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The New England Take 
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
This week, on NE TAKE, A. J. hits the latest headlines: NHFPI being Democrat shills, New Hampshire Representative Ellen Read in trouble, and the latest parental disclosure bill. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Disagree, agree, Got Something … Read more
This week, on NE TAKE, A. J. breaks down the good news of college ID no longer being approved for New Hampshire voter ID, the bad news in the fight to charge more for out-of-staters using state parks, while Portland has yet another bad idea in Maine, and Democrat chaos at Sharpton’s NAN Conference. Authors’ … Read more
How does it compare to Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan? This week, on NE TAKE, A. J. is joined by Middle East expert Jason Pack, of the Disorder Podcast and NATO Foundation, to break down the geopolitical state of the Iran military conflict and how it compares to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya. Does Trump have this … Read more
This week, on NE Take, 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 education funding. Andrew Demers: Income tax won’t solve NH’s school … Read more
This week, on NE Take, AJ is joined by Andru Volinsky, an attorney and former New Hampshire Executive Councilor. He discusses his proposed “3-3 Tax Savings Plan”, but does this actually address the cost of education, and how will he fight the fact that Democrat leadership claims to disagree with an income tax? Read A. … Read more
This week, on The New England Take, A. J. is joined by Red Sift’s Brian Westnedge on why insurance companies, individuals, and small businesses are most vulnerable to hacking, the complexity of artificial intelligence in this space, and the impact of foreign actors, like Iran. Reach out to the show at aj@newenglandtake.com Join the Substack and … Read more
This week, on NE Take, A. J. dives deep into his thoughts on Trump’s attack on Iran and the geopolitical fallout that might stabilize the Middle East. Also, Andru Volinsky has a crazy idea that no one is taking seriously for education funding. Email the show at aj@newenglandtake.com Join the Substack and keep the show rolling … Read more
This week, on NE Take, A. J. left his home to speak to people in the real world. First, he attended the Constitution Party of New Hampshire’s Fourth State Convention and spoke with Chairman Edmond Laplante and Camp Constitution’s Hal Shurtleff. Then, he joined WKXL’s Cail and Company to break down Trump’s 2026 State of … Read more
New Hampshire’s DOJ has had enough of vehicle inspections and the garages still pushing them, Colbert blames the FCC for his own nervous lawyers, and Moms Rising New Hampshire doesn’t know what they are talking about. aj@neweenglandtake.com Join the Substack to support the show: https://newenglandtake.com NH DOJ, “Vehicle Inspection Program Public Guidance”: https://www.doj.nh.gov/news-and-media/vehicle-inspection-program-public-guidance?fbclid=IwdGRleAQDDJhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEex6Zq7XdvYFJb8TI6NS255pGNkR5eGRF6YLP260o8dbziJktAKLmYqW0SWmM_aem_Qz8X0UoESooYrZy8bjX_HQ NBC News, “Stephen Colbert … Read more