The Truth About Property Taxes
According to the recent Gem State Chronicle reader survey, 54% of respondents selected property taxes as the top...
Grocery Tax Survey Results
Last Friday, after sharing the background on Idaho’s sales tax on groceries and the pros and cons of...
Reader Poll on Grocery Taxes
You’ve heard the debates regarding Idaho’s sales tax on groceries. Now it’s time to share what you think....
Who Decides What’s Healthy?
As I’ve listened to discussion and debate over whether or not Idaho should tax groceries, one idea has...
The Grocery Tax Debate
On Monday I laid out the arguments for and against eliminating Idaho’s tax on groceries. I invited feedback,...
Are You a Platform Republican?
In Idaho, we talk a lot about the Republican Platform. We use it as a litmus test to...
The Grocery Tax: White Whale or Red Herring?
Eliminating the sales tax on groceries has long been a goal of Idaho conservatives. Our state currently has...
Men Punching Women
The specter of an Italian woman being pummeled by either a transgender or intersex opponent at the Olympics...
Tax Increases and Government Waste
If you live in Boise or Meridian, I have bad news for you: your property taxes are going...
Laws or People?
If there is one naive conceit held by conservatives, it’s the idea that laws protect our rights. “At...





