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.
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.
Biological sex is not assigned. Sex is determined at conception by our DNA and is stamped into every cell of our bodies.
They’re bright, they’re saving municipalities money and they’re popular for communities looking to jump on the energy efficiency bandwagon. But one professor says LED street lights can be harmful to people and animals.
If proponents of the Essex Plan want to be taken seriously, they should admit that the plan will, at best, cost millions in administrative and auditing costs. As such, the plan is not really revenue neutral.
The growth of biofuels as a result of the mandate is minuscule compared to the country’s overall demand for fuel. Yet ethanol consumes a large share of the corn crop and an increasing amount of the soybean crop. The ethanol quota diverts valuable cropland away from other agricultural uses and increases feed prices for cattle and poultry farmers.
While the bill has much to praise, it leaves significant room for improvement. Here are some of the key reforms — and shortcomings — of the bill.
During the past 18 months, college students have engaged in disruptive and even violent activities toward guest speakers whose ideas they considered offensive. Unless we act to safeguard free speech on campuses, this depressing trend will continue indefinitely until the censors have gained control not only of universities, but coffee shops, churches and public squares.
Citizens Against Government Waste gives the Vermont congressional delegation a rating of “hostile” in addressing wasteful government spending.
In this episode of Vote for Vermont, co-hosts Pat McDonald and Ben Kinsley interview Public Works Commissioner Jeff Wennberg about water quality in Vermont.
In this recent interview, former Trump strategist Sebastian Gorka discusses the president’s accomplishments and disappointments, as well as his unique ability to outmaneuver the media.
This broad, bipartisan support for reining in civil forfeiture is reflected in the population at large. One recent poll found that 84 percent of Americans oppose forfeiture of property without a criminal conviction.