OPINION: Idaho must embrace duplex housing to confront its growing affordability crisis 
Proposed zoning changes won’t solve everything, but they mark a necessary shift toward increasing supply and keeping communities livable

Idaho’s housing crisis is no longer a distant concern — it is a daily reality for students, families and first-time buyers across the state. As highlighted in a recent Argonaut article, lawmakers are now considering legislation […]

OPINION: America can’t ignore Ireland’s oil crisis 
Fuel shortage and rising prices abroad reveal how vulnerable the U.S. economy remains to global oil shocks and supply disruptions

Ireland is not literally “running out of oil” — but what is happening there may be just as alarming. In recent weeks, the country has faced widespread fuel shortages, soaring prices and […]

OPINION: Debates on campus should be free for students 
Students question why they must pay to attend a debate hosted by their own university

Universities often describe themselves as marketplaces of ideas, places where opposing perspectives can meet in open dialogue. That goal will be tested at the University of Idaho as representatives from the Catholic […]

OPINION: Period poverty: A global crisis in plain sight 
New 2026 research shows lack of menstrual products continues to disrupt education, work and well-being worldwide

Every month, hundreds of millions of girls and women face a crisis that rarely makes headlines: how to manage a natural biological process without the basic supplies needed to do […]