
Defend the Guard
Note: This essay was originally published on Substack on February 28, 2022. I am republishing it today in...

S1252: Defend the Guard
Monday, 3/25/24: S1252 was killed in House Transportation & Defense last week. I wrote about the hearing here....

SUNDAY DEVOTION: Guarding the Wall
A common atheist critique of Christianity is that it cannot be true, because surely an all-powerful God would...

Seize the Moment
The first time I mentioned Theo Wold on this publication was back in November 2022, shortly after his...

2024 in Review
What a year it has been. I launched the Gem State Chronicle in January 2024, two years after...

The Idaho Republican Platform
It was a neat experience to serve as secretary of the Platform Committee at the 2024 Idaho GOP...

Open Letter to the Gem State Conservatives
Dear Trent, Tom, Tyler, Ashley, and all the rest who publicly or privately supported the effort to unseat...

The Military / Industrial Complex Comes to Idaho
On Monday afternoon, members of the military/industrial complex filled a Capitol hearing room to testify in favor of...

Session Snapshot 2024
Bookmark this page to stay up to date on the most important bills in the 2024 legislative session....

OPINION: The Public Land Sale No One Asked For, and Why the GOP Should Drop It Immediately
Mike Lee's proposal to sell off our public lands is rushed, short-sighted, profoundly unpopular, full of legal loopholes, and is not going to achieve any of its stated goals