As I watch the various perspectives and recaps of the last decade pop up in numerous media sources, I am struck by their lack of breadth.This has been a turbulent and eventful decade full of changes, issues, happenings, problems and…

Shortly after the atomization of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Albert Einstein wrote, “The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking, and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe.”Einstein was, of course, talking about the “bomb” and…

There is an old myth that “Nero fiddled while Rome burned.” Here in New Hampshire, the Democrats have fiddled us back to a ‘60s counter-cultural radicalism while letting the state’s economy “burn.” That’s a reality, not just an old myth.Few…

As part of the state budget, legislators closed a tax loophole that applied to limited liability companies. For too long, this inadvertent tax loophole in New Hampshire’s tax system has meant that two nearly identical businesses are treated differently for…

President Obama and Congress demonstrated foresight and strong leadership when including $8 billion in grants for high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects in this year’s economic stimulus package. The U.S. lags far behind the rest of the world in utilizing…

In a recent op-ed piece in the Concord Monitor, U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg referred to the health-care reform bill recently passed by the U.S. Senate as a “disaster.” The senator went on to complain about partisanship and lamented that it…

As we begin 2010, populism appears to be the exclusive province of the passionate right-wingers. But it remains an opportunity for Democrats in the coming election.Democratic Party insiders consider me somewhat of a boat-rocker (untitled is unmuzzled). I've always been…

Despite the rebounding stock market, many Main Street investors remain outraged as they continue to suffer the consequences of the unbridled risk-taking and large-scale financial fraud that battered financial markets last year.Against this backdrop, Congress is considering sweeping legislative changes…

Hear that sound, New Hampshire? Opportunity is knocking in the form of restoring passenger rail service along New Hampshire's Capitol Corridor. Along with providing a safe, reliable, efficient and environmentally friendly transportation option for New Hampshire citizens, this rail project…

With a skeptical American public already rising up against a cap-and-trade scheme that would send energy prices through the roof, a whistleblower at the influential Climate Research Unit revealing that the temperature data used to make the case for global…

Reading the news reports last month of President Obama’s Asian tour, especially his visit to China and discussions with its leadership, I could not help but reflect on my own trip in October as an invited participant in the China…

There are too many Americans without health insurance. For those with health insurance, the escalating cost of keeping it is unsustainable. Unfortunately, the current legislation being debated in Congress is neither sustainable nor practical.The legislation fails to address the true…

Recently, the national Chamber of Commerce and big health insurance companies have been running television ads across New Hampshire attacking me and the health-care plan I was proud to support a few weeks ago.Their attacks are full of false claims…

Just when you thought that the Democrats at the State House in Concord were done taxing us, here they go again.Last month the House Transportation Committee, along strict party lines, voted to pass a bill creating yet another fee –…