Seth CotlarOver the past few years I’ve met far more students at my Oregon university who hail from Idaho. At some point, almost every one has mentioned how weird and scary things are getting there. https://religionnews.com/2023/02/22/how-big-christian-nationalism-has-come-courting-in-north-idaho/
Obviously many people in Idaho are quite happy to live in a place with an ascendant white Christian nationalist right, but that development is driving many young folks to consider moving elsewhere to escape it.
This 2022 podcast on extremism in Idaho is really well done, if you want a deeper dive into that world and the folks on the ground in Idaho who are pushing back against it. https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1064278762/extremely-american
knlranch@sethcotlar I’ll check out the podcast - it’s from BSU, where I took a few summer classes! I’m in Seattle, but have family in Idaho & visit often - there are definitely some crazies in that state, can make life uncomfortable. Bummer.