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This week, almost 50 committees of conference met on House bills amended by the Senate and Senate bills amended by the House. The most important, of course, is the budget; Dan is working on that and they meet all day, every day, up to the deadline on Thursday at 4 pm. I was assigned to … Read more
This week’s guests are Col Robert Maness, a combat veteran of the US Air Force. Then its Historian, Anton Chaitkin, Author of Who We Are: America’s Fight for Universal Progress, from Franklin to Kennedy: Volume II – 1830s to 1890s. We’re talking about Iran this week, with voices on both sides of the debate. We’ll also be … Read more
In the late 80s, I had a boss who made us keep the radio on Oldies 103. As a young adult at the time, I had little appreciation for the genre of music popular when my parents were that age. However, I have since acquired a taste for it and a good memory of those … Read more
Whether she’s convicted or acquitted, the rambunctious representative has become a trendsetter. What happens when lawmakers break the law? US Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) faces a three-count criminal indictment for her questionable conduct during a May 9 conflict at a Newark detention center. When Donald Trump faced criminal charges for allegedly exaggerating the value of … Read more
How to wreck nationwide injunctions for everyone else Following on the heels of my Substack post on the most excellent ruling by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil (District court judges are not the elected Chief Executive), we get this. The nation’s high court did not explain the decision, but it said the stay of the lower … Read more
The Democrats lost the war in November and also lost their way. They surrendered the White House and Senate, giving the Republicans full, though slim, control of the ship. They are experiencing their worst approval ratings in history, yet this leaderless bunch refuses to step back and realign with the American people. It is sadistically … Read more
The Left is broken, which is sort of ironic. Democrat Socialism, which is the foundation of Marxism by its founders’ own admission, breaks everything to get from wherever you are to the Communist utopia. This is known, but many on the left don’t know it. They hear promises and imagine injustices righted, but the virtue … Read more
In many countries, though not in most parts of the United States, laws prohibit “hate speech.” Those who, in Jeremy Waldron’s opinion, uncritically elevate the benefits of free speech over competing values oppose hate-speech laws; but Waldron thinks that a strong case can be made in their favor. (Waldron thinks that there are “very few … Read more
Leah Cushman joins me for GrokTALK! on its new night to review her impressive fisking of HB2, the nH State Budget trailer bill, and the garbage hidden inside. You won’t believe a Republican majority put this crapstorm together. Central Planning, Workforce Housing, Digital State IDs, Babysitting funds?, Fake IDs, the pension system shenanigans, using kids … Read more
President Trump took to Truth Social, the official platform for breaking news from the office of the President of the United States, to tell us that the 12-day war is over. Iran and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire. From Breitbart. Trump’s chosen title, the “12 Day War,” is a clear allusion to the “Six … Read more
Iran is getting a lot of tension, and the usual suspects are using it to try and fracture the MAGA movement, but Mr. Trump’s administration continues to give peace a chance in places no one imagined it was possible. It all started with a trade deal. The Trump Administration has been negotiating with the Democratic … Read more
I connected the dots on The Learning Initiative here: Snake Oil Coming from New Hampshire’s Learning Initiative. As you can see, this organization is focused on pushing failed fads on our public schools. If Competency-Based Education was so successful, why are private and parochial schools so reluctant to adopt it? Perhaps because they recognize that … Read more
While I am not an unconditional member of the Massie fan club, I will share something that JR tweeted about him. The meme asks why he votes NO on every bill, and the answer is that he reads them. JR is also a gun club partner of Councilor Wheeler. I observed a conversation between Karen … Read more
Yesterday, a reader sent me a short email with a pair of pictures. Someone had posted a flyer on a phone pole on Middle Street in Claremont to recruit Communists. Their thinking was that the city likely had a few takes. I’d guess more than a few. I took a digital trip to the website, … Read more
Iran. The name alone echoes with history, a war cry resonating from the dawn of civilization. It means “Land of Aryans,: and “The Land of Nobles,” a title rooted in the ancient Indo-European tribes who forged a legacy of strength, culture, and unyielding spirit on the Persian plateau. The Persians were warriors and builders of empires … Read more
Guy, Paul, and Tim take a deep dive into a bill, soon to be signed into law, that will transform how Vermont runs and pays for public education. Alos, the No King’s Rally and more. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or … Read more
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is leading an unprecedented overhaul of the United States food system – much to the chagrin of the globalists. The World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have coordinated a globalist agenda that is hardly democratic. Under the guise of saving … Read more
In the middle of the Saturday dump run drive, sorry, “transfer station,” we somehow got onto the topic of toxic feminism and its effect on men and relationships. I take my trash to the dump (transfer station) every Saturday morning, and something prompted me to bring it up. My wife might say the wind blew … Read more
I grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, and was familiar with Joe Biden. I spent three years in law school and worked in Washington, DC, before moving to New Hampshire over 50 years ago. I know a little bit about the “Swamp.” What I saw in the Biden presidency was deeply concerning. It seemed as plain … Read more
I was comfy on the couch, nursing a beer next to my wife and watching the last episode of Dept Q on Netflix when I heard the news. My phone lit up. The United States had bombed three nuclear facilities in Iran. B-2 Stealth bombers lifting off from Whtiman Air base in Missouri flew to … Read more