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Bringing the Trades and Technology Together Dr. Chuck Lloyd, the new Chancellor of the Community College System of New Hampshire, on how community college can help address the cost of education crisis, how AI is not armageddon to our economy, and why the trades aren’t going anywhere. Learn more about the CCSNH and find the … Read more
This week, on The New England Take, Constitution Party of New Hampshire’s Edmond Laplante files to run for US Senate; he explains how difficult that process is and why he is running. Also, The Diary of a CEO has a fascinating talk with Triggernometry’s Konstantin Kisin, taking the mask off leftist climate panic. Learn more … Read more
This week, on The New England Take, the lies of the Democratic Socialists of America are manipulating Americans, but New Hampshire leads in the fight against socialism. Also, why Republicans will lead in state and federal races in the Granite State with AFP-NH and AFP Action’s Sarah Scott. El-Sayed’s Michigan Win Puts DSA Agenda on … Read more
Should we give more time for a new trial? Also, Flock camera chaos! This week, on The New England Take, Veto Day at the New Hampshire State House will be August 18th, NH Rep. Buzz Scherr talks about NH HB1422 (relative to the time to petition for a new trial), a bipartisan bill. Also, we discuss … Read more
This week, on The New England Take, A. J. speaks with State Co-Chairs Donna Soucy (Democrat) and Kevin Smith (Republican) of The New Hampshire Forum about their community conversations, the importance of civil discourse and breaking political silos, and how they want to help create laws that most people want. Friday at 8 pm will … Read more
Editor’s note: The New England Take is off this week but will return next Saturday. A. J. gives a postmortem on his discussion with Andru Volinsky on his 3-3 Tax Savings Plan to fund New Hampshire schools through an income tax. A chat with a dishonest, smug leftist who does not have a solution to … Read more
Can this independent make the case for his people? This week, on The New England Take, independent candidate Robbie Mahrou makes the case that he is the best candidate for New Hampshire’s second congressional district by caring about representing Granite Staters, addressing the issues of the current two parties in power, and diving into issues … Read more
YET! Campus Reform’s Zachary Marschall, PhD This week, on The New England Take, A. J. speaks with Campus Reform Editor in Chief Zachary Marschall, PhD, to dive into the impact higher education DEI programming has on society, that we need a mindset shift on the role of education, and how reducing the time needed to … Read more
This week, on The New England Take, A. J. is joined by Maine Republican Party’s Kristina Parker to dive into the implosion of Graham Platner, with his evil backstory of womanizing, deception, and communist admissions. They also break down Maine’s gubernatorial race, with the drive to flip it red and how the Maine GOP is … Read more
This week, on The New England Take, A. J. speaks with Adam Mangana, Education Innovator & CEO of Optima, about the importance of civics education and their online program to teach kids this vital subject, followed by A. J. diving into who Americans are and why we should celebrate our nation. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions … Read more
This week, on The New England Take, A. J. is joined by Granite State News Collaborative’s Melanie Plenda to explain the importance of local news and how it currently stands in New Hampshire, as well as how Granite Staters want their news delivered. Learn more about the Granite State News Collaborative at https://www.collaborativenh.org Authors’ and Speakers’ … Read more
Recent website issues made it impossible to do a new GrokTALK! But it will return next week – and since AJ got bumped on Saturday, I’m sharing that now. A. J. is joined by NetChoice’s Patrick Hedger to push back against data center misinformation, including how this goes beyond artificial intelligence, the importance of the … Read more
This week, on The New England Take, A. J. has a chaotic rant about Democrats and Republicans filing for the New Hampshire midterms (especially Sununu, Beauchemin, and Beriont), their questionable campaign tactics, and how Pittsfield is working with Concord on school administrative duties. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those … Read more
This week, on The New England Take, A. J. is joined by Michael Stansfield, CEO of Civic-Chain, to discuss the importance of government transparency, providing tools that make it easy for journalists and citizens to keep government honest, and how blockchain tools (like Civic-Chain) can make this happen. Learn more about Civic-Chain at https://civic-chain.com Authors’ and … Read more
This week on The New England Take, AJ dives into the moral and political failings of the Libertarian Party, the craziness of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire (LPNH) getting kicked out, and Congressman Thomas Massie got his comeuppance. Concord Monitor, “‘Are you guys stupid?’: NH Libertarians ejected from national party after state leader’s speech”: https://www.concordmonitor.com/2026/05/27/are-you-guys-stupid-nh-libertarians-ejected-from-national-party-after-state-leaders-speech/ … Read more
A LOT and you need to VOTE! This week, on The New England Take, AJ is joined by Meg Hagaman, candidate for Merrimack County Attorney, to break down the importance of the county attorney (is Law & Order accurate?!?), her background as a prosecutor, and the future of criminal justice in New Hampshire. Learn more … Read more
This week, on The New England Take, A. J. dives into some recent headlines: Concord considers composting, the Concord Monitor shifts to USPS delivery, Jeremy Kauffman hurts the Republicans’ progress, and the Bangor Daily News publishes an unhinged article involving homeless feces. Concord Monitor: “Concord explores food waste drop-off proposal”: https://www.concordmonitor.com/2026/05/13/concord-composting-food-scraps/ Concord Monitor,:”To Our Readers: … Read more
Can we take it back from the PROGRESSIVES?!? This week, on The New England Take, A. J. speaks with Ross Connolly, Northeast Regional State Director at Americans for Prosperity and host of WDEV’s Vermont Viewpoint, to break down the state of Vermont politics and how it diverged so dramatically from New Hampshire. Learn more about … Read more
This week, on NE TAKE, A. J. Kierstead and Dexter Tarbox dive into the senate race in Maine, diving into the shocker of Governor Janet Mills’ failure and dropout, the Graham Platner socialist situation, and why none of this likely matters because Collins will win. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not … Read more
This week, on NE TAKE, A. J. reflects on hitting the five-year mark of the New England Take and the state of local media in New Hampshire, followed by a deep dive into the US Department of Justice indicting the Southern Poverty Law Center for funding the very organizations it is allegedly fighting! Authors’ and … Read more