Category Archives: Culture
Ellen Kolb: WHAT’S GONE RIGHT: A 5-YEAR REVIEW
As the blog’s 5-year anniversary month winds up, I’ll take one last look back. It would be easy to reflect on things left undone, such as the failure to pass this or that pro-life law. Not today, though. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Culture, Elections, Legislation, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Ellen Kolb
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Don’t Like ‘Women With Penises’? You Need to Be Reeducated
“I’m trying to show that preferences for women with vaginas over women with penises might be partially informed by the influence of a cissexist society,” declares YouTube star Riley J. Dennis, in a video entitled “Are genital preferences transphobic?” Spoiler … Continue reading
Killing People “Legally”
What happens to the debate about pharmaceutical execution if the people against the use of drugs in prisons are the same individuals who favor their use for assisted suicide? |GraniteGrok
Muslim Values and Assimilation
It’s often said, “Islam is a religion of peace.” However, the relevant question related to American, especially immigration and refugee, policies is: Are Muslim (leaders and followers) beliefs, values, goals, and behaviors compatible with American society or do they jeopardize … Continue reading
Teachers save the World from Kindergarteners and Other News
Teachers prevented mass casualties by suspending five-year-old Caitlin Miller for making shooting motions with a crooked stick and four-year-old pre-school student Hunter Crowe for having a “shotgun bullet” (aka a fired 22 bullet shell casing) he got from his police … Continue reading
UNH Employees Cannot Appropriate University Resources to Express Partisan Political Views
The New Hampshire, the UNH system student newspaper, is reporting on a dust-up over some posters displayed on a wall at the Memorial Union Building (MUB). The ‘We the people’ posters were placed by an employee without MUB management approval. While the article … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, GraniteGrok, New Hampshire News
Tagged Erika Mantz, The New Hampshire, UNH
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Family Prosperity by the Numbers
For the most part, I endorse Thomas Carlyle’s description of economics as the dismal science. I have to add the “most part” qualifier after meeting and working with an economist who with her husband – also an economist – has … Continue reading
A survey of Dartmouth’s political landscape
Interpersonal political relations have increasingly gained attention on college campuses. One way to get a sense of this dynamic is to assess comfort levels among college students when interacting with others of opposing ideologies. When students at the College were … Continue reading
Scientists Create Artificial Womb – What Will Democrats Do Now?
It’s only been used on lambs but it works so “scientists” naturally consider other applications, like saving premature human babies. If they are babies, in the womb, and worth saving, it’s a problem for the political left. First, we are … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Culture, Democrats, GraniteGrok, Progressives
Tagged Artificial Womb, Human Rights, Personhood, Science
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Embattled NH lawmaker: I will ‘stand strong for men’s rights’
“I’m disappointed that this sort of attack has replaced real news, but it strengthens my position and resolve that fighting for equal rights is more important today than ever,” Fisher said in a statement released Tuesday night. “Here’s my message … Continue reading
The New Media Militia 