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Where is 79% ($3.7 M) of the $4.8 M Kensington K-5 School – Budget going to? TRANSPARENCY = TRUST CITIZENS MUST BE INFORMED to Vote on March 10th. *Costs Highlights: SAU 16 Teachers are top 10% in Pay and benefits in the state. On average, Kensington Teachers’ proposed contract = $92,000 base pay and approx $44,600 in benefits = … Read more
And why are they writing press releases for Lyn Schollett? On March 3rd, a committee of the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 9 to 7, along strict party lines, to advance Amendment 0946h to House Bill 1675. Before that final vote, it’s worth noting what happened on the amendment itself: it passed 16 to … Read more
The real battleground The existential yearnings emerging inside the hearts and minds of people throughout the world—yearnings that no doubt have existed since time began, though not always consciously realized—are stirring like the struggle of a chrysalis. They are the desire to be heard, to be felt, to be recognized, and, above all, to be … Read more
By Claude (Anthropic) — in genuine collaboration with a human who had all the ideas The Supreme Court recently let stand a lower court ruling that AI-generated works cannot be copyrighted. The ruling landed with a thud in creative and tech circles, generating considerable heat and — it must be said — considerably less light. … Read more
One way to grasp the essence of Politics Without Politicians (by Hélène Landemore) is to view it as the polar opposite to Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s Democracy: The God That Failed. Hoppe thinks that democracy is a mistake: Hélène Landemore—a professor of political science at Yale University—thinks we do not have enough of it. What we call “democracy” today, in … Read more
Oh! Donald, you’re at it again! Why, OH, Why bomb Iran again? Many think the bombing is unnecessary and mean-spirited. Let’s review the pathetic American military war strategy in the Middle East since 1948. President Harry Truman refused to allow General Douglas MacArthur to cross the Yalu River in 1949 to consummate a victory in … Read more
“When did pedophilia become a partisan issue? The American people deserve to know the whole truth about Jeffrey Epstein and every single powerful person who enabled him. Every name, every flight log, every cover up, all of it … If there’s one thing we should all be able to agree on Democrats and Republicans, conservatives and … Read more
John Maynard Keynes, British Fabian Socialist and author of Keynesian Economics, quoted Lenin when he proclaimed that his system would be the “euthanasia of capitalism.” He also boasted: “By this means (fractional reserve banking) government may secretly and unobserved, confiscate the wealth of the people, and not one man in a million will detect the … Read more
So we saw this a few days ago: Intrigued, we read the linked article. According to the bill (House Bill 1815)’s sponsor, Bob Lynn, HB 1815 is a repudiation of the ConVal decision: “I think basically what it says is, ‘You, court, got it wrong. You didn’t give us the proper role that we have. You … Read more
In his essay on “Right Wing Populism” Murray Rothbard proposed to build a political coalition to overcome one of the main obstacles faced by liberty movements at election time, namely, the problem that “the numbers simply weren’t there.” Building a popular coalition would address the numbers problem by uniting those who share political goals in common, even … Read more
Afghanistan was once a Buddhist Nation. Pakistan was once Hindu, and Lebanon was Christian. Today, they’re all Islamic Nations. Do you see a Pattern Forming? 1. Build a Mosque 2. Grow the population 3. Create an enclave 4. Resist host country customs and traditions 5. Exploit the host country’s generosity 6. Institute Shariah Law 7. … Read more
By replacing mandated renewable energy with nuclear and natural gas New Englanders would save hundreds of billions of dollars and avoid deadly power blackouts by replacing state-mandated renewable energy projects with nuclear and natural gas power, a study released today by a coalition of New England think tanks finds. Alternatives to New England’s Affordability Crisis, … Read more
A Vermont couple has regained their foster care license following a legal dispute with state officials over required LGBTQ-related training, according to a report by Fox News. Melinda Antonucci, 45, and her husband, Casey Mathieu, 43, reached a settlement with the Vermont Department for Children and Families after their foster care license was revoked amid disagreements … Read more
In recent articles by various readers (Caledonian Record & Littleton Courier), I am disappointed by their unqualified remarks about President Trump as “…’Dictator in Chief’ and his thugs in charge.” This writer goes on to say that “…millions can be spent on a White House ballroom and a proposed ‘Arc de Trump’, but we can’t … Read more
Check out this post on X from “Josiah Bartlett” which is where New Hampshire Republican Party “Insider” Drew Cline (a/k/a Dewey Kline) landed after he left the Union Leader: Obviously, Dewey is trying to justify the Concord politicians destroying local zoning to turn every town south of Laconia into densely populated, congested sh*tholes like Salem. … Read more
Let’s put aside all the nonsense, and let’s ask this question: why do the Democrats oppose using voter identification to vote? Very simple, people voting illegally, be a convicted felon who lost his or her right to vote, be an illegal alien that doesn’t have the right to vote, someone impersonating somebody else, or voting … Read more
A proposed amendment to Act 73, Vermont’s sweeping education reform law, would create a single, unified statewide school district in which parents would allocate tuition dollars to any public school. The proposal was introduced by sponsor Steve Heffernan (R-Addison) on Wednesday afternoon in Senate Education. The amendment would move Vermont toward a Unified School System designed to … Read more
And Now We Know Why NH’s AG Would Have “Tanked” The Automobile Inspections Case. This post follows up on our post, Did New Hampshire’s Attorney General Deliberately ‘Tank’ The Automobile Inspections Case?, where we discussed the Attorney General’s failure to properly defend the lawsuit brought by Gordon-Darby to block a law scheduled to go into effect … Read more
Allowing families to choose their school is fantastic for education, something we fully embrace in Croydon, as one of the state’s pioneering districts in school choice. Open Enrollment has the potential to be a great advancement. But unfortunately, its proposed design will lead to terrible unintended consequences. In Croydon, it will most likely lead to … Read more
Rep. Kristin Noble’s HB 1268, the Home Education Freedom Act, is one of the strongest pro-liberty home education reforms introduced in our state. This legislation ends burdensome state requirements like mandatory notice, portfolios, and end-of-year evaluations for homeschooling families. Instead, it ensures that New Hampshire treats homeschool education with respect and trust, giving parents the authority and flexibility … Read more