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Public officials routinely defend vaccine mandates by invoking “the science.” We are told the benefits are clear, the risks minimal, and the tradeoffs settled. But that confidence depends on an assumption that no longer holds: that the scientific system producing these claims is reliable, transparent, and worthy of public trust. It isn’t. For years now, … Read more
This week, I introduced HB 1159, updating the state building code to the 2024 versions, except for the energy code. This was as recommended by the building code review committee, and the only opposition was a person who objected to the omission of the energy code. Since that code update was the subject of the … Read more
At the January 28 Senate Finance Committee meeting, Sen. Martine Laroque Gulick (D-Chittenden Central) pushed back against the idea that Vermont’s property taxes are too high. “I would love to do a deeper dive when we say the Vermonters can’t afford their property taxes. I’d like to learn more about that,” Gulick, a Burlington resident and … Read more
An ancient aphorism: “ History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes!” Unless one believes in Reincarnation, historical repetition is impossible because the characters are completely different characters. However, human nature has remained the same since Eve persuaded Adam to bite the forbidden fruit despite knowing that grave consequences would ensue. I hope that was … Read more
President Donald J. Trump, the 47th President of the United States, inherited a United States of America that was economically and militarily devastated by the Biden Border Invasion of at least 15 million illegal entries across our sovereign southern border and Biden’s devastating Demolitioncrat economic policies. Now we see a military-style anti-government insurgency and historic … Read more
Concord, NH — At Cornerstone, opposing a judicial nominee is not a decision we take lightly. As New Hampshire’s only litigation nonprofit on the political right, opposing a justice’s confirmation means alienating the very judges we must appear before. Today’s news that Governor Ayotte has nominated Judge Daniel Will to the New Hampshire Supreme Court … Read more
The Williamstown selectboard wants voters to know the financial downside of the forensic audit of the town’s books to be voted on at Town Meeting. The ballot item was requested in the wake of the arrest of the town manager for embezzling $186,000 from the Tunbridge volunteer fire department. Jackie Higgins served as town manager … Read more
“It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies and nosers-out of unorthodoxy.” – George Orwell, 1984 The preceding is a very insightful quote from Orwell’s warning to the world disguised as a Sci-Fi novel. This has … Read more
Follow The Money After the U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro sent shockwaves worldwide, activist groups aligned with Marxist ideology and sympathetic to Chinese communist causes staged protests in America. The same network of groups that fueled anti-Israel protests and the June 2025, Los Angeles riots against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has organized dozens … Read more
Lawyers with Vermont Law School’s Center for Justice Reform Clinic are representing a Burlington cab driver from Somalia who was sentenced for immigration fraud in 2019, but was arrested on New Year’s Day by immigration officials. Hussien Noor Hussien was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on January 1. He is incarcerated in the Northwest … Read more
I write to you this evening in reference to the subject HB707 and humbly ask you to support the bill. I have lived in Bethlehem for 26 years. I was serving on the Planning board during the time the current host community agreement was negotiated with Casella, and it was later approved by a town … Read more
Massive Snowstorm Requires That We Move to an online Zoom Call! The 603 Alliance is still going to have its school board training on January 25th, but due to the weather, we will be “moving” from an in-person training class to an online/Zoom class. Stay home and stay warm, and we’ll bring the training to … Read more
Yes, it is time to paraphrase Martin Niemöller I am not a Christian. I am not religious at all. When I describe myself as a Jew, what I mean is that my mother was a Jew. Her mother came from Kraków. My grandparents and many of their cousins emigrated on the eve of World War … Read more
There is a phenomenon that is frequently found among the liberal progressive leftists. Their heroes are mostly societal frauds, and more often than not, amoral monsters. Take the case of Dr. John Money and his gender studies. For the entirety of human history, man has lived and died, engaging in art and science and philosophy … Read more
Last year, I authored an article titled “Books You Aren’t Supposed to Read.” I am adding a few more important books that you aren’t supposed to read. While some of these books are out of print, copies are available through Amazon. I have free PDF versions of Kinsey: Crimes and Consequences, Wall St. and The … Read more
I’ll be the first to admit it. I’m a simple-minded person. That doesn’t mean I’m ignorant or stupid. It means I tend to see things in a basic, no-nonsense way. When I first started paying attention to local government, one phrase on town warrant articles immediately confused me. “NOT TO BE RAISED THROUGH TAXATION.” I … Read more
I immigrated to the United States from the U.K. over 50 years ago. I went through LEGAL channels. It took me 2 years to go through the entire paperwork process, filling out endless forms and applications. Then, during my visit to the American Embassy in London, I underwent a comprehensive medical check, answered many questions, … Read more
The Criminal Justice Committee heard several bills on Friday relating to domestic and sexual violence. HB1651, HB1740, and HB1633 caught my attention [hearing video shared below]. First up was HB1651, introduced by Rep. Jennifer Rhodes. It was heavily supported by the NHCADSV, which had multiple lobbyists there on its payroll. They also had a three-person … Read more
It is disheartening to look at Alexander Fraser Tytler’s (1722-1783) model depicting the cyclical path from freedom to slavery. And yet, the predominant political wisdom of our day features this same progression. The fallen human nature of man hasn’t changed since Adam took a bite out of the apple; men want to play God while greed … Read more
What Draining the Swamp Should Look Like Supporters of Donald Trump often argue that his presidency represents a meaningful challenge to the administrative state and to global governance structures. The claim is typically framed in long-term terms: that Trump is engaged in a process of dismantling entrenched power, even if the results are not yet … Read more