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On June 3, Planned Parenthood Northern New England (PPNNE) closed their facility in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. PPNNE has only 14 facilities left, down from 21 in 2022. One out of every three facilities has closed. PPNNE is projecting a deficit of $8.6 million over the next three years. They are dealing with funding cuts from … Read more
To put things in perspective, seven cities in the United States have a greater population than the state of Maine, yet the state legislature is in session, basically working around the clock, to vote on over 1,200 bills for this fiscal year. That is a difficult concept to grasp. For a state of 1.4 million … Read more
So said American army Colonel Charles Stanton in Paris on July 4, 1917, standing at the tomb of Gilbert du Motier—better known as the Marquis de Lafayette. The Americans were in Paris as part of an advance World War I vanguard of Yankee doughboys. Over a million U.S. soldiers and Marines would soon be in … Read more
Last Saturday, the ignorant and their keepers executed an impressive display. Tens of thousands, reportedly, turned out in opposition to a constitutionally elected president because they wanted the other candidate. Styled as a resistance to tyranny, the assembled zombies marched, chanted, and waved signs; debates about how many were paid to do so are interesting … Read more
A May 2025 report titled “Divorce, Family Arrangements, and Children’s Adult Outcomes” concluded that children aged five or younger suffer more severe and long-lasting impacts when their parents divorce than older siblings. It is axiomatic that nurturing families rear healthy children, and that stepfamilies fare more poorly than those headed by biological parents. The new … Read more
I’m still wrestling with some podcast process issues, but this is one of those things you just want to watch without interruption. I know, I’m supposed to have my face in a little window at the bottom, interrupting to tell you something clever about what you just heard and already understand. I’m not sure how … Read more
My late friend and mentor, Sam Blumenfeld, once remarked that the government school system is a “sick, obsolete dinosaur being propped up by powerful lobbyists like the National Education Association and government officials.” The truth of that statement was on full display recently at the Wolfeboro Library. On June 10th, New Hampshire Education Options held … Read more
The MAHA movement has brought food quality, human health, and regenerative farming to the attention of conservatives. Yet articles from across the political spectrum still slander organic, small-scale farming operations as deleterious to the environment and claim that GMO-cropping and factory farms are salutary for American consumers and the world. This isn’t true. Granted, I’m … Read more
Has the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals taken notice? Congress is working to include Second Amendment protections in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. One of them is the Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 404), which addresses the excessive, and some would argue unconstitutional, taxation and regulation of suppressors. Little bird, little bird. Back in February of … Read more
It’s no secret that, at 27 percent approval rating, the Democrat Party is desperate to repair some of the damage it suffered during the Biden Administration. Many Democrats see the writing on the wall and are abandoning the party in droves. Even the former press secretary, who just a few months ago was staunchly defending … Read more
One of the fun things about the political establishment and its influencers in the press is that sometimes the weight or momentum of something becomes so tremendous that they have to acknowledge it. What was peddled as tin-foil-hattery by partisan scolds is dragged out into the daylight—the red-headed stepchild, center stage, almost impossible to miss. … Read more
…After Sheriff Partnership Announcement “We have criminal illegal aliens in our city—and our police are being told to look the other way.” MANCHESTER, NH — Following the announcement that Hillsborough County Sheriff Brian Newcomb has joined the federal 287(g) program, empowering his deputies to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in detaining criminal illegal … Read more
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What has America gained by veering away from the Father of our Country’s practical non-interventionist course? There’s no doubt that our young nation had enough to establish itself at home rather than becoming involved with Europe’s infamous intrigue. Time mixed with Europe’s inescapable drama has confirmed George Washington’s sound judgment. Now, consider the contrast between … Read more
The Nation’s highest court has ruled today that the 14th Amendment does not prohibit states from banning transgender transition treatments on minors. The 6-3 ruling does not prevent states from advocating for them or protecting them, it simply states that it is not discrimination to deny a child access to transgender “health care.” “The Equal … Read more
As Conservatives, we are a target for many inflammatory and often untruthful attacks on our beliefs and positions. Most of these accusations are based on misinformation from the media or left-wing politicians. One of my US Senators, Maggie Hassan (D-NH), has been posting daily about meetings with various groups that she claims will suffer directly … Read more
A bill is heading to Governor Janet Mills that would make it illegal for anyone in state or local law enforcement to assist the federal government in a wide range of immigration enforcement activities. Rep. Deqa Dhalac testifies in support of her anti-ICE bill, which she claims will "promote public safety for everyone." The bill … Read more
HB 712, a great bill which would prohibit breast surgery for minors, was unfortunately amended by the Senate last week to include text copied from SB 36. This was an abortion statistics bill which Cornerstone opposed and many other pro-lifers due to its origin from Planned Parenthood requests. It was appropriately retained by the House … Read more
For decades, the Islamic Republic has crushed the soul of Iran under its iron fist, a tyrannical regime that has bled its people dry, sowing terror, poverty, and despair. This monstrous machine, built on fanaticism and oppression, has choked the life from a proud nation, silencing voices with brutality, imprisoning dreamers, and executing dissenters. But … Read more
Recent studies by professional stupidity testers reveal what many of us have suspected for quite some time – American’s are getting stupider. National intelligence quota (IQ) testing begat around the 1930s when the rise in Nazism had many concerned that American males fond of the movement would inevitably all begin walking like geese with tiny … Read more