows that Americans are more in debt now

My Op-Ed on school choice ran in today’s Moscow-Pullman Daily News.  A constitutional funding mechanism is now available for all states: the Arizona model. Bottom line: money should follow the child not the system. The Democrats and the teachers’ unions have been busy doing damage control. Because the US birth rate has been falling since