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No More Kings

July 9, 2025April 20, 2025 Matthew Rhodes

NO More Kings A just and legitimate government understands the sacred nature of free will. Free will is not a fringe idea—it is the cornerstone of human dignity. It’s the simple truth that God does not desire automatons or slaves, but men and women who freely choose to know Him, love Him, and serve Him. … Read more

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Just Like The Burgess Biomass Boondoggle, I have little regard for NE Planned Parenthood

August 11, 2024 Skip

OK, I admit, I “stole” part of Steve’s post because I loved the alliteration (“Bradley’s Burgess Biomass Boondoggle is Back in the News“). If you remember, the Burgess wood chip electricity generation plant went bust when the NH Government taxpayer subsidies were finally denied to it. Frankly, with the caterwauling from NE Planned Parenthood that … Read more

What the Assassination Attempt On Trump Says About Our Government

July 27, 2024 Aaron Warner

In the wake of the attempted assassination of former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump we have witnessed an unprecedented amount of convoluted government activity shedding light on its current state. In that light we now see both a child-like and grotesque image of the façade we call government. Depending upon how far back … Read more

Not So Intelligent Design

February 26, 2024 Steve MacDonald

The origin of life and the universe is not a typical water-cooler conversation, but in an increasingly secular world, nagging questions remain. Problems for which relativists, atheists, and secularists can’t answer with certainty. Well, no one can; that’s the beauty of mystery, but the uniqueness of reality suggests the need for more debate.

If You Are Tired of The Left’s Parentalism Call Them Out On It

February 14, 2024 Steve MacDonald

As advocates for inherent or inalienable, natural rights, the things government shall not infringe, we find the increasing censorship, the narratives about pre-bunking, misinformation, and disinformation … disqualifying characteristics for anyone pursuing public office. It is parentalism, and it needs to stop.

A Pattern of Government Behavior in Concord and Beyond

October 13, 2024November 29, 2023 Julie Smith

Today I visited the Supreme Court to witness Daniel Richard’s oral arguments, which I’m sure will be reported on in great detail in other articles, but I’m going to share a different observation.

Climate Cult Want’s Warning Labels on Meat – I Have a Better Idea.

November 14, 2023November 13, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Human beings need the proteins in meat, but the Climate Cult, hand-in-hand with the animal rights loons, has been pushing an anti-meat crusade for years. From fake meat to lab-grown meat – both worse for the environment, to this new idea they’ve stumbled upon.

Can You Tell Which Marketplace Has the Most Interference from Government?

October 11, 2023 Skip

When the government meddles, things get messed up. The market – whichever it is – no longer works correctly, nor can it – and as you can see in the chart below, it is you that pays the price, typically in two directions.

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Imagine, if you will…

October 9, 2023 Ian Underwood

Imagine, if you will, a government funded by user fees instead of by taxes.

Are you being defended? The defense department can send you a bill for that. Is Congress doing something for you? It can send you a bill for that.

This Will Make You Laugh … It Should Make You Cry

October 6, 2023 Ed Mosca

It is NOT hyperbole to say that our government is corrupt … perhaps irremediably corrupt. And that goes for the State government in New Hampshire, too. For example, Sun-King Sununu made one of his minions the Insurance Commissioner despite that minion having no qualifications for the job.

Corrupting the Federal Government – One Department at a Time

July 20, 2023 Peter Lemiska

Joseph Robinette Biden is a corrupt politician. At least that’s what a recent survey suggests. A poll by Trafalgar Group indicates that more than half of American voters believe Biden and his family are guilty of influence peddling – receiving payments from foreign countries aimed at influencing national policy decisions. Less than one-third of voters … Read more

So NH State Rep Mike Bordes (RINO-Belmont) Is Looking to Gut The NH Senate’s Parental Rights Bill With These Amendments

May 14, 2023May 14, 2023 Skip

Effectively, NH State Rep Mike Bordes is SCREAMING: PARENTS – Your children belong to Government!! SCREW YOU, PARENTS! And the vote is this Thursday (according to the House Republican Leadership, from what I’ve been told). Here’s the floor amendment that will be put forward by him, via a different State Rep, for the vote on … Read more

Redux: “Conservatives Believe That The Best Form of Welfare Is A Job. Govt Thinks Otherwise.”

May 6, 2023 Skip

It was true back in 2011, and it is still true today. Conservatives believe in the honor and dignity in work. Progressive don’t believe in a hand-up and are willing to supply a hammock forever.

“Civil Society” Was Supposed To Be the Buffer Between Government and Individuals

April 14, 2023 Skip

What happens when PROGRESSIVE Socialist Government refuses to “stay in its own lane” and destroys and absorbs its functions after decades of effort? We become its target.

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People Who Think They Are God, & Those Who Know They Are Not

December 22, 2022 Ray Cardello

I have to confess I stole that title from Tucker Carlson. Tucker is one of my favorite news people because he is fearless. He has no allegiance to the Right or Left, and if his reporting upsets either or both, so be it.

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Mary’s Moral Militia, Part 2: Instincts

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 Op-Ed

My first career was as a sociobiologist (See my book The Sociobiological Imagination, SUNY Press, 1990). The late EO Wilson was my mentor. By 2000, I moved into Law, but I’ve never stopped looking at how law exists in relation to our evolved instincts.

Blogline of the Day – Said NO Democrat/Progressive EVAH!

July 5, 2022 Skip

What the Declaration of Independence Said and Meant: It officially adopted the American Theory of Government: First Come Rights; Then Comes Government to Secure These Rights. If A, then B. But the converse is not always true and we’ve found, over time, that almost all politicians can’t handle logic statements. And in this case, not … Read more

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The System Isn’t Broken, We Are!

June 17, 2022 Op-Ed

The other day I heard someone say, “our system of government is broken,” and then they went on to point to corrupt politicians who continue to ignore what the people want in favor of special interests or bad ideology, which have been in Washington for decades.

We Can No Longer be Satisfied with Failure of Leadership

June 6, 2022 Ray Cardello

We can do better, and we have to do better. We continue to put people into positions of authority or elect people to public office that are not qualified to perform their jobs. The Peter Principle is a concept in the business world where people are moved up the ranks and promoted to their highest level of incompetence.

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Sin and Government

June 3, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Jordan Peterson gave the 2022 commencement address at Hillsdale College, and it was brilliant. He called it (or Maybe Hillsdale did) At the crossroads. That was the subject of the talk. That place where you have an essential choice to make and what that looks like or means philosophically, metaphorically, through a lens of faith and practically speaking.