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Though New Hampshire legislators have passed about 30 housing reform bills in the last three years, possibly the biggest reform—lowering minimum lot sizes—has remained elusive. Many legislators have refused to support it because they view it as too controversial. Yet a new St. Anselm College Poll shows that legalizing small homes on small lots is … Read more
The only cure for a corrupted republic? As the man the founders called “the celebrated Montesquieu” told us: “by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles.” Everything else is doomed to fail. “Every other correction,” he warned, “is either useless or a new evil.” In order to get from where things are today to … Read more
I confess I’m a bit disappointed. When I saw the headline touting Biden’s award from Planned Parenthood, I was envisioning a brick with a sculpture of bloody forceps. And I’m not sure why it isn’t called the Kermit Gosnell Award. Biden received the 2026 Sonia Schorr Sloan Service Award from the abortion biz and Biden … Read more
The overall economic news is good. GDP is up, wages and annual income are up, inflation is under control, the economy is adding real jobs, and hundreds of thousands of people who wanted full-time work but were stuck in part-time hell have found full-time jobs. We’re in a great place if we can just survive … Read more
While the political left wails about another act of Trump tyranny, the real infringement has gone unreported and practically unnoticed. CNN, MSNOW, and Politico sued to regain their campus access rights to the White House. There’s no such thing, but a judge has already ordered that they be allowed back. The nation is filled with … Read more
The Democrat Party has a long anti-democratic history; now it’s fielding Democrat Socialists of America (DSA) candidates who want to replace the American Constitution that protects our rights, and implement policies that will make American life more dangerous, less free, and much poorer. Democrats use government to violate our rights or allow them to … Read more
Until this year, 1914 was the least active Atlantic Basin hurricane season on record. I know, on record doesn’t mean much. If the Earth is 4 billion years old, the absence of 3.9999999999… billion years’ worth of records makes any predictions or remembrances appear insignificant. And so they are, but what interests me isn’t how … Read more
On September 15, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed some of the nation’s key figures in the organic food sector at the Willard InterContinental Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C. Appearing on the second day of the Organic Trade Association’s annual Organic Week conference, the secretary participated in a question-and-answer session led by OTA Co-Chief … Read more
The recent $44.6 million dollar overbid contract before the Governor and Executive Council for the replacement of the Cannon Mountain aerial tramway asks a continuing question: Should New Hampshire be in the ski area business? Completed in 1980 and used beyond its design capabilities, the tramway is a centerpiece of a ski area inside a … Read more
There are and have been cases where a pregnant mother is killed, and both deaths are litigated as wrongful deaths. Laws exist to that end, and we have one here in New Hampshire (Fetal Homicide Statute). But a case in New Mexico appears to be the first of its kind. The estate of a 26-week-old … Read more
“It’s good to be the King.” – Mel Brooks as King Louis XIV “Heavy hangs the head the bears the crown.” – Shakespeare’s King Henry IV Royalty has its ups and downs. Ask the ghosts of Queen Marie Antoinette or Czar Nicholas II. Got regicide? Which brings us to King Charles, the reigning British monarch, … Read more
This week, on The New England Take, the LPNH makes a dumb comment about assassinating Democrats; A. J. is called a racist for wanting police, not ICE, to detain illegals; and the hypocrisy about “watchlists” Links: Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, … Read more
It’s that time of the month. My appearance on WFEA’s Morning Update with Jeff Chidester. This week, we start with campaign commercials, specifically the dueling montage directed at the open U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire. Jeff and Steve kick off the segment by dissecting the latest wave of Senate race attack ads aimed at … Read more
It does not matter the topic or the issue; as far as the JV talking heads on MSNOW are concerned, Donald Trump and his supporters are guilty. It goes beyond the absolute hatred of Donald Trump; it is obvious that these people are rooting against America in every story they discuss. Trump addressed the UN … Read more
Reminder: Memes are memes and are neither vetted nor “fact-checked,” nor to be considered “research,” or taken seriously, nor do they (necessarily) represent the opinion of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Read more
For decades, the ruling apparatus in Tehran has relied on two foundational lies to maintain its grip on power: first, that the Iranian opposition is fragmented and planless; second, that no viable structure exists inside the country to manage a transition. Today, as the Islamic Republic enters its most precarious era of institutional decay, both … Read more
Today on the Morning Update, the 2028 presidential prom is coming up, and Kamala Harris doesn’t have a “date” yet. The DNC doesn’t want her, California voters don’t want her, but she’s an entitled climber with her eyes on the only rung left, and she has to earn this one. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble … Read more
I got up and spoke out against former Gordon MacDonald at his Executive Council confirmation hearing. Everyone was running and scrambling to set up their microphones as if Elvis had just walked into the building. I got up after introducing myself to the council and handed AG MacDonald my not-guilty slip, which I still have. … Read more
Let’s just stipulate one thing right off the top: If Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, Tim Walz of Minnesota, and JB Pritzker of Illinois are adamantly opposed to something involving energy policy, it’s a safe bet that what they’re fighting against is actually a really good idea. That’s definitely the case for the Stop Climate … Read more
On September 3, President Trump announced that up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef trimmings would be imported with no out-of-quota tariffs for 90 days. The move was designed to ease grocery prices. Instead, it fueled a fierce backlash from ranchers and farmers, who have suffered years of drought and low commodity prices. The … Read more