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Now Gordon MacDonald is accusing Barbara Hantz-Marconi of circulating rumors that he had an affair with Dianne Martin. That’s a bit rich coming from him. He has had an entire career off the sexual misconduct rumor mill, and so have his colleagues at Nixon Peabody and so has their client, the NHCADSV. I am less … Read more
Believe it or not, I’ve always been an optimist. Down 10. Fourth quarter. Guess what? We’re running the ball. Fullback’s in the backfield foaming at the mouth. You don’t even have to guess. It’s a run. And the next play? Also a run. We’re imposing our will. Here’s Rep. Brandon Gill to open up the … Read more
Most Americans assume that if they are ever charged with a serious crime, they will be judged by a jury of twelve fellow citizens. That is how the right to trial by jury has been understood for most of American history. But that protection has been shrinking, like so many of the rights enshrined in … Read more
Millions of people today refer to their rights by amendment number, as if they get them from the Bill of Rights. They talk about their “2nd Amendment rights,” but they have it completely backward. The founders didn’t write the words as a permission slip for the people. They aren’t a “gun permit.” They are a restraining order … Read more
New Hampshire’s “live free or die” motto expresses a core value deeply embedded in our culture and our government. People who cherish freedom don’t need large government. They don’t to impose their beliefs with a book of codes enforced by the point of a sword. That’s what unfree societies do. These reflections come to mind … Read more
Anne Edwards’ appointment to a commission on access to justice? It’s amazing what PR can do for justice in NH to forget the past when it comes to Anne Edwards: Rep. Kelley Potenza gave an excellent argument as to why Anne Edwards should never have been appointed as a judge at all. See this opposition … Read more
A Review Rainer Zitelmann has built a career making the case for capitalism against its cultured despisers, and in this book he turns that project skyward. The argument is straightforward and, once stated, almost obvious: space is not primarily a government achievement that private enterprise has recently colonized, it is the other way around. The state involvement … Read more
Democratic U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander and Republican Lily Tang Williams won their New Hampshire congressional primaries Tuesday, setting up a November rematch just weeks after Williams discussed her campaign, her childhood under Mao, and her concerns about socialism in an extended interview with Vermont Daily Chronicle. Williams, who appeared Aug. 13 on VDC’s “Chronicle Conversations” … Read more
This time of year marks the Article V Convention season when out-of-state lobbyists and their allies converge upon Concord with promises to either save our republic or democracy if only we could hold an Article V Convention. This movement is well-funded and organized. It is made up of folks from both sides of the political spectrum. … Read more
Benjamin Franklin’s Forgotten Warning “Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government.” That was James Madison, explaining that the modern federal welfare state is not authorized by the Constitution. Despite that, politicians today still insist that these programs aren’t just authorized; they’re also absolutely necessary to help people. But they ignore the … Read more
I noticed a short article in the 9/5/26 Daily Sun, “City 50 Years Ago,” by Warren Huse, about the City looking into a “regional Incinerator for trash.” Famous broadcaster Paul Harvey always added a prologue at the end of each of his stories where he would say, “and now you know the rest of the … Read more
The system currently in place for Sexual Assault Response Training allows the rapist to get away and the wrong person to get framed. The State must do better if it really wants to keep rapists off the streets. The main official New Hampshire materials tied to the SART program under the Attorney General’s “A Model Protocol … Read more
I know many are still swallowing Tuesday night’s election results. I’m here to tell you all hope is not lost. Many of you may not know that I advanced to the November 3rd General Election for the U.S. Senate under the Constitution Party of NH. Because let’s face it, WMUR, NPR, and the New Hampshire … Read more
Many VDC readers know me through my 2020 campaign for Lieutenant Governor, my time as president of the Ethan Allen Institute, or my other work in Vermont’s political and policy spheres. Today, I would like to tell you about an initiative that carries deep personal significance for me. RISE supports survivors of sexual violence – … Read more
New Hampshire has already made an important choice about artificial intelligence. Under RSA 5-D, when a state-agency AI system produces a recommendation or decision that cannot be reversed once implemented, a responsible human must review it before it takes effect. The law specifically points to rights, biometric identification, critical infrastructure, law enforcement, and legal interpretation as … Read more
During the past week, New Hampshire progressives have gleefully shared an internet post that ranks New Hampshire fourth in the nation in “lifetime taxes” paid. The analysis itself is, to use the technical term, bogus. The social media treatment of it is even worse. On social media, “lifetime taxes paid” very quickly morphed into “lifetime … Read more
Democrats and their union allies are racing to constitutionalize their power base with Vermont’s Prop 3. This amendment would lock the right to organize, join unions, and force collective bargaining into the state constitution while explicitly banning any future right-to-work laws. In plain terms: once it’s in, no legislature can ever make union membership optional or stop … Read more
I wish Mr. Granger lived in my town so I could replace him. He obviously has a GOD complex. But it may not be a mental defect. Maybe he is just ignorant. People should first: 1. READ ARTICLE V. 2. READ THE LANGUAGE IN THE PROPOSAL. They are both legal documents that must be followed … Read more
The Wolfboro-Tuftonboro Democrat Machine TL;DR: “Peaceful,” to most, means the purposed avoidance of aggression. The Wolfeboro Area Peaceful Protests claimed that word, but they appear to be using an esoteric dictionary. They have claimed it every Saturday since winter. They list the hour as “non-partisan” (an interesting piece of language that aligns with federal laws for … Read more
The British Gun Grab that Led to the War for Independence Despite the fact that it proved to be mostly a false alarm, the “Powder Alarm” of Sept 1-2, 1774 showed the colonists that the British were serious – and willing to use gun control efforts to subjugate them. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? The event … Read more