President Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2021 does something we should support. The proposed budget would reduce the size and reach of the federal bureaucracy. That is a good thing. It is a step in the right direction. As important is the way he has chosen to do this too is significant.
ACTION ALERT: Public Charter School Grant Heads to Senate
UPDATE: The hearing today at 1pm has been moved to Representative’s Hall in the State House! The Fiscal Committee has killed the Public Charter School Grant (of $46 million) four separate times, including today. Rep. Ken Weyler announced today’s vote was 7 Democrats to table, 3 republicans no. Senator D’Allesandro and Chairman Wallner took great … Read more
Really? From the Party that Actually ADVOCATES Killing Babies??
The Democrats are all in when it comes to carelessly and callously call for scenarios in which a mother to be can and should kill the new lives within them. They will defend to the death (pun intended) even the idea of infanticide.
What is Local Control?
Time and time again when legislation comes up we hear the “local control” argument. More often than not, it’s when the state or federal government propose legislation that infringes on freedom and limits opportunity. Sometimes, it happens when the state or federal government proposes legislation that increases liberty and freedom, and expands opportunity. In case … Read more
We May Have an Electioneering Problem in New Hampshire Public Schools
I wonder if teachers and administrators at Windham High School in New Hampshire, and other schools throughout the state, realize that having campaign signs and other campaign materials in the classroom is likely a misdemeanor in the state of NH?
If Democrats Insist on Not Arresting Lawbreakers Why Should We Follow Any of Their Laws?
Lifting a nation from the third world to the second and then the first requires a commitment by the people and their elected leaders. You need to defend property rights, have an independent judiciary, and the rule of law-laws that apply to everyone. Even Democrats or one of their potential electorates.
Focus on Growth, Opportunity and Innovation is Paying Off for New Hampshire
The takeaway message from Gov. Chris Sununu’s State of the State address on Thursday was that New Hampshire, like comedian Larry The Cable Guy, gets her done.
Notable Quote – Deirdre McCloskey
Mr. Appelbaum says, “the marketplace is not a state of nature.” Yes it is. All humans trade, from about age eight on. The earliest evidence of trade comes from the Blombos Cave in South Africa, 70,000 years ago. The market, he says, “is an artifact of society.” Sure, but so is art and language and … Read more
Virginia’s Proposed “Assault Weapons” Ban Legislation Gets Tabled
It’s not just great news it’s good news. I’m not kidding. A proposed ban in Virginia on a wide range of firearms arbitrarily labeled as assault weapons is still alive, but it’s dead. For now.
Schools: First do no harm
Every once in a while, you come across a simple idea, or a simple question, that changes how you think about almost everything. Paul Goodman once asked a question like that, which is most easily illustrated with a simple curve.
Well, if you DO look at it from a certain angle….
And even if it really doesn’t, now the seed is getting planted in their minds…
The Founders Held Great Mistrust for Democracy
The Founders held great mistrust for democracy. They did desire democratic principles. They did not want a democracy for our form of government. America’s founders were widely read. They knew the work of Plato who wrote in The Republic, “And so tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.” Our history from James Madison As Plato decrees, … Read more
Charter schools: Ideas are more important than money
Discussions of charter schools and school choice often end up focusing on money: Relative costs of the various alternatives, competition for scarce resources, and so on.
The permanent tourniquet
A tourniquet can be a lifesaver when serious bleeding is occurring. But when the bleeding has stopped — when the source of the problem has been identified, and fixed — you remove the tourniquet. Otherwise, you risk developing gangrene in the limb that needs the blood supply that you’ve just cut off. At least, that’s how it works in medicine. In politics, we just leave the tourniquet in place indefinitely.
Charter Schools Improve Education Opportunities
Rejecting the $46 million public charter school grant could cost taxpayers up to $178 million over the next ten years, according to a new report from the New Hampshire Department of Education. Rejecting these funds would be a costly mistake that New Hampshire families cannot afford, fiscally or in terms of the opportunity for students … Read more
5 Signs Your Home Has a Pest Infestation – And What to Do About It
You may be under the impression that it is extremely obvious when your home has been overrun by pests. However, in many cases, the signs are often only noticeable once the problem has intensified, and the pests have almost completely taken over! Here are a few of the subtler signs to look out for, and … Read more
DISQUS Doodlings – The use of Government Force for MY issue. You, not so much
Yet another example of the Eco-Socialists being just DANDY about the use Government on behalf of THEIR issue. Your lowly blogger rushed in because while they are all virtue-signaling about getting rid of single-use coffee cups to save the whales, that’s not really the Principle at stake.
AFP NH State Director Greg Moore Joins Us on Radio Row
AFP New Hampshire State Director Greg Moore joins us on Radio Row in Manchester to talk local and national politics just before New Hampshire’s first in the nation presidential primary.