Meritocracy ensures the proper functioning of our systems and institutions. Throughout history, various civilizations have concluded that merit-based systems best contribute to the flourishing of a society. Both the imperial and post-Mao Chinese states, as well as the United States, are clear examples.
Friday night in St. Albans City Hall Auditorium, Vermonters for Vermont Initiative hosted a town hall informational forum on critical race theory equity teaching.
Rejiggering the pension commission and creating another task force is kicking the ever-larger can — now the size of a bulk tank — further down the road.
It’s hard to keep a secret in Vermont, and the latest big secret among fans of classic motorcycles is the late Bob Bearor’s recently discovered collection of antique Harley Davidson and Indian bikes and motor parts. His “lost” collection has been discovered in a barn several miles south of Brandon, Vermont.
Department of Defense Education Activity schools, institutions that educate children from military families, are helping children change their names and pronouns at school behind parents’ backs. In doing so, they’re violating the Constitution.
The Carlson controversy cannot be understood outside the context of perennial NSA abuses. The NSA is able to snare and stockpile many orders of magnitude times more information than did East Germany’s Stasi secret police, one of the most odious agencies of the post-war era.
Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, discussed the Biden administration’s approach to the ongoing unrest in Cuba, his family’s choice to flee Cuba when he was 12 years old, and more.
In the July 14 episode of “It’s News to Us,” host Steve Merrill brings you news stories that other local publications don’t. He gives his views and opinions on the political and social issues of the day.
Broadband access in New Hampshire could be expanded under legislation signed by Gov. Chris Sununu that diverts money to local governments to help connect more of its citizenry to the Internet.
The Cuban people are at their breaking point. They aren’t asking for liberty anymore — they’re demanding it. It’s no surprise that when they take to the street — much like the protests for freedom in Hong Kong — they proudly wave the American flag as a beacon for freedom.
Vermont has the 4th highest property tax rate in the country, at 1.76%, according to research from the Tax Foundation. We are second only to New Hampshire among the New England states, which has a property tax rate of 1.89%.
“I’d like to talk about something called ‘gaslighting.’ It’s happening right now in Vermont. It’s happening to people of any political persuasion who dare question the critical race theory and new racism being taught in Vermont schools.”