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Washington has a choice this tax season: build on policies that are already driving business investment and wage growth or return to the uncertainty that has long held employers back. As millions of Americans finalize their tax returns, the real-world impact of recent pro-growth tax reforms is coming into focus and so is the risk … Read more
Spring in Washington usually brings cherry blossoms, warmer weather, and a familiar reminder that Congress has a habit of taking on more than it can neatly resolve. This year is no different. What stands out is how much is moving at once, and how much now depends on Republicans keeping their strategy aligned with President … 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
Apparently, we aren’t supposed to worry about birth rate declines in younger women because the trend shows they are making up for it in their later years. However, the graph The New York Times shared doesn’t even begin to tell the full story. At first glance, the graph suggests that declines in American birth rates … Read more
A Counterspell Book Preview I feel compelled to push this out asap for all due to the explosive and incredible thread by DataRepublican on X linking the Braver Angels organization to the NGO color revolution complex operating to overthrow the American republican government. What appears is a preview of my upcoming book: Counterspell. CHAPTER 5, … Read more
The never-give-up spirit of 76 was displayed in the Final 4 basketball tournament win by UConn over Duke with 0.4 seconds on the clock. Is this same spirit alive in other areas of American life? When we sing “the land of the free and the home of the brave,” do you believe we are still … Read more
Mises Wire I’m happy to say that this year my wife and I will have celebrated 25 years of marriage and are looking forward to the next 25! For those who are familiar with my research, you’ll know that the topic of marriage and family life is a central focus of my work in part … Read more
Seton Motley is a consultant and the founder and president of Less Government, an organization dedicated to, well, less government. He is editor-in-chief of StopNetRegulation.org, a Center for Individual Freedom project. Big Tech spends metric tons of lobby money. On just about everyone in D.C. To ensure that no one in D.C. does anything Big … Read more
Growing up Jewish in the West Texas Baptist Bible Belt, I was fortunate as I experienced very little antisemitism — at least not in any form I recognized. A sideways comment here, a stereotype there, but nothing overt, nothing frightening. I knew the term “Antisemitism,” of course. But for much of my life, it remained … Read more
Police are asking for help identifying three individuals involved in a brazen retail theft at Kohl’s in the Berlin Mall on Sunday afternoon. According to the Berlin Police Department, the incident occurred at about 3 PM on April 12, when three individuals entered the store, filled shopping carts with merchandise, and then exited without attempting … Read more
Some readers have encouraged me to identify as a historian, despite my not having a degree in history. For a long time, I have been reluctant to do so, thinking it would be both presumptuous and misleading, but I have recently changed my mind. Here is why. I think the very first seed was planted … Read more
… New Hampshire Collects Quite a Bit of Revenue From Sales Taxes Here is a breakdown of state taxes collected for the month of March by New Hampshire: While Governor Kelly Ayotte, the local Koch-organization, and their minions in the Legislature may incessantly claim that New Hampshire has “no sales tax,” e.g.: a review of … Read more
I climbed the granite steps of the New Hampshire State House and passed through its golden doors into the Hall of Flags. The building was alive — lobbyists, demonstrators, legislators, and a few bewildered tourists all moving with purpose beneath that iconic golden dome. I had come to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in … Read more
Real Clear Wire The past month delivered something rare in national security: real-world evidence of how artificial intelligence performs in conflict. Not in theory, not in demonstrations, and not in Silicon Valley pitch decks – but in the messy, high-stakes environment of modern warfare. What works in a demo doesn’t always survive first contact with … Read more
…For high taxes, low affordability Democrats are pointing the finger at Vermont Governor Phil Scott for the state’s climbing tax, housing, health care and affordability problems. At a recent press conference, he said the Legislature’s majority party should look at the three fingers pointed right back at them. In an exchange with Vermont Public reporter … Read more
As a young 7th grader, I heard JFK challenge the Nation in his Inaugural Address: “Ask not what your Country can do for you; Ask what you can do for your Country!” JFK made Americans proud with this statement. The great Democrats of my youth included Harry Truman, Adlai Stevenson, and Hubert Humphrey, the Happy … Read more
HB 323 AN ACT requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote The Executive Board of the Nashua Republican City Committee applauds Governor Kelly Ayotte’s signing of HB 323 into law. HB 323 is a commonsense bill that helps ensure election integrity by requiring a valid government-issued ID in … Read more
In a manner consistent with the child’s biological sex HB 1376: Relative to a parent’s ability to raise their child in a manner consistent with the child’s biological sex. My name is Alexandra. I am a Ukrainian immigrant mother who came to America with my husband in 2007, fleeing the shadows of Soviet-style control for … Read more
A conversation between one-old-conservative and Claude (Anthropic) — April 2026 Backgrounder: This is another in a series of original GraniteGrok articles on Artificial Intelligence (AI), written by one-old-conservative and Anthropic’s Claude 4.6 from an unscripted chat over breakfast. The human is driving; the computer provides the horsepower. This 1,600-word column was edited for publication length … Read more
Out of town/state protestors arrived via chartered bus this past Saturday to bolster a small No-Kings protest in Wolfeboro. Their arrival may have been driven solely by their hatred of our current President, or simply by their hatred of our country. A more likely scenario is that they rented themselves out for a free bus ride, money, … Read more