Maybe Blaine County Needs A New Name
Maybe Blaine County Needs A New Name
"Though it didn’t get far in Washington, some 38 states eventually passed so-called “Blaine Amendments,” including Montana."
A President Who Didn’t Want The Job
A President Who Didn’t Want The Job
"If not for a bullet, the man who least wanted to be president may well have become one of our better ones. Such can be the bitter ironies of history thwarted."
Albert Gallatin, Renaissance Man
Albert Gallatin, Renaissance Man
"In his “spare” time, he spoke out against slavery and in favor of fiscal responsibility, free trade and individual liberty. Most people never accomplish a tenth of what Gallatin did in his 88 years."
Montana’s Activist Supreme Court
Montana’s Activist Supreme Court
"The Court should display fairness and stability and respect the constitutional prerogatives of the other branches of state government."
An Idaho Story NOT Coming To Montana
An Idaho Story NOT Coming To Montana
"Montanans should be grateful, though ever vigilant, that the Shippy story is not likely to be relived here in the Treasure State."
The Jews Of Montana
The Jews Of Montana
"All of us should be proud of what Nicky Winton did to save so many, and proud of Montana’s Jewish heritage too."
Fort Benton: A Small Town with a Famous Name
Fort Benton: A Small Town with a Famous Name
"Fort Benton, Montana, is right to take pride in the man for whom it is named."
Doing Something About the Debt Bomb
Doing Something About the Debt Bomb
"It may be what Benjamin Franklin had in mind when he said the Founders gave the American people a republic, but only so long as we can muster the courage, integrity, and fiscal rectitude to keep it."
Humans Are Snowflakes
Humans Are Snowflakes
"We flourish to the extent we are each free to build on our uniqueness, to make our own choices, so long as we do no harm to the equal rights of others."
Black History Month In Montana
Black History Month In Montana
"He did not believe in segregating history by race, but rather, he dreamed of seamlessly incorporating the relevant history of all peoples into a unified discipline."
The Montana Town Named For A British Poet
The Montana Town Named For A British Poet
"Kipling himself, I’m sure, would be as proud of the town as the folks there are to bear his name."
The Wright Brothers and the Plane That Landed Itself
The Wright Brothers and the Plane That Landed Itself
"The rest is history, as well as a phenomenal tribute to private enterprise, the profit motive, and the ingenuity of free and unsubsidized entrepreneurs."
Indians, Property Rights, and Ayn Rand
Indians, Property Rights, and Ayn Rand
In 1876, when rejecting the demand to move his people to a reservation, Chief Joseph said, “I claim a right to live on my land and accord you the privilege to return to yours.” To me, that sounds like a man who understands private property.
Montana’s Love Affair with William Jennings Bryan
Montana’s Love Affair with William Jennings Bryan
"Were Montanans right when they endorsed Bryan twice, or were they right to change their minds and oppose him the third time?"