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Pay... 5:51 Fiscal Fridays: DEI Lives-on in Idaho Higher Ed. 101 Views 2 weeks ago Idahoans have been funding the Marxist cultural movement in Idaho’s colleges and universities, and... 9:26 Nowhere To HydeShow Your Appreciation 34 Views 2 weeks ago Did an Idaho school district superintendent cross a legal line by electioneering when he sent an off... 16:12 Nowhere To HydeBreaking Distractions 55 Views 2 weeks ago Trust issues with our legacy media are well-founded. From their covid coverage to hate crimes hoaxes... 5:53 Fiscal Fridays: Caging the Rogue Bureaucracy 67 Views 3 weeks ago The leftist policies from California, Oregon, and Washington are here in Idaho, and you have been fu... 17:48 Nowhere To HydeRewriting Right & Wrong 75 Views 3 weeks ago The activists who are determined to teach sexual perversion to our kids, mutilate them surgically an... 18:26 Nowhere To HydeDropping the Ball 79 Views 3 weeks ago The 2024 Idaho legislative session gets a failing grade with several areas of needed improvement. On... 22:10 Nowhere To HydeBy the Numbers 119 Views 4 weeks ago How can we tell if a particular policy is in keeping with the principles of limited government or no... 6:17 Fiscal Fridays: The results are in on budget... 43 Views 4 weeks ago The 2024 legislative session was largely characterized by the budget fights. Headlining the spending... 17:32 Nowhere To HydeSound vs. Unsound 58 Views 4 weeks ago From public policy like age appropriate materials in public libraries to real versus imaginary money... 5:34 Fiscal Fridays: Will you fund $5m in reckless... 83 Views 1 month ago The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation "mistakenly" neglected to track their spending against the... 0:59 Two Cents: Should they stay or should they... 563 Views 1 month ago There is a heated debate in the legislature this session about whether the Idaho Transportation Depa... 16:44 Nowhere To HydeAccountability Counts 88 Views 1 month ago From a $4.7 million fiscal "oopsie" to the unsubstantiated accusations of "hate" in N. Idaho, it’s c... 16:18 Nowhere To HydeGrooming for Dependency 72 Views 1 month ago A bill to made summer EBT cards available to Idaho kids permanently has been killed in the Idaho Sen... 0:56 Two Cents: Idahoans no longer subsidizing drug abuse 173 Views 1 month ago Most Idahoans would be surprised to learn that the Gem State had a needle exchange program like its ... 0:58 Two Cents: Free food for all? 474 Views 1 month ago The Idaho Senate killed another welfare program designed to get kids dependent on the federal dole. ... 18:28 Nowhere To HydeGames Politicians Play 72 Views 1 month ago How does a single committee chair prevent so many bills from ever being heard, much less debated or ... 0:45 Fiscal Fridays Short: How Bitcoin helps rural Idahoans 335 Views 2 months ago Did you know that Bitcoin can help rural Idahoans? It’s true! Niklas Kleinworth and Dennis Porter ex... 5:36 Fiscal Fridays: Addicted to Federal Money 68 Views 2 months ago Idaho’s politicians are addicted to federal money, and it is getting worse. There are several pieces... 15:14 Nowhere To HydeWatch What They Do 70 Views 2 months ago Idaho legislators can be very convincing at sounding like they’re conservative but the real measure ... 1:10:44 Capitol Clarity Week 11: Dr. Ryan Cole 856 Views 2 months ago Three years ago, Dr. Ryan Cole warned us about the dangers of mandatory vaccines. History has prove... 18:14 Nowhere To HydePower Struggles 77 Views 2 months ago Good bills that protect your freedoms and limit government are being killed in committee at the behe... 0:57 Fiscal Friday Short: Central Bank Digital Currencies #idleg... 109 Views 2 months ago The so-called "central bank digital currency" is a threat to freedom and liberty. Free markets and f... 0:59 Professor Ron explains the free market #idleg #idpol... 73 Views 2 months ago Professor Ron Nate of the Idaho Freedom Foundation explains why markets work but government doesn’t.... 4:59 Fiscal Fridays: Ever Expanding Welfare 62 Views 2 months ago The expansion of socialism is not just limited to blue states. This legislative session Idaho Republ... 13:16 Nowhere to HydeGetting Medicaid Under Control 42 Views 2 months ago Medicaid is the single biggest budget item that legislators must deal with. Who is looking out for t... 1:00 Professor Ron explains why stabilization funds are bad... 1.1K Views 2 months ago Stabilization funds are bad for government and bad for Idaho. Professor Ron explains:... 1:1:30 Capitol Clarity Week 10: Health Freedom & The... 212 Views 2 months ago There is no greater freedom than that of your own health and bodily autonomy. Yet that fundamental f... 17:34 Nowhere To HydeThe Mask Comes Off 151 Views 2 months ago RINO legislators aren’t even pretending to be conservative in their votes, despite this being an ele... 2:25 Fred Birnbaum testifies against House Bill 633, extending... 62 Views 2 months ago Fred Birnbaum testified against House Bill 633 in a Senate committee on Tuesday. This bill would aut... 1:00 Professor Ron explains "free public education" #idpol #idleg... 558 Views 2 months ago Did you know that "free public education" is part of Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto? It’s true! Pr... 23:24 Nowhere To HydeWhat’s Yours Is Ours 80 Views 2 months ago The sense of entitlement show by some politicians and special interests is nauseating. From illegal ... 0:57 How Bitcoin helps the grid 486 Views 2 months ago Bitcoin mining is good for the economy and the power grid. Let’s defend it. Dennis Porter and Nikl... 0:56 What is Bitcoin? 96 Views 2 months ago What is Bitcoin, anyway? Why is it important? Niklas Kleinworth and Dennis Porter explain.... 58:20 Capitol Clarity Week 9: The Idaho Freedom Index 162 Views 2 months ago The Freedom Index is the national gold standard for holding lawmakers accountable. Bills are scored ... 17:02 Nowhere To HydeSystems or People? 40 Views 2 months ago From last weekend’s Idaho GOP caucus to school choice and illegal immigration, we’re left wondering ... 23:38 Nowhere To HydeThe Raucous Caucus 132 Views 2 months ago Should principles or personalities be the dynamic driving policy-making? Learn what’s happening in t... 4:17 Fiscal Fridays: Fiscal freedom on the...