The origins of ‘hate speech’
Not since George Orwell’s “thoughtcrimes” — the author’s word for unapproved thoughts in his novel “1984” — has there been so little regard for the dangers of controlling free speech.
McClaughry: The difficult legislative agenda of 2018
The biennial session of the Legislature that convenes this week will face more than its share of hot button issues. Here’s a quick survey of the 2018 agenda.
New California law makes buying ammo a lot harder
California’s new restrictions on ammunition are set to take effect in January, making it harder to purchase, sell and transport bullets.
Deep blue states are burning coal and oil to stay warm
New England and Mid-Atlantic states are weathering the current cold snap by turning to fuel sources officials have spent years trying to phase out — coal and oil-fired power plants.
The ‘reverse Robin Hood effect’ of farm handouts
The federal government takes the hard-earned money of taxpayers and gives handouts to farm households that generally make a lot more money than they do. This wealth transfer subsidizes the $15 billion “safety net” for agricultural producers, which ostensibly exists to help these businesses address agricultural risk.
Moore: How do things look as we wrap up 2017?
According to the most recent information from the federal Office of Management and Budget, the country has been experiencing 3 percent growth for the past three quarters, and that number appears to be holding for the fourth quarter. Growth like this has not been experienced since before the Great Recession.
Smith: Sanders win against homeschool families
Sanders won the point of order, and the parents of homeschooled K-12 kids will be denied the use of their 529 account to assist their kids to get a better education, while Bernie rages on about the rich and the big corporations.
It’s time to fully repeal the unjust and immoral death tax
If policymakers are going to “make American great again,” then they need to get rid of those policies that are the very antithesis of American principles.
Statehouse Headliners: UVM Med Center performing elective abortions; water quality levy possible; docs say pot leads to opiate abuse
In this week’s Statehouse Headliners, UVM Medical Center admits performing elective abortions, a Senate bill would levy $1 per month for water quality, and doctors say pot legalization leads to opiate abuse.
A surprising legacy from my father, Antonin Scalia
My father’s approach wasn’t contrarianism for its own sake. The point was to challenge listeners out of complacency, to inspire them not by affirming what they knew to be true, but by provoking them into reconsidering their preconceptions.
As immigration arrests increase under Trump, so do border crossings by unaccompanied minors
The Trump administration counts the overall successes in curbing illegal immigration as “another success,” but since May there has been an increase of families and unaccompanied children illegally coming across the border.
I’m a pediatrician. Here’s what I did when a little boy patient said he was a girl.
Biological sex is not assigned. Sex is determined at conception by our DNA and is stamped into every cell of our bodies.