Among the many significant challenges governments face in the 21st century is the human capital crisis, where there is a …
The past year has presented a steady flow of norm shifting and rule breaking actions from the now year-old presidency …
Much of what Americans consume in the U.S. is produced by farm workers of Latina/o descent. The berries, nuts, meat, …
Universities are likely the greatest arts patrons in the United States, with an estimated investment of more than 5 billion dollars. …
Civility initially strikes me as an old-fashioned word. A relic of a time when strong notions of propriety meant more …
In the late eighteenth century, Russian statesman Grigory Potemkin built facades of extravagant looking buildings to place in villages. He …
Efforts to diagnose the problem of incivility are diverse and plentiful. There is a general perception—with some evidence to support—that …
Last September, as California lawmakers worked to wrap up their 2017 legislative session, the western electricity grid became a subject …
In my overlapping spheres as an advocate for civic literacy and engagement and as a longtime journalist, I’ve encountered several …
GAME OF THRONES CALLING OUT POLITICAL CLIMATE? Imagine you are sitting at home having just finished Sunday dinner when there …
The Mountain West is experiencing a population boom since the 2000 millennium. Idaho is no different – its population grew …
MY OPPONENT, NOT MY ENEMY These days, I look back fondly to a statement I heard Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) …
A bumper sticker occasionally seen in the state of Idaho reads “Don’t California My Idaho” – a reference to the …
News media has been pushed front and center in the national debate. However, long before the 2016 election season researchers …
In August, The Guardian broadcast a video narrating the journey from Raqqa to Europe of a 20-year old Syrian refugee …
Overwhelming numbers of refugees and the seeming suddenness with which they appear limit our ability to understand them. As a …
“It’s the economy, stupid.” James Carville, sign in Clinton war room, 1992 The democracy tracking nongovernmental organization Freedom House, in …
Idaho set a goal to have 60 percent of 25- to 34-year-old Idahoans hold a college degree or certificate by …
During the 2012 presidential election, then-candidate Mitt Romney told a wheelchair-bound man suffering from muscular dystrophy that he did not …
Close your eyes and then visualize a national park. Really, do it. You probably saw an iconic site like Yellowstone …