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In a recent installment of the Morning Update, the subject was conversion therapy and the transgender agenda. I identified the issue as finding a path to align the mind with the body and the mind with the real world. That’s what you would do if your agenda were wellness and happiness, because it is incredibly … Read more
Christianity Today recently published an article by Kristy Etheridge that was very critical of Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program, something that would not be surprising, given the magazine’s evangelical Christian outlook on issues. The article—again, not surprisingly—dealt mostly with how many Christian groups, and especially the Roman Catholic Church, have spoken out against Canada’s program and … Read more
This week on Right Side Up, Mike and Alison discuss public safety, a bit of health care news, and a bit about “Green Grabbing.” Note: This week, Segment two includes video and audio, not just audio. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the embedded video does not load. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their … Read more
This week, on Right Side Up, Alison and Mike discuss this week’s tax legislation, the Senate’s healthcare legislation, and S.325. Listen on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the embedded video does not load. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or … Read more
In response to egregious cases of medical malpractice, to many hospitals’ failure to properly hold physicians accountable, and to claims by physicians that the peer review process was often weaponized for political or commercial purposes, Congress enacted the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) in 1986. The law was intended to protect patient safety and … Read more
If you are old enough to remember or know how to ask the internet, Democrats have been pretending to care about the cost of health care since Mrs. Bill Clinton hit the West Wing with a left hook. Hillary Care was a groundbreaking piece of First Lady-inspired “legislation” to give the government more control over … Read more
[This article was coauthored with Emily Evans, a Managing Director in charge of health policy research at Hedgeye Risk Management.] Their record isn’t just spotty; it is downright awful. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1986 was designed to prevent “patient dumping” by hospitals of emergent patients without insurance. Then there is … Read more
As we edge toward the second year of the legislative biennium in Vermont, politicians on the Left have glommed onto the word “affordability” – a long-time campaign theme on the Right – in an unbelievable attempt to make it their own. I say unbelievable, but if the New York mayoral race was any indication, at … Read more
High deductibles and administrative bloat have crippled the scam The nation was held hostage in the 43-day government shutdown over Obamacare, with Democrats shrieking that people would die without continued government subsidies. Yet the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is siphoning federal dollars like a bureaucratic sinkhole and appears to be as unsustainable as a Ponzi … Read more
A month into the Schumer Shutdown, and Democrats are still trying to distract you from how full of shit they are. Oh look, Trump is destroying the White House (with donor money), which was a super cool narrative that gave the internet an excuse to point out that most Presidents do something (Barry added an … Read more
Most days, I’m looking for one more story to tap for content, and it is not unusual for nothing to strike my fancy. There’s plenty there, it just doesn’t inspire. Sure, I could force something into existence; it’s not difficult. And it might even turn out good, but it may lack a specific something. I … Read more
My Yellow lab has had his moments—everything from leg issues as a puppy to lump removals as he got older. Cosmo is almost ten now and still very much a lab. Puppyish, loving, cuddly, and energetic, but pet care costs are getting out of hand. The last quote I got for some minor superficial surgery … Read more
Today on the GT Morning Update, schools across the state receive an unpleasant surprise as their healthcare co-op drops a bomb on their budgets. Cited Sources: https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-10-01/school-districts-look-at-savings-and-hiring-freezes-to-cover-a-30-million-health-care-billhttps://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-schoolcare-health-care-costs-2025/68100066https://www.schoolcare.org/about-backgroundhttps://www.wmur.com/article/loudon-road-concord-nh-deadly-pedestrian-crash-vehicle/68833079?brzu=913f4a72ca55a24932f3df52bc2944de980dd0c152eedd992eda89719fc7bf00&lctg=653a524caf4d16004965d2e5 Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to … Read more
I’ve shared some of this outside the blog space, so my apologies if you’ve seen it already, but I had to comment as well. Jeanne Shaheen is an F-ing joke. She knows damn well what her party’s priorities are and why. She’s inside, an architect, so this is nothing short of a bald-faced lie she … Read more
With Democrats claiming that the government has shut down because Republicans don’t want to deal with health care, it’s time for a reminder that if Democrats really want to provide subsidized health care to people who think that’s a good idea, they don’t need Republicans to do that: If the UK can implement a single-payer … Read more
I knew there were providers offering medical health care services for cash at a discount because it removed all the middlemen. It was you, the doctor, and the service. What I did not know, until recently, was that there is something called Direct Primary Care. Same idea, easy-to-understand name, but it can operate like a … Read more
The UK’s Royal College of Psychiatrists (RC Psych) has taken an unusual position on an Assisted Dying Bill before parliament. Unlike many in the US and Canada, the RC Psych has chosen to be cautiously neutral while disagreeing with politicians and advocates that this is the ultimate expression of empathy. When people are miserable, particularly … Read more
Planned Parenthood (PP) does a few things well. It ends pregnancies and chases taxpayer dollars. The organization overpays executives, dumps obscene sums into lobbying to get more tax dollars, and runs as a non-profit NGO that pays no taxes. And it complains about funding. In recent years, it jumped on the drug-our-children-train, offering gender services … Read more
We’ve heard stories about transplant and other patients being denied care for refusing a COVID-19 injection in the past. It was wrong then, and it’s wrong now. But not at Dartmouth Hitchcock. It is reportedly denied a life-saving transplant to a patient (Dec 23, 2024) because she never received a COVID-19 injection. Yes, in 2025. … Read more
As we reach the quarter-century mark in the new millennium, it’s worth looking back on what the politics of this era have done for (or, spoiler alert, “to”) Vermont. First, some important historical context: The last time Vermont Republicans had a majority in the Senate was 1996. The last time Vermont Republicans had a majority … Read more