Report: Nuclear plant closures will hurt the environment
A new study confirms what a growing number of environmentalists have come to accept: nuclear energy is tantamount to reducing the amount of carbon emissions entering the atmosphere.
U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s farm bill favors status quo on costly subsidies
The House Agriculture Committee’s farm bill is a complete rejection of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2018 farm bill principles when it comes to farm subsidies.
Venus Williams no feminist, says women have more opportunities than ever before
American tennis player Venus Williams told Elle UK that she doesn’t identify as a feminist and thinks women have more opportunities than they’ve ever had before.
Special ed requirements delayed four years for independent schools under approved bill
The House on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve H.897, which reconfigures the current per-service funding formula for special education into a block-grant system. New language in the bill includes a four-year phase-in period for independent schools to adopt the new formula and begin taking more special education children.
Roper: Give bullying victims full school choice
Giving students the right and the resources to find the school situation that is right for them will benefit all concerned. The student will be in a better, healthier position to learn if he or she feels happy and safe in the classroom.
The left’s chilling refusal to stop flirting with Marxist ideas
The New York Times piece, written by Jason Barker, a professor in South Korea, is about what one would expect from a defense of communism. As one Federalist writer noted, it was “beyond parody.” Hilariously, the article was behind a very capitalistic paywall.
Is Robert Mueller going to investigate George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson, too?
Those who claim that President Donald Trump is guilty of obstructing justice because he fired James Comey or because he asked Comey if he could go easy on Michael Flynn are way off base. And so is Robert Mueller if he is actually conducting such an investigation.
Bill Nye pushes population control at Planned Parenthood event
Comedian Bill Nye gave a talk at Planned Parenthood Tuesday night in which he suggested that keeping the population level to a minimum is the best way to roll back the scourge of global warming.
Student-led school walkout demonstrates youth support for gun rights
“We are students that are standing up for our rights and the Second Amendment,” Downing said. “We believe that the natural right for self-protection shall not be infringed simply because some individuals have used some firearms in the past for senseless attacks.”
Statehouse Headliners: UVM Medical Center abortions, self-defense shooting numbers, minimum wage, and a VT Rush Limbaugh?
In this week’s Statehouse Headliners, lawmakers push back against abortion at UVM Medical Center, successful self-defense by firearms outnumbers school shootings, the Vermont congressional delegation gripes about Iran deal, and Keith Hanson debuts conservative “Vermont Wrap” TV show.
Keelan: Vermont schools get a ‘D’ in financial literacy
Young adults need a well thought-out financial literacy program. But are schools the right place for it?
In NY AG Eric Schneiderman’s fall, Trump resistance loses ‘ringleader’
He clearly has put politics before the law, not just in the resist Trump movement and the lawsuits against the administration, but also in the absurd lawsuits filed against Exxon and other companies supposedly saying they’re responsible for global warming.