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Thirty Years Is Long Enough: Vermont Needs a Common-Sense Republican Majority
Thirty years of Democrat-Progressive majorities have written Vermont's budgets, laws, and priorities, argues Gregory Thayer — and affordability, educa…
Gregory Thayer, MBAOp-EdWho Will Be Today's Robespierre?
The American and French revolutions both rose against tyranny — and unfolded in opposite directions. H. Jay Eshelman reaches for Santayana, Robespierr…
H. Jay EshelmanOp-EdCapitalism vs. Socialism questions for Vermont & America
Gregory Thayer poses open questions to Vermont's Democratic Socialists of America members. Writing from a conservative perspective, he argues that his…
Gregory Thayer, MBAOp-EdEconomic Momentum, Progressive Taxation, and My Argument with AI
Vermont ranks dead last in the nation for economic momentum, according to the Vermont Futures Project. Robert Roper examines the data, challenges an A…
Rob Roper · Behind the LinesOp-EdThe Devastating Legacy of Democrat Leadership
With Vermont’s top legislative leaders stepping aside, Rob Roper argues the state’s long progressive experiment has produced unaffordable taxes, healt…
Rob Roper · Behind the LinesOp-EdFree Markets: The Most Advanced Form of Governance
Free markets are often mistaken for chaos, but this essay argues they are a sophisticated form of decentralized governance. Through voluntary exchange…
H. Jay EshelmanOp-EdSchool Choice Is the Answer, Why Does Everybody Ignore It?
Vermont has a doctor shortage, a school funding crisis, and a demographic problem. School choice helps with all three. Families move here for it. Doct…
Rob Roper · Behind the LinesOp-EdDemocrats Plot Next Carbon Tax During Repeal of Clean Heat Standard
Thirteen Senate Democrats joined every Republican in repealing Act 18, the Clean Heat Standard, but Democrats also advanced the fossil fuel dealer reg…
Rob Roper · Behind the LinesBurlington Is Still Trapped in the Same Public-Safety Loop
Nine years ago, Burlington officials described a revolving loop: crisis, arrest, cou…
VT Weekend Guide
Field Days closes out in New Haven, Rutland's Art in the Park turns 65, SolarFest ga…
Vermont Crime This Week
A shooting in Newbury leaves two injured and sends detectives hunting a yellow truck…
Why Lithium Batteries Catch Fire—and How to Reduce the Risk
E-bikes, power banks, and tools keep showing up in flames on social media — often wh…