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In 1981 the United States Supreme Court concluded that “the Constitution does not mandate comfortable prisons.” And why would it? Prisons are, well, prisons. But that’s not stopping inmates and others from filing lawsuits claiming cruel and unusual punishment because so many prisons in warmer parts of the US are not air conditioned. This must be driving … Read more
On August 30th at 12:00NOON THE CONCERNED VETERANS FOR AMERICA WILL HOST A FORUM ON REAL HEALTH CARE CHOICE FOR VETERANS.
On Tuesday afternoon, August 30th @ 12NN Concerned Veterans for America will host the “Fixing Veterans Health Care; Studying Real Choice for Veterans” luncheon and forum with Jay Redmen and Dan Caldwell from CVA as they analyze, advocate and call for real reforms from Congress for veterans.
https://youtu.be/48XWkN0jBQY
So how does your state fare? You can look up your own state’s ranking (<—at that link) or on the map above, but you won’t be number one. For the first time since 2006, New Hampshire is back in that spot.
(CATO) New Hampshire is overall the freest state in the Union, combining relatively high scores on both personal and economic freedom. In the more distant past, it was one of the leading states on economic freedom. It fell well back of the lead in 2007–8, but since then has clawed its way halfway back from where it had sunk.
CATO then defends something I’ve long advocated (emphasis mine).
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Yesterday, a Manchester reader brought an important issue to New Hampshire Political Buzz, one that appears to link corruption between Mayor Ted Gatsas, the Manchester Board of Alderman and Elm Grove Companies. All of this came to light after a Heritage Commission meeting at the end of July. The story begins with an historic home on Hanover Street called Hill-Lassonde.
I was poking around the internet when I stumbled across a Feb. 2015 article on ClimateWire about New Hampshire’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). RGGI is a multi-state coalition that forces power producers to buy credits based on emissions. They then pass that cost on to ratepayers (your employer, your family, you) in the form of more expensive electricity.
The title says it all, at least about ClimateWire, N.H. Republicans aim to divert RGGI funds with Koch-backed bill.
Darth Metzler, the superintendent scourge of the Timberlane Regional School district is a doctoral candidate/dissertation coach for Walden University. Walden University received $55 Million in taxpayer dollars from Hillary Clinton’s US State Department while Walden paid Bill Clinton $16 million dollars over 4 years to promote the thing as an honorary chancellor. Democrats, including Clinton narrative-pimpstress Maggie … Read more
We continue the discussion with Greg Moore from Americans for Prosperity on Government meddling with medical care and coverage and the economic malpractice that results–fewer startups, employment stagnation, wage deflation, and other symptoms of this regulatory disease, including those specific to New Hampshire. (Segment 2a, 19min 41 sec.) Download this segment – The entire podcast … Read more
On Thursday the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced that it will not consider marijuana to be used for medicinal purposes at the federal level. Although there have beennumerous studies that show marijuana to be helpful for certain medical diseases and issues, the Federal Department of Agriculture has not agreed with these studies and therefore will not approve marijuana for medical treatment. Medical marijuana is still illegal at the federal level. The DEA did agree to increase facilities that are growing marijuana for research but this does nothing to change current law.
Andru Volinsky has an Op-Ed (full piece after the jump) that is about “shared values”. Unfortunately, he’s not honest enough to say “these are Progressive values” and instead tries to hide them as “commonsense New Hampshire values” trying to make readers think “well, how COULD you argue with these?” as they cock their heads to the side going “huh – what?”. Sure, there are long term NH values, but they are summarized with our State motto – “Live Free or Die”; Volinsky, like all Progressives, is working to change those values in his run for the NH Executive Council. I’m not going to regurgitate the whole thing but outline a couple of wrong headed ideas as well as point out “He’s not from the traditional self-reliant leave-me-alone” community – instead, his guiding principle is more of the communitarianism that is foreign to this State (as well as traditional American values). Instead, he’s happy to further install that foreign European socialist political philosophy that socialist leaning Americans hide behind the “Progressive” facade”.
