Tom Evslin: Who decides who will die with self-driving cars?
I do not think the answer is to ban self-driving cars; I believe they will soon save many lives overall by being better drivers than humans — even though they will kill some people.
Roper: The Vermont Climate Council and critical race theory
The Global Warming Solutions Act isn’t about the environment. It never was and never could be, as Vermont’s greenhouse gas contributions are a non-factor in impacting global climate trends. It’s about restructuring our government policy and our economy along the lines of Critical Race Theory using environmental concerns.
Critical race theory is cultural Marxism, has no place in classroom
Critical race theory divides people based on the color of their skin — just like the very racists that its proponents claim to oppose. And, just as with Marxism before it, the goals of critical race theory will only be achieved by means of a full-scale revolution to rewrite any trace of American history.
Telling the heroic story of Mount Independence
Now a National Historic Landmark, Vermont’s Mount Independence is the largest military fortification in the northern U.S. In scale, it even eclipses the more famous Fort Ticonderoga across the narrows of Lake Champlain from the Orwell site.
61% of U.S. counties now ‘Second Amendment sanctuaries’
There are 1,930 counties “protected by Second Amendment Sanctuary legislation at either the state or county level,” representing 61% of 3,141 counties and county equivalents in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Gov. Sununu signs bill decriminalizing unlicensed hair cuts
Cutting someone’s hair without a professional license is no longer a crime in New Hampshire under a bill signed by Gov. Chris Sununu.
Deb Billado: United for Independence
We must persist in our efforts to protect and preserve freedom — not only for the hope of our children, but for the hope of people around the world who see America as we see it, a great land of opportunity and possibility.
Tom Licata: Storm clouds over Vermont this 4th of July
Montpelier’s decision to cancel any meaningful Fourth of July recognition — along with our schools and our very own government promoting critical race theory and Black Lives Matter — tells us all we need to know about these ominous clouds. Both these movements are Marxist in origin.
Why ‘Red, White, and Blue’ should bridge red vs. blue divide on Fourth of July
Is such brotherhood possible today? Do we still believe in the motto, “E Pluribus Unum”? Are we stuck in a rigid mindset of red and blue, black and white, rich and poor? Or is it possible that this July Fourth we will set aside our differences and reaffirm our commitment to a red, white, and blue America?
McClaughry: Vermont single-payer architect Anya Bader Wallack is back
Wallack was the chief architect and promoter of Gov. Peter Shumlin’s single-payer health care plan during the first two years of his governorship, at which point she abruptly fled the state when she saw it couldn’t be made to work.
Gov. Scott vetoes rental property registry bill S.79
Governor Phil Scott returned without signature and vetoed S.79, passed on June 24 during the legislative veto session, and sent the following letter to the General Assembly.
Botched NYC mayor’s race casts doubt on ranked-choice voting
The nation’s biggest city has been cast into confusion and heated debate over whether the use of a new process that allows voters to rank their preferences for up to five candidates (used only in party primary elections) was a smart decision.