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I keep thinking that his missive below is just because of stupidity. Or it is purely ideological in nature, given his vociferous attempts on Policy JBAB to ensure suppression of the Free Speech of students and adults on school property concerning “preferred pronouns.” And that Staff can be forced by the School Board’s policy to … Read more
[Update] One of the more clumsy ways to get more detail about a situation is to share what you know or have been told “to get it out there.” That worked. Quite a bit of new information has come my way since this was published, and I will write a follow-up in the coming days. … Read more
The annual ritual is upon us. Like the arrival of autumn, the state selects one out of the thousands of likely candidates for prosecution as a patsy to charge with illegal voting. It is a dog and pony show. Look, see; we prosecute illegal voting (which we are otherwise told never happens). WMUR – Joshua … Read more
A weekend escape for “Minor Attracted Persons” (MAPs) in rural Vermont has attracted strident public criticism. The chosen location and theme for the three-day event – a wooded campground with hiking trails near a local pre-K through 12th-grade public school – has elevated an already controversial issue into closer scrutiny. Though MAP may soon be … Read more
Activists concerned with the completed ballot chain of custody and security issues in New Hampshire met with the Secretary of State’s Office earlier this week. At the meeting, they reviewed inconsistencies between towns when securing ballots after elections, the tape’s efficacy, and the taping procedures used to prevent tampering. The sense I got from conversations … Read more
I grew up in Lawrence, Massachusetts. It was a mill town created around the power of the Merrimack River that would fuel the factories. Those factories attracted people from many lands who came to America and came to Lawrence to cash their tickets for the American Dream. Many cities and towns in New England were … Read more
First, from Anna Mussman ANNA MUSSMAN: How Our New Definition Of Freedom Causes Cruelty: In the past, freedom meant to ability to obey one’s beliefs. Now, freedom is the ability to require others to obey one’s own beliefs about oneself. Kamala lives and breathes the sort of thinking, systemic democrat thinking, that anything they like … Read more
New York Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on bribery and foreign influence charges today. While innocent until proven guilty, bear in mind what has been happening in New Hampshire with bribery and elections: Mayor Jim Bouley of Concord was paid to lobby for Marsy’s Law, for which Concord City Council Member Amanda Grady Sexton was … Read more
What is the difference between “stupid” and “ignorant?” Stupid people lack the cognitive ability to use reason and logic. Ignorant people have that ability but deliberately “ignore” facts that contradict their “preferred” narrative. Stupid is a cognitive issue, and ignorance is an ethical issue. Abortion is a good example. At six months (24 weeks), the … Read more
This past Saturday, property owners were taken aback by the unexpected arrival of letters announcing new 2024 statistical citywide assessments. The suddenness of this news, even catching our elected Alderman off guard, sparked a wave of surprise and concern that reverberated across social media for two days, with nearly 1000 posts. Why is this so … Read more
Sometimes, in my Internet wanderings, I come across stuff that I don’t expect to find, given the site I’m on. This was one of them: “How many years do you need to live somewhere before you are considered a local?” This is an interesting question and one that is often considered here in NH. It is … Read more
Joe Biden gave his last address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, and his legacy would have been better served if he passed on the invitation. The speech was long, disjointed, and a shot at Israel, our greatest ally in the Middle East. Joe also tried to reinvent the botched Afghanistan withdrawal and … Read more
For those who might still be following the tale of former New Hampshire State Senator Jeff Woodburn’s effort to avoid serving jail time, that story has come to a close. Mr. Woodburn was commanded to appear in court to be ordered to serve his time and escorted out in handcuffs yesterday. Mr. Woodburn’s wild ride … Read more
There is a lot of talk about what Kamala Harris stands for. There is a lot of talk about Kamala Harris’s policies. There is a lot of talk about what Kamala Harris will do if she can somehow steal this election away from Donald J. Trump. Let’s talk about Kamala Harris and why she has … Read more
The degradation of liberal education in America is anything but a niche public-policy concern. Like all rights-protecting democracies – and especially as a 21st-century great power with globe-spanning interests – the United States requires a host of highly-trained individuals to keep its government functioning, military operating, economy churning, and civil society thriving. Essential men and … Read more
Bill Gates probably recognizes that productive expressions, whether physical, intellectual, or verbal, are the vehicles by which acquiring property is possible. And Bill would undoubtedly argue that he is entitled to that property. But he has a weird (dare I say, global) view of the benefits of free speech – which is essential to that … Read more
In Aug. 2012, a left-wing MSNBC aficionado named Floyd Lee Corkins armed himself with a handgun and extra magazines. He drove to the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the socially conservative Family Research Council, planning to shoot it up. Corkins, who later cited the Southern Poverty Law Center for the proposition that the FRC is an “anti-gay” organization, was also … Read more
I’m not sure if Bangor, Maine, has a Haitian population or an unusual number of homeless who heard the news in Springfield and decided to give it a try, but twenty domesticated house cats have gone missing, sixteen in just the last two months. Animal Control Officer for the Bangor Police Department Trisha Bruen told … Read more
It is always dangerous to human freedom and due process when politics interferes with criminal prosecutions. Yet, present-day America is replete with tawdry examples of this. The recent exposures of the political machinations of the Chief Justice of the United States in the presidential immunity case is just one sad example of the highest judge … Read more
Vermont’s highest court has ruled that citizens have no legal recourse if their children are administered an experimental vaccine against parental wishes by public school personnel unless they prove willful misconduct and their child suffers serious physical injury or death. This surreal desecration of parental consent was justified by deference to federal statutes governing vaccinations, … Read more