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Growing up in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in the 50’s and 60’s was a very early education in the impact of various nationalities and religions on a community. There were no walls or boundaries, but each nationality had its own unique section of the city with ethnic grocery stores and churches named after its patron saints. I, … Read more
This week, on NE Take, Ambassador Francis Rooney joins the show to discuss the importance of the Catholic Church, where it is going under Pope Leo XIV, and his connection to the first American pope. Afterwards, A. J. and Dexter talk about Sargon of Akkad’s recent reflections on the future of “liberalism.” Speakers’ opinions are … Read more
The Left’s war against children took a tiny hit recently when a North Carolina County took an unusual step. The Library board had just dismissed concerns from parents and taxpayers about an inappropriate book in the children’s section. In Randolph County, North Carolina, the public library’s board of trustees voted to keep a child grooming … Read more
Somalis are getting a lot of much-needed attention in places like Minnesota and Maine, where they’ve walked off with billions in taxpayer dollars through coordinated acts of fraud. If they were wearing MAGA hats and voting for Republicans, Democrats would be outraged. There would be congressional investigations, criminal charges, lots of negative coverage from their … Read more
If you try to research the answer to this question, you will oddly be misdirected, blatantly lied to, or just given half truths. Artificial intelligence is the biggest offender of the current silver market misinformation, but Google is right up there with lies about what just happened. Clearly someone wants you to miss the significance … Read more
The Republican championed new National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), represents the “Deep State” in a combination of entrenched interests, committees, lobbies, and bureaucracies that value the continuity of power over innovative strategy and sound reform. It does this by restricting the drawdown of troops stationed overseas, increasing murky foreign entrenchment through legally binding efforts to … Read more
The Independents have the week off, so we’re jumping in the not do wayback machine to revisit a past episode of GrokTALK! on property taxes. A movement is rising to ban them, which is great, but what do we replace them with (and sadly, it can’t be nothing)? Originally publised on Oct 27, 2025 Speakers’ … Read more
The holiday shopping season suggests that people have a good feeling about the direction of the US economy, and the Q3 data confirms it. Even before the Christmas shopping season, the economy grew at an impressive 4.3%. Gross domestic product is a broad measure of the goods and services produced across the economy. Economists had … Read more
A reader chimed in after one of my recent articles. I said, chiming in to be kind. He really dropped the hammer on me for being too vague in my criticism of the Democratic Party. He condemned me for lacking specifics and called me a hack. Well, I looked past my archive of over 1,800 … Read more
Welcome to your holiday hangover day. We hope you gave as good as you got, and whether you did or not, felt the spirit of the holiday. And just in case you feel like you can manage to be the recipient of a bit more giving, we’ve got memes for you. . . . . … Read more
The time for “polite inquiries” is officially over. For five years, the bureaucratic fortress of Fulton County, Georgia, has stonewalled every attempt to look under the hood of the 2020 election. They hid behind state seals, played legal shell games with ballot locations, and treated public record requests like personal insults. But as of December 2025, the game … Read more
Today, on the Morning Update, Politico says the war on Christmas is some far-left illusion, but we know it’s not. It’s a war on Christmas and Christians. Links: Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want … Read more
We think of thieves as conducting their work when no one is looking, such as breaking into a house while the owners are away. But the most successful thieves have done their stealing in plain sight, on a grand scale, while the owners were home and often with their tacit approval, though with sleights of … Read more
This week, on Right Side Up, “Safe Injection Sites”, Harm Reduction?, the Somali flag at school? And the Constitution.” Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. Comment or submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Please like, … Read more
I believe it was Seymour Papert who said that often the best way to think about something is to think about something else instead. Given how quickly and completely people’s brains tend to shut down when thinking about education, https://granitegrok.com/new-england/nh/2025/06/feeling-instead-of-thinking-about-education he may be especially right for that particular subject. Let’s look at a couple of … Read more
We are well into the morning on Christmas Day. Presents opened, coffee or hot chocolate copiously consumed, joy, etc, and I wanted to thank you for the gift of your time and attention. Many of you read GraniteGrok every day. You share the content, praise the authors, and use emails and comments to share your … Read more
Merry Christmas, and today, on the morning update, a story that moved me and that I had to share on this very special day. Link Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. … Read more
In the past, medical judgment was underpinned by three fundamental pillars: honest observation, open debate, and the humility to acknowledge our limitations in knowledge. While these principles still thrive in the day-to-day interactions within clinics and ICU corridors, they have been increasingly overshadowed online by a chaotic environment that often prioritizes sensationalism over substance. Social … Read more
It’s Christmas Eve, so we’d like to wish you a Memey Christmas. To celebrate, we’ve got memes, not necessarily Christmas memes, because I didn’t get many, but I have a few, and the other memes will get you through. And make sure yo scroll to the end for something…different! . . . . . . … Read more
A provocative proposal out of Washington recently — one that sounds like it belongs in a history book, or maybe a pirate movie—but it’s very real. U.S. Senator Mike Lee of Utah has introduced legislation that would revive a long-dormant constitutional power: letters of marque and reprisal. In plain terms, the bill would allow the President of … Read more