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You can read the Planned Parenthood annual report if you want. It’s mostly marketing. There are some useful data about how many people they’ve helped end. Human lives never lived. But what I found interesting were the financial details. Planned Parenthood reports $1.88 Billion in assets.
Phase II: The Historical Perspective of Sherman Antitrust The Winds of Economic change Coming to the close of the 19th century America’s economic conditions encouraged large concerns in manufacturing and distribution. Those firms which could make their products at one location using large scale and then ship their wares nationwide were advantaged. Those firms began … Read more
The governor of Virginia has proposed reforms that would eliminate voter ID in that state. The package also includes something called no-excuse absentee voting. Together they provide no excuse for not stealing votes. But hey, this is for the people. Wait, which people?
Who knew that New York would look to New Hampshire for inspiration on its abortion laws? A vote in Albany by the New York Senate does just that, 46 years to the day after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down with a thud the twin decisions Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. Next stop: the abortion-friendly state Assembly. Governor Andrew Cuomo is ready to sign the measure when it reaches his desk.
UPDATE: Eventbrite event is now up and running here. Looking forward to seeing you all! Well, we had a couple of GrokMeetups earlier and then stopped for the holidays. New year, new calendar – time to get revved up again so here we go! We are headed back to Kirk’s Area 23 Pub for our third … Read more
By Len Turcotte (former NH State Representative):
Here we go again, another Family Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI) bill proposed by liberal NH Democrats (HB712). Never comfortable or satisfied with the idea of the private sector providing market-rate policies, Senator Feltes and a slew of Democrat legislators want to implement a new 0.5% tax on income disguised as an insurance premium.
The various justifications for abortion all prove that the thing they are aborting is a human life. Consider. Many women “aren’t ready.” Aren’t ready for what? Children. It’s too much commitment (children). I (we) can’t afford (to have children).
We hear things. They are not always nice things. Especially when it comes to elections. This time it relates to the race for New Hampshire GOP Chair. Keith Hanson and Steve Stepanek are vying for that position. Pam Tucker and Kate Day are each running for NH GOP Vice-Chair. Funny, that vice chair race? I’ve heard … Read more
These all might be funny if they weren’t so pathetic. And these are our leaders????? Orators of the Democrat Party –from the past: “One man with courage makes a majority.” ~Andrew Jackson “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” ~Franklin D. Roosevelt “The buck stops here.” ~Harry S. Truman … Read more
I’ve received several requests to share this. It is a petition to impeach Nancy Pelosi. Now, I think we know, that’s not going to happen. It takes significant pressure just to get Democrats to frown at the antics of their ideological peers. But this is out there.
Houston Texas. A 20-year old homeowner confronted with as many as five home invaders. He’s 20, and he owns a home. He also owns an AK-47. What the left calls an assault rifle. More like “repel the assault rifle.” And yes, he needed more than 7-rounds to protect his life and property.
There’s a Frontpage article in the Manchester Union Leader today about Keno. The focus is House Bill 390 (HB390). This legislation would lower commissions on Keno Machines from 8% to 5%. The result is fewer dollars and incentives to have them in your establishment. The Bill’s sponsor says it’s for education, but that’s not all he says. … Read more
Phase I: The Historical Perspective, What is Antitrust? Broadly, the economic view is that competitive behavior should be defined as economic efficiency. Economic efficiency implies an economic state in which every resource is optimally allocated to serve each individual or entity in the best way while minimizing waste and inefficiency. Roughly speaking, it is a … Read more
Locke’s third chapter is on the State of War. It is an expository on the concept presented in the previous chapter regarding when one individual broaches another’s right to life, liberty and property. In the Of the State of Nature, we learned that one person broaches another’s natural rights he declares himself an enemy to … Read more
At the Northwood Community Center, Ian Underwood gave a presentation on educational funding that basically told the audience that we were thinking about the wrong thing. Much of the debate in NH (and elsewhere) always has money at the forefront – instead, we ought to be mindful of student achievement first and then what is … Read more
At the 603 Alliance “Thank YOU!” event this past Saturday afternoon in Manchester, I was asked to go around and do a few quick interviews of both 603 Board members, those that assisted during their candidate events, and some candidates as well. So who did I spy but our own Steve Mac Donald! Always appearing … Read more
Don’t be surprised but Jake Tapper attempted to commit journalism. The CNN host asked US Sen. (and presidential candidate) Kirsten Gillibrand “If Trump’s immigration positions are racist, were they racist when you held some of those positions, as well?” Liberty Bugle reports that, According to a report by CNN, Gillibrand advocated for more deportations, closing the … Read more
Anyone who thinks that anti-Catholic bias is only alive and well among the Democrats in the US Congress questioning prospective Supreme Court nominees needs to think again and look no further than our own beloved state of New Hampshire, which was originally settled in large part by French-Canadian Catholics migrating Southward. After the great Irish … Read more
Two and a half weeks into the six-year Senate term with which her constituents entrusted her, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) has announced that she’s setting her sights on a different field of play. Bring on the 2020 presidential campaign. Granite Grok’s Steve MacDonald has already outlined Sen. Harris’s distaste for the First Amendment and her … Read more
