The Illegal Alien Lobby at Work
Special interests are fighting tooth and nail to maintain their foreign-born workforce.
SESSION 2026: Failed Votes
By Tim Oren When I began this project, it was a retrospective on Idaho Legislative sessions that had...
Bringing Oversight Back to the Ballot Box
Is the world too complicated to allow elected leaders to make decisions?
Rest in Peace Rick Hogaboam
Idaho has lost a father, husband, public servant, and a good man.
Who is Senator Foreman Protecting?
Refusing to schedule a hearing for H745 defies all logic.
SESSION 2026: Personnel is Policy
The titular phrase apparently originates from Reagan’s Directory of Personnel, Scott Faulkner, in 1980. He coined it in...
The Paradox of Republican Government
On the importance of building a winning coalition.





