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Brent Regan
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OPINION: Principle or power
“Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.” — Alexander Hamilton
OPINION: Pro school choice
Life is competition. Every organism on the planet, from virus to human, is the champion of a generations long struggle for the right to exist. Every product yo…
OPINION: Blame Game Fear
“Fear is the mind killer.” Frank Herbert Fear is a powerful motivator, which is why fear is often deployed as a tool for persuasion, particularly in politics …
OPINION: Grassroots politics
The Idaho State Republican Party Winter Meeting concluded successfully last weekend, much to the chagrin of the critics. Our new Madam Chairman, Dorothy Moon r…
OPINION: Resolving your critics
The harder you try and the more you succeed, the louder the howl of the critics. If you want a happier new year, resolve to ignore your critics.
OPINION: Laundering lies
It used to be a joke, but now you can seriously consider that if you assume everything you hear or see on the news is a lie you will be closer to the truth the…
OPINION: TikTokTek
Persuasion, influence, marketing, campaigning, brainwashing, salesmanship, arguing, and The Art of the Deal, are all names for the age old process of convincin…
OPINION: American fascism
We see the effect of perspective even in our local paper. When liberals interrupt, yell insults, try to force and agenda change and pull the fire alarm twice a…
OPINION: Presumption of guilt
Innocent until proven guilty is a fundamental legal principle that has its roots in sixth century Roman law which provides that the proof rests with the accuse…
OPINION: Institutional racism of public education
“Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late.” – Thomas Sowell
OPINION: Hate speech or speech they hate
Our society is besieged by a small but vocal group of self-appointed arbiters of what is acceptable to utter in the public square. Should you dare cross some i…
OPINION: Election confidence
On Jan. 2, 2021 the Citizens Committee for Election Integrity convened with the mission to “concisely articulate the minimum standards for free, fair, and hone…
OPINION: Urban renewal district, a city council's evil twin
Urban renewal districts are beloved by planners, bureaucrats, and developers as a way to secure “free money” for massive projects that the taxpayer may otherwi…
COMMENTARY: Work not woke
Election season is upon us (again) and the air is full of so many claims, accusations and outright lies.
COMMENTARY: Protect the innocent
If you want to witness a small miracle, the next time friends or family are visiting with their weeks to months old infant, hold the child so that they can see…
COMMENTARY: The dog that didn't bark
As in the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story “Silver Blaze,” sometimes the best clues are things that didn’t happen.