Hey, Jimmy Kimmel: Here’s what the Founding Fathers really thought about guns
With Jon Stewart off the air, it seems the left has found a new progressive comedian it can look to for all the big cultural and public policy debates.
Roper: Are public schools the best option for low income students?
It is time to consider that maybe the public school system as currently designed just isn’t the right environment for low income and specially challenged students.
SCOTUS case bad news for Vermont government unions
If the Supreme Court rules in favor of Janus, 5 million government workers — a number of whom are Vermont teachers and state employees — would be able to opt out of union fees and still keep their jobs.
Fact check: Do tighter gun control laws lead to fewer gun-related deaths?
Vox Editor Ezra Klein tweeted Monday that states with stronger gun control measures experience fewer gun-related deaths. Is that true?
Massachusetts librarian’s scolding of Melania Trump shows need for school choice
Liz Phipps Soeiro thoroughly scolded first lady Melania Trump for giving the school 10 books by Dr. Seuss in honor of National Read a Book Day.
Maynard: Russia’s ongoing propaganda campaign
For the sake of transparency, we need to determine the extent to which apparently populist movements may be receiving financial support from sources adamantly opposed to our democratic tradition.
A revised tax code could make filing taxes much faster, cheaper
Americans spend 9 billion hours every year complying with the tax code, which costs them more than $400 billion in lost economic productivity every year.
Black conservatives list the issues football players should protest against
A group of black conservatives believe that there are more pressing issues in the black community that National Football League players should be drawing attention to in light of protests during the national anthem.
Maynard: Trump is not the only one the Russians supported
What is less well known is that the Russians also targeted Green Party candidate Jill Stein and progressive Bernie Sanders for support.
Letovsky: Boards need to stand up to striking teachers
Watching recent teacher contract talks in both Burlington and South Burlington, it’s clear that nothing has changed in the bargaining strategy and tactics of the teachers’ union.
Keelan: The new best job in Vermont
I have often written on the subject of embezzlement and its impact in Vermont. I have even gone so far as to note that in some ways it is the best job in Vermont. I now stand corrected: the best job in Vermont is that of our state’s U.S. senator.
Condos: Rob Roper’s commentary is inaccurate and misleading
Mr. Roper asserts our “wildly loose” interpretation of the residency requirement “does not reflect the spirit or the language of the statute.” I could not disagree more.