George Lakoff—retired UC-Berkeley Prof of Cognitive Science and Linguistics and currently Director of the Center for the Neural Mind & Society (cnms.berkeley.edu). Dr. Lakoff recently spoke to a recently spoke and gave us these guidelines for resisting the government. 1. Don’t use the chief executive’s name. 2. Remember that this is a regime and he’s not…
Category: Opinion
Is this who you are?
Letter by Karen Smith to Idaho’s congressional delegation and conservatives on the issue of guns, gun violence and the deafening silence by our elected leaders in the face of “divisive extremist rhetoric”… Thanks for allowing me to publish your letter. (04/17/2018) This is the letter I presented at the offices of my members of Congress…
The Uneven Hand of Idaho Politics
Over the course of the past year we’ve been pummeled by calls of “fake news” from the right-wing side of American politics and specifically President Trump. The effort to discredit reputable news sources from the Associated Press to NBC has been compounded by the emergence of the politically-driven internet trolls and websites that portray themselves…
2017 Boise City Council Elections
City Council Choices & Picks We are privileged to have so many highly qualified and genuinely interested candidates running for the three open seats (2, 3 and 6) for Boise City Council. These are the top candidates for each seat and a brief bio. Our picks are highlighted and include their photos. No justification offered…