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Republicans absolutely should pass Ruth Ward’s proposed “bailout” of the Claremont School District. Why? Because it is not, by any objective or neutral standard, a “bailout.” Rather, it is a commonsense, practical solution to Claremont’s budget deficit that should mitigate “collateral damage” to schoolchildren, such as missing out on sports, extracurricular activities, clubs, etc, with … Read more
In July 2024, Governor Chris Sununu signed House Bill 1014 which requires towns to recognize Columbus Day and not replace it with the woke faux-holiday celebrating indigenous people. Public libraries are generally closed on Columbus Day, so as with all holidays celebrated with a day off for staff, signs are placed prominently at entrances and … Read more
Steve MacDonald was kind enough to share “RINO-Russ Barry” (a/k/a State Rep Ross Berry) Is Gaslighting You About “Local Control” And Property Taxes on his Granite Grok blog. Thank you, Steve! We noticed that State Rep Dan McGuire didn’t like our posting. We’ll share his criticism below, and then respond. Note that the focus of “RINO-Russ Barry” (a/k/a State Rep … Read more
Exposing Political Lies, Media Distortions, and the Weaponization of Race The recent controversy surrounding Charlie Kirk, falsely accused of making racist remarks about Black women, reveals a deeper truth about how race and politics are weaponized in America today. Contrary to viral claims, Kirk never generalized Black women. Instead, he critiqued four prominent figures—Joy Reid, … Read more
Far-left extremist violence was the dominant ideological manifestation in the 1970s and a major part of the U.S. domestic threat but it retreated into a sort of post-Cold War hibernation until the mid-2010s. Since then, they have been reenergized by a variety of issues. At the risk of being simplistic, these issues range from minority … Read more
In the classic horror-crime blockbuster, The Silence of the Lambs, the serial killer named Buffalo Bill, for his practice of skinning his victims, was a transgender man. He was skinning his female victims to build himself a body suit. Yes, I know. It’s Hollywood, but we have to talk about what’s happening today. Have you … Read more
RINO-Russ Barry, who prefers to be referred to as State Rep Ross Berry, wants you to believe that property taxes in New Hampshire are out of control because of “local control” of public school budgets: First, there is no real “local control” of public education in New Hampshire. From an NHPR article: State law RSA 193-E:3-b … Read more
The enemies of the U.S. Constitution label its nature to be living and breathing. However, political Marxism is opposed to the Founders’ original intent. To magnify the distance American politicians have traveled from the original intent of the Constitution, here I quote words from Frederic Bastiat, a French legislator of the 1840s, mentioned in Ezra … Read more
This past week, the Republicans presented a common-sense Continuing Resolution to keep the federal government funded through almost the end of the year. The Senate needed 60 votes to pass the resolution, and all 53 Republican senators voted against shutting down the government, along with two common-sense Democrats, Cortez-Masto and Fetterman, and one independent, Angus … Read more
With a single heated remark to a developer, a Portsmouth Planning Board member last week showed exactly how the municipal development process is broken. Developer Mark McNabb has proposed converting a property he owns on Congress Street to a 125-unit co-living apartment building. Co-living units, once common, were zoned nearly out of existence in U.S. … Read more
Many people were shocked to see the identitarian left erupting in ghoulish celebration when news broke that Charlie Kirk had been assassinated. Students who despised Kirk’s political views were seen chanting, “We got Charlie in the neck.” The British sociologist Frank Furedi argues that these students are not confined to a radical, unhinged fringe, nor do they merely … Read more
In my first column after the events of Jan. 6th, 2021, I criticized those who called the protest a “coup,” pointing out that “Some of the same politicians and bureaucrats denouncing the ridiculous farce at the Capitol as if it were the equivalent of 9/11 have been involved for decades in planning and executing real … Read more
Why Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Denial Is a Moral Corruption—And How Real Conspiracies Differ from Manufactured Lies Facts Over Fiction: A Guide to Debunking Conspiracy Theories I am writing this piece out of sheer disgust for the individuals who continue to spread baseless claims that Charlie Kirk’s assassination was somehow staged, faked, or orchestrated as “political … Read more
NOTICE OF LATE AUTHORITY AND INTERVENING MATTERS I. INTRODUCTION Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 16(3)(b), Plaintiff-Appellant respectfully submits this supplemental brief to bring to the Court’s attention new authorities, legislative enactments, and intervening matters that have become available after the filing of Plaintiff’s appeal brief on [insert date of original brief filing]. These developments directly … Read more
I would like to offer a comparison of the two candidates running for Mayor of Laconia, Councilor Bruce Cheney and Michael Bordes. Voters have a choice between two different candidates, and I hope to make a clear distinction between them. On one hand we have Michael Bordes who moved to Laconia approximately 10 years ago … Read more
The plot thickens for Gordon MacDonald, Jane Young, The Diocese of Manchester, and Edward Arsneault: RTK emails received start to reveal what’s going on. I am now in receipt of 6 pages of Right to Know emails from the Attorney General’s office. These are communications from that office regarding the Diocese of Manchester. While these … Read more
Gordon MacDonald must resign in the wake of the Woodlock Conviction – he is immoral and unfit. Youth Detention Center employee, James Woodlock, was convicted this week on 2 of three charges for being an accomplice to the sexual assault of David Meehan, who first came forward about his abuse at the center in 2017. … Read more
Last week, Bryan Gould was sworn in to the New Hampshire Supreme Court by Governor Kelly Ayotte, after the retirement of Justice James P. Bassett. Filling a critical seat, Justice Gould will help shape the direction of all NH law for decades to come, significantly impacting critical issues such as life and religious and civil … Read more
There are very few memes that are as dumb and insulting as this one. It works because people conflate Antifa with being antifascist and therefore being pro-democracy, albeit while having a very hazy notion of what the term democracy means. An old friend, whom I have known for more than half a century, posted this … Read more
Will the Memorial Service for Charlie Kirk, bringing together almost 100,000 patriots and millions worldwide mourning his assassination, be a turning point in history? Erika Kirk’s words before the world, “I forgive him for he knows not what he’s done,” surely was the power of the Holy Spirit flowing through her to carry out the … Read more