As a mainline Protestant who strongly believes in the separation of church and state, I find alarming the current efforts of right-wing Christians to remove constitutional safeguards against government-imposed religion. Across the nation, Christian nationalists empowered by the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning Read More
Last year, an attempt to introduce vouchers to Idaho failed. But, while Idahoans want to see more investment in our public schools, our legislators are at it again. We’ve already seen what happens when school vouchers are introduced in other states like Read More
As we gear up for the legislative session, there are two questions to ask ourselves as we watch the posturing in Boise: I’m active in our community, working with nonprofits and speaking with people intimately connected to some of Idaho’s issues. I Read More
The 2023 Congress started with so many promises. A promise to pass a budget, the promise of a productive Congress, and above all a promise that this Congress was going to focus on issues affecting everyday people. I think, from all accounts, Read More
What kind of narrative does your political party offer? Reading the recent back and forth within the news concerning purity tests, conformance pledges, and other requirements put forth by local Republican Party leaders calls to mind a classic children’s fantasy: Madeleine L’Engle’s Read More
With the legislature reconvening soon, it’s hard not to imagine multiple attacks on LGBT+ and reproductive rights. These are items most Idahoans don’t want our legislature to focus on. Instead, regular folks are more likely to be worried about the environment, housing Read More