Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
John Green 
I hope our dedicated public servants in black robes occupying the building with “Equal Justice Under Law” laughably inscribed on the front, are cancelling their summer vacations. They’ve been shirking their chores since 2017, and now they need to get the courts under control again.
It bothers me when someone uses another person’s name and reputation to advance their own position, without the other’s consent or agreement. Yet that is a favorite tactic of Article V convention opponents – frequently attributing convention of states opposition to the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
Are we approaching a chaos event horizon – the point at which we’ll lack the moral foundation to self-govern? The evidence that the values essential for democracy are disappearing from our society is overwhelming.
The ideological pendulum has been swinging in American politics for generations. “Government is the problem” leaders work to shrink the federal government. They have inevitably been followed by “government is the solution” leaders who grow the size and power of government.
Our current federal debt stands at nearly 37 trillion dollars. That’s more than a “37” with 12 zeroes behind it. It’s an amount of money which is nearly impossible for the human mind to grasp.
The Dems said that if we elected Donald Trump our democracy would be a risk … and they were right. Since we had the temerity to elect the Donald, the left’s rogue judges have decided that it’s their sacred duty to rescue us from the calamity of self-governance.
The Trump administration has deported 238 illegal aliens, who were members of the terrorist gang Tren de Aragua. District Judge James Boasberg has ordered the President to return them to the United States. The Dems are insisting that it will be a constitutional crisis if the President refuses to comply with the judge’s order. Their reasoning is completely backwards.
The first rule of survival is to make decisions with your head rather than your hormones. Emotional decision making rarely enhances one’s chances of survival. One should avoid the anger, fear, and panic; coldly consider the options available; and select the best course of action, even if it’s not perfect. In other words, don’t behave like the Democrats currently are.
On March 12, 2025, Idaho chose to stay on the sidelines. The Idaho House of Representatives decided that they would not use their Article V power to join 19 other states calling for term limits, fiscal restraints, and restrictions on government overreach. For now, Idaho will be sitting this battle out
Honest Abe Lincoln said: “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.” Of course that didn’t stop the Dems from trying to fool everyone, forever. They figured they could use narratives – or “lies” to be more honest – to sell socialism to America.
A lot has been written about various forms of government (democracy, republic, monarchy, communism, etc.) and how they enable or hinder freedom. But not enough has been said about an essential element of freedom and prosperity – morality
I’ve been reminded of the game “Where’s Waldo” while watching the Trump show in Washington. Every photo has thousands of people. But among all those people, where’s Jimbo – Comey that is.
We’ve been trying to repair racial disparities in America since at least the mid-20th century. Now that we’re starting to hear the death rattle of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion): did any of the reparations work?
Being the first year of a new administration, there was no State of the Union Address this year. Instead, President Trump gave us a Presidential Address to the Nation. It should have been called an FAFO Address to the Nation.
We’ve had a great many recent Presidents who haven’t played for the win, and a couple who have. The winners want to accomplish something big. The “not winners” want to avoid failure.
Star Idaho is proof that Ayn Rand was right about what will happen when the government becomes too oppressive.
I’ve never been a fan of the “Donald Trump plays 3D chess while the Dems play checkers” mantra. The President is clearly a smart guy, but the Dems must have some smart people too (in an evil “Goldfinger” kind of way). However I must admit, President Trump’s blitz attack on the swamp has me questioning my assumption about the intelligence of the left.
Well, we did it. Like rebellious teenagers trying to put one over on the principal, we ignored the wisdom of our betters (Democrats) and elected “literally Hitler.” Now our tyrant has been in office for under a month, and we’re learning the consequences of our foolishness. However, there are a few minor differences between our Scottish Hitler and his Aryan predecessor with the silly Charlie Chaplin mustache, that deserve mentioning.
To be free of excessive government control (oppression) requires accepting responsibility for our lives and the consequences of our actions. When people accept responsibility, and act smartly, very little government control is needed to maintain social order.
