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Common Sense: A Scathing Attack on Unlimited, Centralized Power

January 10, 1776. Today in history, Thomas Paine published the first edition of Common Sense – a 47-page pamphlet that defended and inspired the cause of independence like no other. (check out this podcast on Common Sense here) Leading historians have called it one of the “most brilliant ever written in the English language.”

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Please Don’t Park Your Logic and Common Sense in a Hole So Deep You Can’t Find It.

Lie to Congress, it’s a felony; if Congress lies to us, it’s just politics. Dislike a Black person, racist; if a Black person dislikes whites, it’s their 1st Amendment right. The government spends millions to rehabilitate criminals; they do almost nothing for the victims. You can kill an unborn child, but it’s wrong to execute …

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Common Sense Radio – Nuclear Energy

Originally broadcast from WEZS on May 8th; this week’s program covers the topic of Nuclear Energy. Guests Karen Testerman, from Franklin, NH, and Stephen Curtis from Nevada – 15 years with DoE in Nevada, to talk about nuclear energy. Learn how Nuclear got side-lined, its true safety record, and a lot more.  

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Common Sense Radio – Policing

Shared from the May 1st edition of Common Sense Radio on WEZS Newstalk Radio at 103.3 FM, 1350 AM or Streaming live at WEZS.com. Our guests on the show this week will be Belknap County Sheriff Bill Wright and Laconia Police Chief Matt Canfield. We will hold a roundtable discussion of policing generally and in their …

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We Can’t Live if We Are Always Afraid

It’s time to get over the panic and fear and get back to work. The President left the hospital the other day. He had a simple message for the American people. He said do not live in fear or let the fear of this virus “dominate” your life.

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Public Trust and Truth … They go Hand in Hand

Public trust in science depends on its consistency, transparency, and divorce from political ideology. There can be no left or right, leftist or conservative, blue-state or red-state. This is true when scientific expertise is taken seriously.

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Give Golf a chance!

One understands the tendency of elected and appointed officials to err on the side of caution when it comes to public policy and pandemics. One also understands the concept of social distancing, quarantines, flattening the curve, and minimizing the risks associated with COVID-19.