The New England Take Archives

The New England Take: College is broken, but all is not lost

July 18, 2026 The New England Take

YET! Campus Reform’s Zachary Marschall, PhD This week, on The New England Take, A. J. speaks with Campus Reform Editor in Chief Zachary Marschall, PhD, to dive into the impact higher education DEI programming has on society, that we need a mindset shift on the role of education, and how reducing the time needed to … Read more

The New England Take: How Do We Make Maine More Red?

July 11, 2026 The New England Take

This week, on The New England Take, A. J. is joined by Maine Republican Party’s Kristina Parker to dive into the implosion of Graham Platner, with his evil backstory of womanizing, deception, and communist admissions. They also break down Maine’s gubernatorial race, with the drive to flip it red and how the Maine GOP is … Read more

The New England Take: The Importance of Civics Education and (by the way) America Is The Best!

July 4, 2026 The New England Take

This week, on The New England Take, A. J. speaks with Adam Mangana, Education Innovator & CEO of Optima, about the importance of civics education and their online program to teach kids this vital subject, followed by A. J. diving into who Americans are and why we should celebrate our nation. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions … Read more

The New England Take: Are we at a turning point to save LOCAL NEWS?

June 27, 2026 The New England Take

This week, on The New England Take, A. J. is joined by Granite State News Collaborative’s Melanie Plenda to explain the importance of local news and how it currently stands in New Hampshire, as well as how Granite Staters want their news delivered. Learn more about the Granite State News Collaborative at https://www.collaborativenh.org Authors’ and Speakers’ … Read more

The New England Take: Let’s clear the air on DATA CENTERS (it’s more than AI, and the US needs to LEAD!)

June 22, 2026 The New England Take

Recent website issues made it impossible to do a new GrokTALK! But it will return next week – and since AJ got bumped on Saturday, I’m sharing that now. A. J. is joined by NetChoice’s Patrick Hedger to push back against data center misinformation, including how this goes beyond artificial intelligence, the importance of the … Read more

The New England Take: Off to the Races – New Hampshire Hits the Midterms (also, good public school news?)

June 13, 2026 The New England Take

This week, on The New England Take, A. J. has a chaotic rant about Democrats and Republicans filing for the New Hampshire midterms (especially Sununu, Beauchemin, and Beriont), their questionable campaign tactics, and how Pittsfield is working with Concord on school administrative duties. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those … Read more

The New England Take: How Do We Keep Local Government Honest and Transparent?

June 6, 2026 The New England Take

This week, on The New England Take, A. J. is joined by Michael Stansfield, CEO of Civic-Chain, to discuss the importance of government transparency, providing tools that make it easy for journalists and citizens to keep government honest, and how blockchain tools (like Civic-Chain) can make this happen. Learn more about Civic-Chain at https://civic-chain.com Authors’ and … Read more

The New England Take: Concord Good News, LPNH & Kauffman Problems, and the Bangor Fecal Matter

May 16, 2026 The New England Take

This week, on The New England Take, A. J. dives into some recent headlines: Concord considers composting, the Concord Monitor shifts to USPS delivery, Jeremy Kauffman hurts the Republicans’ progress, and the Bangor Daily News publishes an unhinged article involving homeless feces. Concord Monitor: “Concord explores food waste drop-off proposal”: https://www.concordmonitor.com/2026/05/13/concord-composting-food-scraps/ Concord Monitor,:”To Our Readers: … Read more

NE TAKE: Jim Acosta and the failures of the New Media

August 16, 2025 The New England Take

Matt Robison, of Worth Knowing with Matt Robison, and Dexter Tarbox join A. J. Kierstead to talk about The Jim Acosta Show using an AI version of a Parkland Shooting victim for clicks, and what trends are shown from Glenn Kessler dumping the Washington Post for Substack. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not … Read more

NE TAKE: What Kind of SCHOOL CHOICE Advocate are YOU?

June 14, 2025 The New England Take

New Hampshire raises the bar! Governor Kelly Ayotte signed SB295 and HB10 into law, locking in Education Freedom Accounts for all and the Parental Bill of Rights in New Hampshire. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Agree? Disagree? Submit Op-Eds … Read more

NE Take: Elon “I want to die on Mars” Musk is talking smack about President Donald J. Trump

June 7, 2025 The New England Take

I called it in March that Elon Musk’s involvement in the Donald J. Trump administration would be done by the end of June! Let’s delve into the chaos surrounding this situation. Listen to the segment on WDEV’s The Vermont Viewpoint: https://blubrry.com/vermontviewpoint/… Regarding the Elon taking Ketamine allegations, check it out on Axios: https://www.axios.com/2025/06/05/musk… Speakers’ opinions … Read more

Time for a HIT PIECE: New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute

March 29, 2025 The New England Take

After years of annoyance at their left-wing politics, A. J. calls out the “nonpartisan” New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute for pushing big government, costly solutions, and pushing the debunked wage gap. Please like, follow, or subscribe to The ‘Grok on Rumble and YouTube and check for Replays of Granite State Live, GrokTALK! and Right Side Up, or follow these … Read more

New Hampshire’s School funding Doesn’t Make Sense

March 22, 2025 The New England Take

…And NO ONE IS LOOKING INTO WHY The New England Take is kicking off a new series, “The Cost of Education.” Everyone focuses on the per-pupil cost and what the New Hampshire Statehouse is looking at, but not why rural towns pay twice as much as cities, why cities like Portsmouth are saying they are … Read more

NONPARTISAN?

March 8, 2025 The New England Take

How can these POLITICAL groups call themselves NONPARTISAN? Because that’s the game!!! Anna Brown, Executive Director of Citizens Count and the UNH Franklin Pierce Rudman Center, helps us breakdown what a “nonpartisan” organization is, how to understand their intent, and when should we care what’s happening in Concord? Please like, follow, or subscribe to The … Read more

Which Way Western Man?

March 1, 2025 The New England Take

A. J. Kierstead asks contributor Dexter Tarbox and Beyond Politics Host Matt Robison if the GOP can survive being a unified party in this new Trump era. Will JD Vance take up the mantle? Will the Democratic party screw up, again? What even are these parties anymore? Please like, follow, or subscribe to The ‘Grok … Read more

The New England Take – Guest Claire Best

October 31, 2024 The New England Take

Claire Best breaks down her research into activist groups manipulating sexual assault investigations, the corrupt background around Maggie Goodlander’s campaign for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District, and the incestuous political situation in the Granite State. Read all of Claire’s articles on the Granite Grok. “Maggie Goodlander v Lily Tang Williams”

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