OpEd

Idaho voters face Proposition 1 this November, but campaign promises won’t bind the judges who could reshape protections for unborn children and parental consent. This editorial ran in the Tuesday 6 October 2026 edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Both sides say the other is lying about Idaho’s Proposition 1. Fine. Read the law. Then

The Department of Defense exists to defend the nation, not to maintain a separate bureaucratic category for every religious group in America. Becky Tallent argues (Department of Defense policy change sparks charge of religious preference) that reducing the Pentagon’s list of recognized religious affiliations somehow limits religious liberty. It does not. Service members remain free

Nick Gier’s response (Answering Dale Courtney’s Inquisition on Socialism) to my column (Socialism’s Map Leads Toward Regime Change) spends far more time discussing Doug Wilson than democratic socialism. That’s his prerogative, but it never answers the question I asked. One factual correction is necessary. Gier wrote, “I have never used the phrase ‘market friendly redistributionism,’

Terence Day’s rebuttal (The Bible Doesn’t Support Prosperity Gospel) to my column (The Forgotten Commandment Still Shapes Our Politics) would be devastating if I had actually written the column he attacks. I did not preach the “prosperity gospel.” I never claimed wealth proves God’s favor, poverty His disfavor, or Christians must not help the poor.

Twenty-five years after 9/11, America still lives with emergency powers born in fear, and it is time to ask which ones still belong. This editorial ran in the Tuesday 8 September 2026 edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Some events burn themselves into memory. Decades later, I can still remember where I was, what I

Fauci’s own files reveal that while Americans endured sweeping COVID restrictions, key officials privately questioned assumptions the public was told not to challenge. This editorial ran in the Tuesday 11 August 2026 edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. When Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate last week, the biggest story wasn’t merely that he

As democratic socialists openly publish plans to dismantle core constitutional institutions, the question is no longer what they believe, but whether Americans are finally paying attention. This editorial ran in the Tuesday 14 July 2026 edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. When socialists tell you what they intend to do, believe them. The Democratic Socialists

America turns 250 this week, but the real celebration depends on whether we have kept the principles that made independence worth winning. The following ran in the 2 July 2026 edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Every Fourth of July, Americans gather beneath fireworks and flags. But the day itself commemorates something far more profound.

A culture that turns pride into a public virtue should not be shocked when humility, truth, and repentance disappear from public life. This editorial ran in the Tuesday 16 June 2026 edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. We live in an age that celebrates what Pope Gregory the Great ranked first among the Seven Deadly

As artificial intelligence begins replacing not just muscle but thought itself, America faces a revolution that may surpass both the Industrial Revolution and the internet. This editorial ran in the Tuesday 2 June 2026 edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Artificial intelligence is coming for American jobs. That much is obvious. ChatGPT writes reports and

Idaho spends less than every state, yet its math scores expose the myth that bigger school budgets buy better results. This editorial ran in the Tuesday 19 May 2026 edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Every few months, the same headline sails back into view: Idaho spends less per student than any other state. The

After another anti-Trump assassination attempt, America must confront the rhetoric, media myths, and online mobs turning political murder into moral theater. This editorial ran in the Tuesday 5 May 2026 edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. What country treats assassination as political speech? The WHCA dinner attack exposed the pattern. Reports say the suspect wrote

On March 28, Moscow and Pullman’s ‘No Kings’ protests used Iran as cover for a far broader anti-Trump outburst, exposing the Left’s selective outrage. This editorial ran in the Tuesday 7 April 2026 edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. On March 28, ‘No Kings’ protests in Moscow and Pullman exposed the Left’s Trump Derangement Syndrome

Why do D.C. Democrats still fight voter ID and proof of citizenship when Americans across party lines, including most Black voters, strongly support both? This editorial ran in the Tuesday 24 March 2026 edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. The SAVE America Act should not be controversial. That is what makes the fight over it

When the 2026 Super Bowl crowned lust with a “love beats hate” banner, it exposed a divided America, and the object of our worship in plain sight. This editorial ran in the Tuesday 24 February 2026 edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. The 2026 Super Bowl halftime show ended with a massive banner proclaiming, “The

On Feb. 5, 2026, Idaho’s Supreme Court unanimously upheld HB 93, rejected the monopoly arguments, and ordered attorney fees, while thousands of parents rushed to claim school choice. This editorial ran in the Tuesday 10 February 2026 edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Opponents of Idaho’s parental choice tax credit attacked House Bill 93 with