Commentary
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Vermont’s Fiscal Mess
Let’s Slash Bloat and Restore Sanity Rob Roper recently highlighted that, despite a modest increase in Vermont’s state budget this year, it has grown at…
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President Trump’s First 100 Days Back in the White House
As President Trump reclaims his position in the White House, he enters a political landscape that is markedly different from the one he faced during…
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Surviving A System Of Advocacy
Can Rutland County’s Agricultural Society & The Vermont State Fair survive Vermont’s 3 Acre Rule? The arbitrary nature of being placed on a list for…
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Unpaid Leave Bill Comes with a Cost
H.461- An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave passed both the House and Senate, its fate now in the hands of Governor…
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Sen. Watson’s Dishonest Climate Politics
It’s not the governor’s fault your ridiculous plans are collapsing. Senator Anne Watson (D-Washington), chair of the Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee and Kool…
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If Cavemen Had Zoning, We’d Still Be in Hides
If cavemen had zoning boards, we’d still be in hides. Today’s regulatory swamp punishes the productive and rewards the passive, turning progress into paperwork. What…
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Pre-Crime and Purses: Burlington’s Charter Amendment Sets a Curious Precedent
Burlington’s S.131 doesn’t ban bad behavior—it bans lawful firearm possession on the theory that someone might misbehave. If we’re legislating based on potential future crimes,…
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Vermont’s AG Charity Clark Gaslights Election Integrity
Vermont’s Attorney General, Charity Clark, is back at it, jumping on a 19-state lawsuit against President Trump’s March 25, 2025, Executive Order(EO), “Preserving and Protecting the…
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Mandating Madness: What Vermont’s EV Quotas Reveal About Government Overreach
Vermont’s EV sales quotas aren’t just bad policy—they’re unconstitutional, economically reckless, and blind to market reality. When unelected “experts” override local demand and business autonomy,…
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A Billion Dollars for Butt-Kiss: Vermont’s Planning-Industrial Complex Has Failed Us
Vermont has spent over a billion dollars on planning in the last 50 years—and what do we have to show for it? A housing crisis,…
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