Maynard: Countering Russian propaganda by fighting fire with fire
It is past time that Russia’s authoritarian propaganda campaign was countered with a pro-freedom ideological offensive.
Roper: Another carbon tax proposal
The carbon tax really is the zombie, body snatcher legislation that will not die.
Lindberg: Is ‘Me too’ trend a Democrat problem?
One has to wonder if the sexual misconduct in the Vermont Statehouse, other statehouses, and Hollywood has less to do with white heterosexuals and more to do with being a progressive or a Democrat.
Bob Orleck: On Gov. Douglas’s opposition to marijuana legalization
I hope Gov. Douglas’s position will help others realize that legalization for recreational use is not inevitable and there are leaders out there who are not afraid to take a principled position against this dangerous and addicting drug.
Congress is putting itself in a straightjacket on tax reform
The package could do so much more if the tax writers were not so captured by static analysis paralysis and afraid of being accused of favoring the rich. As a consequence, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is mostly small ball.
Frenier: Resisting the new orthodoxy in Vermont
I am concerned about how much of this new type of oppressive orthodoxy we are going to see in the upcoming legislative session in Vermont. We need to watch carefully the tendency of bills to surface that, step by step, increase the control of government over our private lives.
Stephen Moore: Why the left has been so wrong about the Trump boom
The U.S. economic revival of 3 percent growth has already defied the predictions of almost every Donald Trump critic.
McClaughry: The communism centennial
Even though the Soviet Empire is gone for a quarter century, the evil of Marxist-Leninist ideology, and its less vicious offspring “democratic socialism,” are still with us.
No, Vox, ‘small government’ does not mean white nationalism
According to a recent article in Vox, conservatives who denounce government overreach aren’t really concerned about burdensome regulations. No, it turns out the “language of small government” is really just “a handmaiden to ethno-nationalism.”
Stop forcing taxpayers to fund public broadcasting
This month marks the half-century of one of President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” programs. It’s not the War on Poverty, Medicaid or the Voting Rights Act. It’s public broadcasting. And it’s high time Congress stopped forcing taxpayers to subsidize it.
Victory Board of Civil Authority says second-home owners can vote in Vermont
Here they have admitted that they don’t live in Vermont — they won’t live in Vermont until they retire. They are second-home owners, but the BCA in Victory has apparently deemed that enough to remain on the voter rolls. This is crazy.
Keelan: Indeed, it will take a village to revitalize Arlington
Arlington, historically, has had a rich cultural, economic, and educational history. However, it is the future that will be the focus — for current residents, as well as for the next generation who might wish to reside in Arlington.