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MACDONALD: AG Claims Civil Rights Win He Doesn’t Deserve

July 19, 2026 Steve MacDonald

To be fair, this isn’t the first example in which AG John Formella got the Judicial system to agree with his disastrous interpretation of New Hampshire’s Civil Rights Act. Frank Hobbs took his “feelings” out on someone’s pride sign, and the State decided it was a hate crime. There’s no such thing, but if Judges … Read more

MACDONALD: Are You Gay Enough for California?

June 18, 2026 Steve MacDonald

The Left Coast Lunatics are setting a new standard for bureaucratic red tape. Rainbow colored tape, actually. The State has a program that awards energy “supplier-diversity benefits,” which has been expanded to encourage the energy sector to award contracts to gay businesses. By 2022, CPUC had fully implemented the expansion. In practice, this meant establishing … Read more

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MACDONALD: Will Ayotte Sign This One?

June 12, 2026May 15, 2026 Steve MacDonald

Republican Governors in New Hampshire like to veto bills that have anything to do with men in women’s safe spaces unless it’s to pass a law allowing it. That was Chris Sununu. HB1319. A bill we were more or less told he’d never sign. Three years later, Sununu would be crowned the Sun-King for his … Read more

MACDONALD: A Few Thoughts on the Concord PD (Pronoun Department) And the AG’s Civil Rights “Itch”

October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 Steve MacDonald

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office has been desperately trying to scratch an itch it can’t quite seem to reach—a high-profile case it could use, at least in my estimation, to leverage civil rights law to suppress protected speech. Create a hate speech exception, tied to state civil rights law, and let the Orwellian pall … Read more

Klar: Sparks Fly in Harvard v. Trump Legal Face-off

August 7, 2025 John Klar

A courtroom battle between the president and Harvard University has reached a dramatic apex. The Trump administration seeks to terminate potentially billions of dollars in federal grants to Harvard University, which has, in turn, sued to compel the government to pay. Massachusetts US District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs has signaled that she is unimpressed … Read more

Rocky Mountain ‘Hi, We’re Here to Take Your Children’

April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 Steve MacDonald

The idea that the state does not control children is offensive to at least one of the two political parties. That would be the one that controls public education through unions whose primary responsibility is self-enrichment through dues from teachers, money they then lavish on candidates who will do anything to protect that monopoly. Students … Read more

Is NH’s AG Chasing Another Bogus Civil Rights Case?

October 23, 2025January 18, 2025 Steve MacDonald

New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella might be a great guy to watch the game with or drink a beer. Maybe he plays an instrument (wasn’t everyone in New England in a garage band at least once?). Decent singing voice? Donates to puppy rescue shelters? Hands out sandwiches at homeless camps. I have no clue, … Read more

AGs Bell Rung Hard By High Court In Civil Rights Case

January 11, 2025January 11, 2025 Steve MacDonald

A few years ago, I led with this headline: “If NH AG Pushes Civil Rights “Case” Against White Nationalists, He’s Going to Lose.” The case John Formella’s office brought, former governor Sununus’ AG, was a civil rights violation case against a White Supremacy Group. NSC 131 displayed a banner on a bridge over Route 95. … Read more

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The State’s War Against Hate

October 16, 2024 Wanjiru Njoya

In Against the State, Lew Rockwell explains how the constant expansion of state power is often justified as a necessary means of achieving the dreams and visions of voters. In its relentless pursuit of power, the state has a strong incentive to focus on the problems that are likely to resonate most deeply with voters and, … Read more

New Hampshire’s Attorney General Asks the State Supreme Court to Sanction Thought Crime

November 18, 2024November 18, 2023 Steve MacDonald

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office and this is just a guess, appears to be using the recent rise in left-wing anti-semitism to push for a court ruling that allows the State to use civil rights law to silence speech it decides at any given moment is offensive.

A New Use for the Last Four Words of the Bill of Rights

December 24, 2022 Op-Ed

What Happened This Year (2022)? When I scan the horizon, I am not looking for particulars. I am always trying to look behind the scenes. And since I don’t have a viewer to take me there, I rely on guessing what’s going on.

Pearl Harbor

December 7, 2022 Op-Ed

The reality of Dec 7, 1941, is 2,403 military men growing up during the depression lost their lives for a mere salary of 36 bucks a month. For loved ones, the memory of their loss still deeply hurts on this 81st Anniversary of Pearl Harbor and the war it triggered.

The Colossal Stupidity of the Nashua Legal Office

August 27, 2022 Laurie Ortolano

The Nashua Legal office is in need of a major overhaul. Like the Assessing Office, the Mayor has promoted incompetent leadership and lawyers who disregard citizens’ rights and ignore their professional conduct codes. Who are the major offenders? Attorney Bolton and Attorney Leonard.

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URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Bogus ‘Civics’ Bill Will Push CRT on States

July 24, 2022 Ann Marie Banfield

Stanley Kurtz has been sounding the alarm when it comes to the Feds pushing Critical Race Theory on States. Kurtz warns:

NH Senate Democrats Just Voted to Allow ‘Suspending’ the Constitution

January 9, 2022 Op-Ed

New Hampshire liberty advocates won a major victory on Wednesday when our State Senate voted to pass HB 440, Rep. Jim Kofalt’s Civil Liberties Defense Act. This bill will prohibit constitutional rights from being suspended during a state of emergency.

SAU 16 Branding Scandal “Investigation” Blames Volunteers for Violating Students Civil Rights

August 13, 2021August 6, 2021 Op-Ed

It’s hard to believe, Superintendent David Ryan failed to oversee final preparations for protecting prom attendees from Covid. He is, after all, the Exeter High School superintendent responsible for the actions of his subordinates.

Let Your Employer Know That Their Vaccine Requirement Is a Violation of Federal Law

August 6, 2021August 5, 2021 Op-Ed

I believe the requirement to submit to COVID vaccination to keep your job or placement as a college student is an illegal mandate. I urge you to confront the administration, employer, or college over their attempt to mandate injection of a medical product that is not FDA licensed but only has Emergency Use Authorization (EUA).

Residents Fighting Back as Another Local School is Caught Race-Shaming Children

June 15, 2021 Ann Marie Banfield

For a few months, parents have been organizing in Hollis-Brookline because they do not want their kids to be shamed or taught to become racists. The residents recently held a community meeting where this subject was brought forward based on the commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Breaking – Unconstitutional Lawyer Confirmed to NH Superior Court [Updated]

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 Steve MacDonald

Activists will now need to add the Court of Judge Daniel Will to their radar. He’s the Sununu Admin lawyer who convinced a different Superior Court Judge that the Governor had the power to ignore the Constitution during a state of emergency.

Roll Call : 178 House Reps. Voted to “Infringe” Your Rights at Will

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 Steve MacDonald

The Constitutions, Federal and State, were crafted to identify natural rights that the government was not permitted to infringe. Free Speech, Assembly, Religious Conscience, Self Defense, redress, and Due Process, to name a few. But 178 NH Politicians voted to infringe them at will.