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Inflammatory political speech can be a call to action for some

October 31, 2018 Jim Jones 5d Comments

When I was taking over as Idaho’s Attorney General in January of 1983, the Aryan Nations group was on the…

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Posted in: inflammatory rhetoric, Uncategorized Filed under: demagoguery, hate speech, nationalists

Is ticket splitting a mortal sin?

October 23, 2018 Jim Jones

  Back in the early 1960s, when I was studying political science at the University of Oregon, I first encountered…

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Posted in: politics, Uncategorized Filed under: Cindy Wilson, Idaho, Lawrence Wasden, ticket splitting

The gaming initiative–deja vu all over again

October 17, 2018 Jim Jones

In the immortal words of that baseball great, Yogi Berra, the historical horse-racing initiative, Proposition One, is “deja vu all…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: initiatives, Park-mutuel gaming, slot machines

Building an unbearable hothouse for future generations

October 10, 2018 Jim Jones 2d Comments

  Earth’s future generations will undoubtedly spend a good deal of their time cursing us for condemning them to an…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: climate change, extinctions

Congress should require the President to release his tax returns

October 4, 2018 Jim Jones

The public is entitled to see the federal income tax returns of U.S. presidents, as well as all party nominees…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: government transparency, politics, Trump's taxes

Short takes—the good, the perplexing, and the ugly

September 26, 2018 Jim Jones

Ever since serving as state Attorney General in the 1980s, I have been pleased with the way Idaho’s Sheriffs run…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Medicaid expansion, refugee cap, school safety

Another sad endangered species story–Republican deficit hawks

September 20, 2018 Jim Jones

Informed Potomac observers report that the population of Republican deficit hawks on Capitol Hill has suffered a catastrophic drop since…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: deficits, national debt, taxes

Does Judge Kavanaugh have the right stuff for the Supreme Court?

September 13, 2018 Jim Jones

Because of the carnival atmosphere of Supreme Court confirmation proceedings in recent years, it has been increasingly difficult to evaluate…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: judicial temperament, Kavanaugh, senatorial politics

Why not try reducing partisanship in government?

September 5, 2018 Jim Jones

In his Farewell Address, George Washington warned the nation of the dangers of partisanship in an elective government like ours.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Idaho government, partisanship

Paula Duncan gets it. Why can’t the President?

August 23, 2018 Jim Jones

Paula Duncan, who says she served on the Paul Manafort jury, told Fox News that all but one juror wanted…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Paul Manafort, Trump

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