Politics
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Police Stops, ICE Encounters, and Selective Enforcement in Vermont
Vermont treats routine police stops as lawful authority requiring compliance, yet frames similar immigration enforcement as coercive and illegitimate. The mechanics are the same: show…
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“Unconstitutional” Without a Ruling, and Public Safety Without a Number
Despite public claims that recent federal immigration enforcement is “unconstitutional,” no court has issued a final ruling to that effect. What exists instead are unresolved…
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Death by Categorical Error
People are dying not because the law is unclear, but because they were told it no longer applies. When moral outrage is mistaken for legal…
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The First Amendment Doesn’t Let You Storm a Church
Don Lemon told his livestream audience that protesters had a First Amendment right to enter a St. Paul church and disrupt services. They didn’t. The…
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Rights That Feel Right: Understanding Legal Legitimacy and Human Norms
Have you ever wondered why some laws feel logical and fair while others seem unnatural or burdensome? The distinction between negative and positive rights explains…
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When Inclusion Stops at Ideology: Vermont’s DEI Debate
In Vermont, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts focus on visible traits like race and gender, but ignore intellectual and ideological diversity. Leadership excludes dissenting…
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What Are Pharmacy Benefit Managers and Why Should You Care?
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) control drug pricing through opaque practices like rebates and spread pricing, driving up costs for patients, taxpayers, and insurers. Reform is…
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Vermont’s Quiet Tax Break That Everyone Pays For
Vermont’s Current Use Program reduces property taxes on agricultural and forest land by assessing enrolled parcels at use value rather than market value. As enrollment…
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The Decline of Constructive Climate Dialogue
“The Decline of Constructive Climate Dialogue” calls out Vermont’s climate “fear porn,” comparing it to medieval responses during the Little Ice Age. It argues that…
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When State Guidance Becomes Pressure: Vermont Towns Push Back
Vermont towns are increasingly unsure where statutory planning requirements end and agency-driven preferences begin. Pittsford’s recent Selectboard discussion highlights this statewide tension, especially around Enhanced…
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