As we celebrate our nation’s independence, one wonders how history might have been different if our founding parents said, “Why bother?” Imagine John Adams writing: “Abigail, I am coming home. These loyalists just don’t get it. Besides, we cannot defeat the British.” It Read More
Three years from now, our nation will celebrate the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. As we approach our 247th Fourth of July celebration this year, we should revisit the most familiar passage in the Declaration’s preamble: “We Read More
The waters have become so muddy over the years when trying to determine what the Idaho GOP stands for. The reality is that it isn’t easy to understand the vision or even to buy that one exists when looking at their efforts. Read More
This past Tuesday evening my oldest son complained that he could not taste dinner. I did not think much of it. Perhaps he burned his tongue or something and things would eventually get better. Wednesday morning, he came to me saying half Read More
“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” This version of the quote, attributed to Winston Churchill, has been on my mind recently. When looking at some of what’s taking place around us, it’s not hard to pick Read More
Priorities. It’s always fascinating to look at where our priorities are. When I run workshops about finances, one of the first things I do is have participants think about their values and priorities. When I look at Idaho’s budget “surplus,” it’s clear Read More