It’s always about the community – what about
Greg Moore from AFP-NH and NH House Rep JR Hoell join us to discuss Right to Work, economic freedom, business taxes, Medicaid expansion and Obamacare, wages, free markets and more. Catch up with the podcast on any of these platforms
The solar system “officially” has a new object. Niku circles our sun outside the orbit of Neptune, at 110 degrees to the plane of the solar system, in the opposite direction of everything else. The discovery is forcing this scientific community to rethink its theories about our outer solar system and what else might be … Read more
(NPR) Phelps went out on top Saturday night, winning one last gold in the 4×100-meter medley relay in his final race in Rio, and according to him, his final competitive race ever. Of course, that’s what he said after the 2012 Olympics. That was his 23rd career gold medal and would place the Republic of Phelps … Read more
Guest post by a good friend of the ‘Grok:
FREE DOG IN AMERICA
No, not giving our dog away. Rather sharing some thoughts on dogs.
We have Goldens and have had for quite a few years. The dog fits us to a “T”. Sure she sheds. The pickup truck, dog’s truck, is full of swirling hair when we opt to drive with all the windows down. The bride starts waving her arms in survival mode and I know to roll up all the windows and turn on the AC. But it is the dog’s truck. Not the family “truckster” or a vehicle we pick friends up at the airport. Hundred and ninety thousand miles and not an oil leak. Burns some oil but has been a 100% vehicle for everyday living and hauling. The dog is free to come and go with me all the time and usually does. We both like getting out of the house and we never worry about the mess. A bi-annual clean up of the truck is in order though. It is our truck!!
Here on the hill the dog has free rein. She rarely—RARELY-
If you had not heard, the Clintons released their tax returns. The first, most remarkable thing about them is their charitable giving. Ninety-six percent of all donations went to…the Clintons.
Solar Physics has a breakthrough. The settled-scientific community wants it retracted. Why?
Recent research by Professor Valentina Zharkova (Northumbria University) and colleagues has shed new light on the inner workings of the Sun. If correct, this new discovery means that future solar cycles and variations in the Sun’s activity can be predicted more accurately.
(H/T: Powerline)
Or, why do we think there there is only a Fusion Party? Because they act no differently than the Democrats when they don’t think we’re looking. Take the appropriations for the Office of Civil Affairs and its meddling over transgenderism by its own re-manufacturing of law and definition replacing the meaning of what was passed originally by Congress (emphasis mine, reformatted) and the Republicans didn’t stomp on its brakes – they mashed its accelerator down (“very generous budget increase last year”) in “fundamentally transforming” traditional mores:
…OCR is perhaps the most left-wing office in the federal bureaucracy. Bankrolling it that way Congress did was an egregious error (for which they were rewarded with the transgender guidance). This would be understandable if Congress were in the hands of the Democratic Party. As Republicans rule the roost, however, this seriously discredits congressional Republicans.
And it is actions like this have the Republican asking “what good are they???”
Fund puts it this way: “If Republicans in Congress wonder why so many conservatives are frustrated with them, here is one reason: GOP lawmakers generously fund the Obama administration’s most out-of-control elements while slapping down the conservatives who try to warn them away from such misjudgments.”
And then they wonder why the base rebelled by voting for Trump? They keep forgetting that “burn it all down” is a viable political phrase. And that only exists because they keep showing us why we can’t Trust them.
Researchers orbit a muon around an atom, confirm physics is broken. “This ‘proton radius puzzle’ suggests there may be something fundamentally wrong with our physics models. And the researchers who discovered it have now moved on to put a muon in orbit around deuterium, a heavier isotope of hydrogen. They confirm that the problem still … Read more
“Let me ask you a simple question: If you’re at home and someone kicks in your door and tries to murder you and your family, should you have the right to defend yourself with a firearm?” The Progressives would say no because: Only the State should have the monopoly on Force It gives the homeowner … Read more
